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

My experience with the 7 Rem Mag. must be unique. I have yet to meet a truly experienced shooter who uses one. ( I KNOW they MUST be out there, because the cartridge has real merit..) but every single solitary 7 Rem Mag shooter I ever met bought one because Uncle Charlie said it will blow things down of its own volition, and kill quicker than any other cartridge...
End results are two fold. 1) It doesn't get used much, cause it has these magical powers, and 2) Never, EVER, have I seen it used to good effect, the shooter is ordinarily scared of it, and its recoil.
I literally wince when someone says they brought a "7mmMag"....


Carry on...

The big four big game cartridges: 270 W, 7 RM, 30-06, 300 W.
Each is slightly better for some uses but the 7 RM covers the territory occupied by the other three.

And that would be 'cause the "truly experienced shooters", all use .270's!!!!

Here is my take on the 7 Mag. I've got 2 friends at work who hunt with it. One is just a hunter he uses factory ammo, I forget which kind. He's killed just about everything in Colorado with, several were long distance @ 300 yards. They were bighorn sheep & mtn goat. My other friend is kind of a gun loony. He enjoys working on guns, making stocks and reloading. He reloads for his 7 Mag. I think uses both Sierra and Speer bullets. He's killed deer, elk, black bear with his reloads just fine. Both of them have Remington 700's. I've hunted with both and never felt that my 30/06 was at a disadvantage.

FYI---both bought their boys 30/06's.

With the right bullet they work okay- mine made some meat this season.

Stunt shooter....

...and wear leopard print skivvies.


There ain't nothing like experience. I'll take it over serious, any day.

The 7mm Mag is easily the most over rated cartridge available. Doing nothing more than other cartridges had been doing for decades. 50 years later it is still a favorite that performs adequately.

And you would be wrong to say, "ALL".

There are several here on the 'fire' that are 'truly experienced shooters" and USE the 7 RM.

Jerry

Damn, what an ironic signature line you've got...

Tanner

Those poor children. Someone should call DSS and report them for BC neglect. Really. The parents of today depriving children the right to be like all the other normal kids. What the hell?

I like my particular rig more than the actual chambering. 270, 30-06, 7RM whatever. Reckon that's dog bait, I'm sure I'm wrong.

Do the numbers a 7 can't hang with a 6.5 anymore. 7mms are 2015......it's over!

I'm starting to wonder if this thread shouldn't be merged with Jim's "Serious Hunter" thread.

Anybody mention yet that the 7mm will shoot flat to about 200 and start to rise a bit?

26" bbls are the minimum, and for gods sake be careful in thick brush. She'll put a big flame about 10 feet out the barrel and catch the woods on fire

It's all about energy boys.......

Energy and knock down. Don't forget the knock down power

I'm sure 'bore can make you a spread sheet so you can compare all that stuff.

Be careful, there are still a couple people on the campfire with a little more experience than you. Your success can't be denied, but other's success can't be ignored.

I'm sure you know my post was in jest... I've got no emotional attachment to any cartridge in particular but I've gotten pretty fond of how my 7 Rem has performed on a handful of animals lately. I feel pretty comfy with that rifle.

Tanner

It starts to rise a bit? As in defy gravity? That's some serious magic. Doggie is mad because I can spell spreadsheet. The only reason I have a 7 Magic Magnum is so I can appreciate a 270. Or 30-06, or 7-08, or (fill in the blank).


Is this the part where I have to give 20% of my paycheck to Dog because 1/2 MOA of drift?

The seven RM has been a lucky cartridge rifle combo for me. Twice it was the only centerfire I owned. I have shot the longest strings of one shot kills with the 7RM more than any other cartridge. Several of 20+ straight and one over 30 straight. I don't even drink 7 and 7 and it is still a favorite.

Some of the glitter has worn off for sure but if I was reduced to one rifle for all non dangerous game again I would be plenty happy if it was the 7RM.