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btw I got an email asking why I prefer the 200 grain speer in a 30/06 to the 175 grain 7mm mag for elk , well consider the two charts and keep in mind that while the 30/06 is a bit slower in velocity (about 2580fps with 200 grains vs 2760fps for the 7mm mag with a 175 grain) Id say 98% of the shots Ive ever seen made on elk were made at less than 300 yards, so check out the charts, in my opinion theres no huge advantage to using the 7mm rem mag , but hey if you feel like its better grab the rem mag Ive seen both used and I doubt any elk will really know the difference, but like I said theres several guys with 30/06 rem 7600 and BARs, BLRs in my group but only one guy uses a 7 mm rem mag, not that it matters because both cartridge and loads work fine in skilled hands


7mm rem mag


30/06 chart

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