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We averaged the member age here a while back. It was 63, seems a lot of us that age have 7 mags.

Some midwestern deer are shot at very long range and there is not always time to play with a turret.. Flat traj. is very important in some of this hunting..

Ive had a 7mm Rem mag off and on since the mid 70s. Current one plus a 7mm Mashburn have been hunted with on 2 elk hunts the past 4 years, but nothing taken. I have multiple 06s and find the recoil about the same but much prefer the flatter trajectory of the 7s. I'm beginning to prefer shooting them a bit more than my 300s, but still have no recoil problems shooting anything from my 416s on down. 65yrs old.

52 years old. Inherited Rem. 700 ADL in 7mm mag., hunted with it 1993-2005, 11 or 12 elk and 3-4 deer, all but one elk with 175 grain Hornady spire points, which that rifle likes. Not a particular fan of the round. Switched to 30-06, although I still have 7mm. Seemed to me to recoil more than an '06 and that rifle has a poor trigger. As well, I don't love the 26" barrel.

I'm guessing the average age of 7mmRM users has more to do with the average age of users of this site than users of the cartridge itself. I'm wondering what the average age would be if the same question was asked on a site with a younger user base like SH or LRH.

14 pages; not bad! When I stopped chasing mulies and elk in 2012, a lot of my bolt rifles got traded or sold for field shotguns and lever action rifles. Always liked my Mod 70 in 7RM, but it went. It was/is a fantastic round to be sure. John, I'm 69 now and just shoot the levers, but, that Mod70 was pretty slick. Gonna be a good article to read. Thanks.

Interesting question. Those younger guys may be more into trendy, boutique rounds, than an old fogey hunting round. But your question definitly has merit.

You're asking if the data will be skewed to the Fire, that we Loony types may not be mainstream, may not be a valid population for unbiased statistical sampling...

Hmmm...

DF

I had a Ruger No 1 B in 7 RM for about ten years. Worked great hunting over bean fields and logging operations in NC from permanant stands. I eventally realized it didn't do anything that a 30-06 wouldn't do and sold it for a much trimmer and lighter No 1 A. I'm 67 now and mostly shoot levers also, but still have the No 1 A.

jonesmd4, yep, enjoy the levers. A lot. But, I did keep my Ruger#1B in 30-06. Just can' t seem to part with that one. I mean, it is sort of a lever! Do like the #1's.

Yep, can't argue with that. I have a #1 '06 RSI red pad that shoots factory 150's around MOA. I've not worked up loads, but think it should do better than that. Trigger is excellent, has some grain pattern in the wood. I like my scope set back a bit, so used a rail to position the rear ring over the action. Not as pretty as conventional rings, but works well with low Weavers.

DF

While this a tangent to a tangent, Ruger does male extension rings that work well and look a little better:

https://shopruger.com/basket.asp

On a #1, I use the extension ring in the rear, normal one on the front.

Well, as long as we're highjacking this thread...

I wonder if the offset Med is as low as this rail with low Weavers (.9")

DF

7mm RM was "my" first rifle. Dad let use his rifles to work up to heavier recoilers through our first few years of hunting. I found my 700ADL at the local, small-town shop - $300 in pristine condition in 1993. I only had $150 cash - dad fronted the rest, and I worked for him all summer to pay my debt.

It was my one and only from 1993 through 2002, and HIGHLY effective on our Texas WTs and hogs. In 2002, I picked up a M7 7mm-08 that took the lead role in my hunting, then others to follow. I have resurrected the 7mm RM since 2002. Once on a West Texas WT hunt in 2006. I finished off a big, old buck at around 280 yards that my wife had hit a little low/back. The second time was a Rolling Plains hunt in 2014.

For most, I have probably not taken full advantage of the 7mm RM. I don't recall ever shooting anything other than the 140gr NBTs in front of a book max of IMR4350. The last time I chronoed them, I believe they were around 3250 FPS out of the 24" barrel. The flat-shooting combo (at normal hunting distances) gave a bit of a cheat factor in the pre-rangefinder days. The other positive for the combo was the relatively mild recoil.

Even though it stays in the back corner of the safe these days, it would be my last gun to go.

39 YO, here...

I'm 39 and a big fan of the 7RM. I own 2, and have been using the round for around 10 years. My first was a Ruger Hawkeye All-Weather. Accuracy is just so-so, around 1.5 MOA, but the rifle clearly doesn't fit me well as perceived recoil feels worse than my 300 Win Mag and about the same as my 300 Weatherby. It's still in the safe, but rarely comes out.

My second 7RM, which I purchased about 2 years ago, is a Tikka T3X Lite SS. This is the rifle that helped me to fall in love with the cartridge. Recoil feels about the same as or less than my 30-06, and the rifle shoots like a typical Tikka. 160 Accubonds and 175 Partitions will both shoot into .5"-.6" groups when loaded over the appropriate amount of R22. I feel that this Tikka is a great all-rounder, especially with those two bullets. I like to pick one good bullet and load and use it for everything out of a given rifle. The 7RM is more rifle than needed for most whitetail deer hunts, but its great for longer shots or larger game, and is capable as far as I'm capable of shooting.

Seems like I'm on the younger side of the 7RM's fan base. Of the guys around my age that I know that hunt, the .308 is far and away the most popular round. There are also few that load their own ammo. Nothing against the .308, but I've never been very interested in it.

Not a fan. I'm 51.

Well I can't resist any longer. Personally have never used the 7mmRM but for around 30+ yrs. hunted with 2 brothers who did.
One bought a box of Remington factory ammo (150 gr.) every year, shot 10-15 rnds./yr.
The other guy bought whatever was cheapest that year and shot about as much.
Between the 2 of them there is likely 2-3 life times of factory ammo sitting!
They were 2 of the deadliest "meat shooters" I have ever known!!
I used a Schultz & Larsen 7x61S&H for a few years. It worked.
I have an Interarms 7mmRM I may get around to trying out this fall or not.
The 275 Rigby has always been more than ample for me!

66 in May

Those Mashburns sound darned we’ll set up!

I'm 70. Ben shooting a 7RM since high school in the sixties. Not every year but occasionally. I have a 40XB in 7RM for accuracy testing and several hunting rifles of several makes so chambered. When IMR 7828 came out I used it to good effect on a lot of Colorado Big Game. As soon as this Colorado winter goes away I want to work up loads with 8133. Seems like a 175 at 2900 would make a long range hammer. I have also noticed that used 7RM don't sell well here in Colorado anymore along with 270, but 30-06 and 300 Win Mags leave quickly and for more money,

hmmm, sounds familiar.


Jerry

There are more than 2 of us.

Jerry