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

Yeah, knock off the 270 talk!

I have two Remmy 7mags in the safe and own both of them because the prior owners had itches for a win 300. I got both of them for a song and they have become my hog hammer guns. They are underrated by most but not by me.

Threads mentioning the 270 seem much less serious.

Wtf

Awkward........


Lol.

Did any of these whackings involve BBCs?

Maybe?



LOL.

If you start with the premise that the 7mm Rem Mag is over rated you are way behind the 8 Ball from the get go.

You need to post picts.

Just Sayin.



In defense of the 6.5s the 140gr VLD is a bit older than a decade.

Just Sayin.



Nice stuff.

Tunner is going to talk me into a 7mm Rem Mag yet.

I used a Brown Precision custom Mark X belonging to my brother to take my first WV buck in 1994 (my son was using my only rifle). I hit the 8-point about halfway up, right behind the shoulder, at about 75 yards with a 150gr BT at 3100 or so. He trotted about 50 yards and stopped, so thinking I had somehow missed, I worked the bolt quietly and was about to give him another one, when he flopped over, which totally freaked out his "date", who ran off. The exit hole was a couple inches in diameter, and the insides were soup, just like with similar hits from various .270s, .30/06s, and even .308s; the point being that for deer at least, there's not much difference in killing power between the standards and most magnum rounds, at least not at ordinary ranges. Far off, and for bigger stuff, maybe, but with new powders and bullets, I don't feel there's any advantage, and all things considered, there are a couple of disadvantages compared to '06-based cartridges, for me at least. (this opinion also takes into consideration a number of deer my brother took with that rifle)

I wouldn't build or go looking for a 7RM, but also wouldn't pass up a nice one I ran into either. Given the opportunity, I definitely would have acquired my brother's superb rifle when he passed, but that didn't happen.

It's NOT awkward if you don't take it out of context ! Sheesh

You can tell about someone's experience and/or success not only by what's said but also what's NOT said.

Jerry

SeewhatimeanVern?

This is where the 7 RM shows its merit. With the Xtra vel coupled with BCs like a 162 BTSP-- it's fairly flat for a long ways + the bullets retain velocity very well.

IMO I agree w/you INSIDE 300 yds but from there on out the 7 RM has earned its respect.

Jerry

This is pertinent to these latter discussions.

Bob & others here have the USER experience to verify the 7's versatility and virtues.

I'm looking for another's post which will testify of the 7's 'hunter' value.

Jerry

His right forearm is larger than his left forearm

You mean like a tennis player?

That is funny coming from a 700 yard .243 shooter.

Or like a bareback rider

I borrowed the following from the "Perfect Battery...Choose One" thread, P 4 Mr. John Burns posted...



Originally Posted By RinB

Mr Burns

Would appreciate your input as I am laying out the cabbage to go look for a Stone's sheep.

What would you choose? It must be available worldwide.

I used a 7RM for many years but couldn't see any advantage over a 270. The 300 Win is great but has a lot of recoil in a lw rifle.

The 308 & 30-06 are pretty good.

What say you?
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John Burns' reply:


"I would choose the 7mm Rem Mag....
Pretty available world wide if you need ammo in a pinch.

Combine the ability to launch good bullets at decent velocity with moderate recoil makes a cartridge that will never limit the hunter."


This is the OTHER post I wanted to go with this THREAD.
"7mm Rem Mag Thoughts". Opinions are ALL OVER the place but from the experience of ACTUAL users of the 7 Mag on more than 1-10 head of game, the evidence supports the ADVANTAGES of the 7 R M.

Jerry

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

Hey Tanner, is that a Game Scout on your 7RM?

Thanks,

J

Yessir, I like that one quite a bit.

Tanner