Home Forums Reloading Big Game Rifles 7mm Remington magnum.he lands check

Nobody mentioned a thorough cleaning with attention to copper removal. Many guns are given up as "shot out" but in reality only need a decent cleaning.

What Bob, Antelope, and 64 said.. It might have a long throat, but in the 60's some had that done to their rifles so more powder could be used.. That was the beginning of the long range shooting that I remember..

If the barrel has been shot, as Bob and others pointed out the throat will look dark and rough.. My current 7mm Rem. Mag. is 1200 rounds old.. I have been shooting it off and on for 25 years.. It is still an excellent shooter... 700's permit long seating due the the length of the action.. If the throat is good, clean it and as everyone said shoot it..

I wanted to add, the throat in this 7 is slightly discolored, and the rifling's sharp edge worn off.. I doubt I shoot it enough to shoot it out at this stage.. With other rifles in the safe, it doesn't get the trigger time it did..