My old 7mm Rem. is about 1200 rounds old.. It is a great round..
It was my wife's favorite the last years she hunted..
My best friend and his son have probably killed 50 elk with the 7mm mag. Mostly they shoot 150 Balistic tips.. At times the 160 gr. part. With good hand loads it will preform like a true magnum..
As far as barrel life, I have an old Guns magazine around here that reported Les Bowman shooting his 7mm Rem. 5000 rounds and it was still accurate.. The guy who wrote the article said his had 3500 rds and was still accurate.. This was long before the days of good cronographs..
