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My uncle, who is about the elk killingest fellow ive ever met, ended up with a 7 mag as a short notice replacement rifle about 15 years ago. He doesnt handload, but is a diehard Partition fan, so he loaded up on 160 NPT Federal Premium ammo. He found over then next half dozen bulls he shot that it kills them just as dead and just as fast when you put one through the front axle as his 270 did using the 150 Partition.

Lots of guys around where I grew up are hardcore 7 mag fans, why I don't know as the whitetail deer there average about 150# on the hoof, but fact is the 7 is as good a killer as anything when good bullets are steered through the important parts. Ive seen them work well on deer, elk, and hogs using good bullets, and make a huge mess and long tracking job when poor performing bullets were used or shots landed where they shouldn't. Just like everything else on the shelf.

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Its interesting how the elasticity of the off-side hide will "trampoline" and catch those expanded soft points. Nice pic.


Yeah, would have loved to see a slow motion camera shot of it springing back.

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I skinned a moose a few years ago which had no hole in the offside hide, but a finger-sized hole right under the hide. What happened to the bullet? I sure studied that hide thinking I was missing an unseen perforation. Finally I stuck my finger into the hole in the shoulder and felt the bullet with my finger tip. It’s pretty obvious that that hide can create some ‘bounce’.


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Don't worry about the barrel burning out, unless you are going to shoot prairie dogs with it and you just can't control yourself with the number of rounds you shoot in a short order of time.
I like 162 grain Hornady spbt's and 154 grain Hornady Sp's. But you can't go wrong with 160 grain partitions - The 160 grain Nosler partitions shoot very well for me - I mainly use H4831 and now H4831SC. I have bought a few pounds of RE25 and will be doing some range work with that, this summer - that is the favorite powder for many. If the elk is standing sideways and not to distant most deer rifles would work. I'm not always that lucky. To me, the 7mm RM is the smallest rifle I'd use on elk, while others seem to like smaller cartridges, due to recoil, I suppose. I do not find recoil an issue and to me the 7mm RM is a mild cartridge.


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175 Partitions were what my ULA liked.

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For handloaders, you need to try out the 180 Scenar, IMO.

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I've got 2 in the safe right now. Will a 7 Mag kill elk? Sure.

I'm not here to be a Doom & Gloom on the 7RM, but both of mine have been safe queens for quite some time now. Why?

I found I have done just as well with my 7mm/08. Although there is a new 338Fed in my near future.

If a 7RM is what you want, and you can shoot it well, then go for it. A 150-160 AB/PT will serve you extremely well, so don't blame the bullet if elkie doesn't flop !


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I have hunted for >35 yrs. w/ 2 brothers and watched them & their 7's. One a Rem 700, the other from the first batch of Ruger 77's to hit Montana. They both buy the cheapest ammo of the year in their home cities. The result; a dead elk for each every year! The cartridge must work just fine!!!
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Just curious. How does one gain so much experience shooting elk? Permits in Montana seen very limited and it seems the same in other states. As a non resident, it looks like one elk in a lifetime is a miracle.

As a young man I couldn't afford the hunt. Now as a geezer I can afford it but wont live long enuff to draw a tag. And ill be damned if im gonna send Montana $300 a year for the privilage of being told to go pound sand. smile


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Outcast, You can get over the counter elk tags, every year, in many units in Colorado, or the other option is to apply for tags in several different states


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Just curious. How does one gain so much experience shooting elk? Permits in Montana seen very limited and it seems the same in other states. As a non resident, it looks like one elk in a lifetime is a miracle.

As a young man I couldn't afford the hunt. Now as a geezer I can afford it but wont live long enuff to draw a tag. And ill be damned if im gonna send Montana $300 a year for the privilage of being told to go pound sand. smile


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MT resident tags over the counter. Spend your entire life within 10mi. of productive elk hunting. A piece of cake!


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A great place to live but very POOR to make a living!!!


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Outcast,

Dunno where you came up with "send Montana $300 a year for the privilege of being told to go pound sand.

Right now you could just call up the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks and buy a non-resident elk license. They even take credit cards, but the license costs a little more than $300.

We residents can just go buy a tag or two every year for a lot less. In fact when I started buying them in junior high I believe my cost was $1, or maybe it was $2.


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Originally Posted by Ulvejaeger
MT resident tags over the counter. Spend your entire life within 10mi. of productive elk hunting. A piece of cake!


We have it made, don't we my friend?

I've had a Montana elk tag in my pocket every year since 1968. Once you've had elk meat in your freezer, you try to maintain that habit every year...

I've killed a few good bulls with the 7RM. I used to use 160gr Partitions. Plenty of power at any range you can place your shot.


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We have it made, don't we my friend?


Yes we do!!

Mule Deer must be a year or 2 older than me(or his memory is better!!)I remember $5 tags.


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Graeme,

I just happen to have a copy of the Montana Hunting & Fishing Information Bulletin for 1965-66, which is when I started big game hunting. The elk tag for residents was indeed $1, as were deer and antelope tags. Mountain goat was $5, sheep $15 and moose $25.


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Do you ever throw anything that's been printed about rifles or hunting, John? You must have a huge archive

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All this 7 mag talk I'm going to have to get serious and mount a scope on the one I just bought and see how it shoots. Probably keep it simple I have a bunch of 162gr hornady btsp and use H4831 and go from their.


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Then STFU. The rest of your statement is superflous bullshit with no real bearing on this discussion other than to massage your own ego.

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Originally Posted by Mule Deer
Graeme,

I just happen to have a copy of the Montana Hunting & Fishing Information Bulletin for 1965-66, which is when I started big game hunting. The elk tag for residents was indeed $1, as were deer and antelope tags. Mountain goat was $5, sheep $15 and moose $25.


That is a piece of cool literature!
Hope you & Eileen had a great 4th.

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