I am 73, my old 300 and 7mm RM are my favorite big game rifles.. The .300 since 1971 and this 7mm since the early 90's.. I still shoot and assortment of other calibers depending on the day and whim.. I can't say getting old has caused me to shoot less powerful rifles.. I now just have more rifles to shoot!!
You go Dad. I like it.
THE reason I like the 7 RM is with 139/140 gr bullets @ 3300 fps is the FLAT trajectory.
At 400 yds there is NO holdover. When I go deer hunting I never know where I’ll see a
deer (buck or doe) I want to shoot.
I have not been in a deer stand since 2011. I move & find the deer, sometimes
they find me. Since 2012 I’ve killed several deer ON my way to an area I want to
hunt. Sometimes they’re close, sometimes they’re across a pasture or down a
fence row.
In the 80s - 90s I thot Elk & Moose required big magnums. I’ve learned since they
don’t. Since 458 Win ( Mr Phil) says the 30-06 is entirely adequate for Brown Bear
I’ve settled on the 7 mm RM as my One For All game rifle.
And yes I enjoy shooting/hunting diff rifles/cartridges too.
Good Luck in 2020.
Jerry
