Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunting Rifles The 7mm Rem Mag thoughts.

The 7mm mag for the majority who used it in the 70s and 80s was mostly magical hype and a smoking mirror though the large majority of the public never caught on to this fact. The problem was most hunters who used the cartridge used shelf ammo and chrono numbers proved most 7 mag ammo to be rather on the anemic side. In fact a number of 270 win factory ammo offerings were winning the day. Still reports of the magical magnum belted case continued to circulate throughout the land and the 7 mag did indeed become very popular.

In the hands of the handloader only then can the 7mm mag recognize its full potential. At full potential however the 7 mag is at its best beyond 500 yds where 95% of hunters will never use the cartridge.

In the hands of an experienced long range hunter the 7 mag is one of the greats.

In the hands of 95% of hunters however it is one of the most overrated cartridges to ever hit the market

Back then being a handloader restrained by Saami confines I opted for the 300 win mag that I considered to be a true performer.






Trystan