The Sellier & Bellot 7x65 R SPCE 173 Grain ammunition delivers heavy-for-calibre terminal performance designed specifically for rimmed European break-action platforms. Featuring Sellier & Bellot's Soft Point Cutting Edge (SPCE) bullet design, this load couples an exposed lead core with a specialised jacket cutting shoulder (Schnittkante). This shoulder mechanically locks the lead core into the jacket to regulate expansion while cleanly punching through animal hide and shearing hair on entry. The resulting open entry wound facilitates clean pass-throughs and distinct blood trails when hunting medium to large game. Each round is assembled using reloadable brass cases and non-corrosive Boxer primers, supplied in a 50-round bulk carton intended for both extensive field seasons and dedicated range practice.

Key Features

• SPCE Projectile Architecture: Utilises an exposed soft-point nose paired with a stepped jacket cutting edge to control mushrooming and create clean entry channels in game tissue.
• Heavy 173-Grain Payload: Provides a sectional density of 0.306 for deep straight-line penetration through dense muscle and bone.
• Optimised Factory Ballistics: Achieves a muzzle velocity of 795 m/s and delivers 3,539 Joules of muzzle energy from standard proof-length test barrels.
• Downrange Energy Retention: Maintains 723 m/s at 100 metres, 645 m/s at 200 metres, and 581 m/s at 300 metres, staying well above typical expansion velocity thresholds within medium hunting ranges.
• Standard Non-Corrosive Priming: Loaded into reloadable, CIP-compliant brass cases fitted with Boxer primers.
• 50-Round Bulk Packaging: Packaged in a 50-count carton to reduce per-round packaging waste for shooters requiring regular field and target volume.

Product Specifications

• Calibre: 7x65mm Rimmed (7x65 R)
• Bullet Type: Soft Point Cutting Edge (SPCE / Teilmantel CE)
• Bullet Weight: 173 grains (11.20 grams)
• Muzzle Velocity (V₀): 795 m/s (2,608 fps)
• Muzzle Energy (E₀): 3,539 Joules (2,613 ft-lbs)
• Ballistic Coefficient (G1): 0.376
• Ballistic Coefficient (G7): 0.189
• Sectional Density: 0.306
• Recommended Sighting Distance (GEE): 161 metres
• Case Type: Rimmed brass, Boxer primed (reloadable)
• Package Quantity: 50 rounds

Who is the S&B Sellier & Bellot 7x65 Rimmed 173 Grain Spce Cutting Edge Ammo 50 Rd Bulk Pack for?

• Medium and Large Game Hunters — requires the 3,539 Joules of muzzle energy and 173 gr SPCE bullet construction of this 7x65 R rifle ammunition to deliver controlled expansion and deep penetration on red deer, fallow deer, and wild pigs at ranges out to its 161 m recommended zero.
• Volume Range and Cinema Shooters — benefits from the 50-round bulk pack format to run realistic field-weight training in combination guns and single-shot rifles at an exit velocity of 795 m/s without purchasing standard small 20-round commercial boxes.

Less suitable for: Long-range shooting beyond 300 metres where flatter trajectories are required (streamlined, higher-BC polymer-tipped or boat-tail rifle cartridges fit extended distances better), as well as standard bolt-action rifles chambered in rimless 7x64mm Brenneke.