Nobody mentioned Kirt Darner on this thread.I’m 58 and am sure he sold a few 7mags for Remington back then.Being young and from the East,I had both Kirt and the round on a pedestal thinking I needed one to reach out for that 30” Mulie I would kill “Out West” like Kirt.
I have had many and still hunt with the 7mm Rem. Taking quite a few deer and my only elk with 160 accubonds @ 3,000 FPS.One shot kill on the bull but it didn’t punch through both shoulders @300 yards.
Today I use the 270 Winchester mostly because it’s a little lighter to carry for deer.
Turned out Kirt was an outlaw in the end.
I kinda forgot about it but you're right, I bought a couple of Kirt's books during the 80s before his reputation went down the tubes, and his praise of the 7mm Remington Magnum was a major influence on my decision to purchase one.
