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I’ve noticed that every deer I’ve shot with the 7mm rem mag have fell dead instantly and have not taken a step. Bullet ranges from the 120 gr TTSX , 140 ttxs , and 175 hornady spire point. All were dead and never moved, what’s the magic combination of this round versus others shot with 300 win mags with 150s and 180s , 300 weatherby with 180’s. Had a few run with the win mag, not far maybe 20 yards but never any with the ole 7 rm. maybe it was just luck who knows.

I'm betting it was luck. Lol......

Still, confidence in your rifle never hurts.

7 M M hit em again!

I'm betting shot placement is the key...

That sure wasn't my experience with the 175 grain Remington Core-Lokt early on with my 7mm RM M700. For some reason the first fired case wouldn't eject and I couldn't put in a finisher to an already pretty well lung shot fork horn whitetail. Darn near was enough to make this guy quit hunting. A 160 Nosler Partition worked better, but no better than or even as good as deer that fell to my .30-30, .30-06, .308, .300 Savage, .300 WM or the 7mm-08.

For several years I used a 7mm RM more than anything else. I can only recall 4 that dropped right on the spot and only one of those was not a CNS hit. Most ran anywhere from 25 to 100 yards. Just like any caliber, all that really matters is shot placement.

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I don't know about 7mm mag magic, But I have had them go a pretty good ways shot with a 7mm mag behind the shoulder. I have dropped them dead in their tracks with a 7mm mag hit in the shoulder, high shoulder, and neck shots (CNS). But I have had the same results with many other rounds. 6.5 Grendel, 6.5 Creedmoor, 260, 270, 280, 280AI, 308,30-06. 300WM. It has been my experience that Deer are not that hard to kill. Dead is dead, so shoot them where you want.

But if you want to see them drop in their tracks, a well placed CNS shot will do it every time. No need for a 7mm mag. Jmo.

I have 5 or 6, alway load 140 partitions or ballistic tips. It’s my favorite round, always did the trick for me. I’m giving a lot of thought to cutting back my rifles, getting old.

I believe that good shot placement is the key, I’ve dropped them dead with the ol 06 with 150 partitions also, shot several with the 243 and they always ran up to 100yards.

I never had any tracking to do when I used a 7 Mag. Everyone said they did the 7 Mag Flop! Lot of wasted meat though.

Too much for deer, too light for elk. IMO. I killed 5 or 6 deer with the 7 mag . Always had a bloody mess when butchering them.

I'm with this. Killed a few deer with a 7mm Rem Mag years ago. Found my best bullet was a 160gr Speer HC. Tried 140ge Sierras, 145gr Speer's 154 gr Hornadys and they all made a pretty good mess of the insides, to much velocity. Best of that bunch was the 154gr Hornady, to much velocity for the rest I think. Come to think of it I did kill one with a 150gr Herter RN Went in the back of the head and out the nose. Completely cleaned out the head cavity! I have always hunted for food and have always found high mid range weight bullet's to spare me a lot of lost meat. Unless you hit a vital I've also found the heavier bullet's don't kill as quickly either. But do kill very well if well placed.

7 Rem Mag... it's Loco Magic! lol... brother always said same about his model 700 back in the 70's... just about everything he shot with it. Bang, Flop, death kick!... Rifle & cartridge chosen & handload developed by our devoted BG hunter uncle back in 1970... book max of IMR 4350? or 4831 under a Sierra? 160 gn...

I shot a few deer with the big 7 - its a bit much for deer in my opinion.

I’d do $250

1 Remington ?
2 Remington ?
3 Remington ?
4 sako ? Need more pics hanco this one looks fancy!
5 sako ?
6 sako ?

Never felt under gunned with any kind of 7mm and a 175 &162 gr.bullet.

Nice rifles Hanco. Thanks for the display!

It's a fine cartridge. Not magic, but a fine cartridge. I've used one off and on for years. Have two right now.

A Winchester Model 70 Super Grade, and a Ruger Number One medium sporter. Both produce good velocity and accuracy. I've only hunted with the Ruger so far.

Guy

Nahhhhhh...its the chambering that does the magic! Has to be!

Maybe my experience is different but EVERYBODY I've ever been around that used a 7Mag relied so heavily on this mythical magic of the 7Mag that they never bothered to learn how to shoot it.Have yet to see someone I could consider proficient with it....but I hold out hope that they are out there.

I could not agree more about the proficientency with their rifles, but IME that would include all chamberings.

17 deer , 2 antelope and a mountain goat with a 7mm rem mag plus a few coyotes and countless pd's. 139 gr Hornady SP's( the flatbase), 140 nos solid base, 140 gr npt, 139 gr btsp, 160 npt and the 120 gr NBT. The 7 has allways worked for me. Probably the 120 nbt at very high velocity was the most impressive 1 shot kills I ever made behind the shoulder, double lung with a nickel to quarter sized exit hole. No extra blood shot meat and dropped on the spot. Advertising hype attracted a lot of people who can't shoot for chit but it's a good cartridge. Honesty to yourself if you can't shoot it well because of its recoil and muzzle blast get a 7x57. The 7 mag shoots fine but not all are 7 mag shooters same with the 300's..mb