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No

Which kinda made the 7RM superfluous from the git-go.




GR

Never was a fan of the 7 RM but if it’s outdated and obsolete then I have to have one. Seems I just go for the old, outdated, obsolete and downright unusual.

See CGN and GunPost. Same username. Can't post links from work.

Never in a million years is the 270 it’s equal.

The short belted magnums really shine over the '06 based cartridges with heavy for caliber bullets at longer ranges. If one is using a medium or light for caliber bullet, especially at ranges under 400 yards, then there isn't much point in burning the extra powder and feeling the extra punch in the shoulder.

A well-constructed 175 grain bullet in the 7mm Rem Mag is like peanut butter and jelly. They just go together, and hit hard at long ranges.

I have had four. The BLR I sold. I only shot factory ammo with it.

I have two model 70 s one push feed one crf. And a kleingunther.

What I understand is the “ belt” is cosmetic and the cartridge headspace’s off the shoulder.

When I reloaded for the CRF model 70 and the kleingunther the ones for the kleingunther wouldn’t chamber in the model 70.

The ones that chambered in the model 70 wouldn’t go “ bang” in the kleingunther.

My buddy gave me some reloads as he sold his rem model 700 in 7 rem mag. Some of those rounds won’t chamber in the push feed.

I just got the push feed and haven’t seen what it’s all about.

It may be outdated in a purely technical way, but that’s irrelevant to me. As Mule Deer noted above, ammunition is available everywhere, much more so than the current boutique selection of ammo for “better” cartridges in current vogue.

I also believe it comes in at a good all around place, in terms of power, recoil, trajectory and accuracy. The two I currently have are very accurate and not picky at feeding time.

It probably doesn’t need a belt, but the belt’s presence has never caused me grief. My rifles are not exceptionally fast twisted, and I don’t care. All the game my 7mm Remington Magnum rifles have taken over the years with those 160 grain Partitions is to me a pretty good testimony for the cartridge.

As good as the 7mm Rem Mag is on large game with heavy projectiles, it’s a long range killer on medium game animals with 155 grain down to 140 grain projectiles. On pronghorn, mule deer, and similar size game at 400-600 yards, those bullet weights start out at 3,175 fps to 3,325 fps carrying extremely high impact velocities way out there. In a 7mm bullet design the BC presented in these weights (.485-.545) is quite high compared with other offerings of similar weight bullets outside the .284” bore. This combined with the speed produced by the Rem Mag on those weights far exceeds most any other chamber out there for long range prairie and open country hunting in western Nebraska, eastern Wyoming and eastern Colorado, or anywhere else where distance matters. The 7mm Rem Mag is simply a 257 Wby on steroids.

The writers all need something new to write about in order to receive their gratis trips afield from the manufacturers and promoters. I can't afford the high tech stuff so I will simply need to stick with my outdated FN 98 in 30-06 with a Swarovski fixed 4x scope.....ho hum.............Darrel Wick

maybe for the Yuppies who break out in hives unless thy have the latest and greatest dictated to them by the shills for manufacturers who call themselves gun writers.
I have three 140 gr, 160gr, and 175 gr. One of them works for anything I care to hunt.

I have one, a personal favorite Win 70 with a Shilen barrel and Brown Precision stock that recoils like a 270, I've used it almost exclusively for years. However, that didn't stop me from building a 7mm PRC that I think completes more in the class of 300 WM and less with the 7mm RM. The long, high-BC 175 grain + bullets are more of a specialty tool in my opinion where the 7mm RM is a do it all kind of cartridge from deer to elk and beyond. The 7mm RM with a quality 160 will kill anything I'm likely to hunt.

Retumbo, RL26 will get you well over 3000fps with 160's, easily. If you have a 270 that will launch 160's at 3100 then you're the first guy on the planet ever.

I don't object to the round; its the chassis it comes in that I don't have time or energy for. With today's bullets and powders, the juice from a 7rm isn't worth the squeeze. I feel the same way about my .264. I love that rifle but the weight and length come with no tangible rewards.

I had a customer call me a couple years ago. Wanted a 7mm mag of some sort. Went on for several minutes telling me the 7mm Rem mag wont shoot as fast as it used to because its getting so old. I didn't argue, I didn't know what to say. Ended up building him 7mm-08.
Its amazing how ignorant some folks are. And even more amazing, how many are too ignorant to know what the word ignorant means.
Charlie

yep i own a few 7 mags too , 7 mag. is a good cartridge and i plan to take the 7 mag with 160 Nosler Partition handloads to Africa next May 2024 .

That's a great line .

Lol. Right!

Never had one myself
Elderly man I used to hunt with had one
for his one and only. Used it in alaska in
the early 70's ( and late 60's?) and west
and the western part of the state

He was very successful with it.
Nothing shot with it ever needed
a follow up

Yeah, but the animals still taste the same.




GR