Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunting Rifles The plain, old 7mm Remington Magnum...

...or the '06 vs. the 7RM or the 7RM vs. the .300WM if the truth be known.

My Model 70 Featherweight chambered in 7 RM was one of the first rifles I bought in Canada. It has never failed me when I needed it to work in the field. It still shoots 175 grain Partitions and 175 grain TBBC to 3/4" after almost 5000 rounds through it. It will shoot 160 grain TSX into 1/2". Each of the aforementioned loads have accounted for game. I doubt that I will ever permit myself to be without a 7 mm RM, even though I have a 280 and a 7 WSM which are almost fine shooting rifles.

I had a Browning Eurobolt in 7 RM which would group 10 rounds into 3/4". I let it go so I could buy a 300 WSM. I do wish I had it back.

My FFL has a couple on his shelves. One is an ADL synthetic Remington 700, the other is a Savage, also blue and synthetic with the accutrigger. Both are like new. Sticker is about 350 on the savage, and 400 on the Remington.

Looking at one or the other for a beater hunting rifle.

I bought a m 70 classic about 6 years ago, and I didn't use til this year. Mounted a scope, and loaded 160 gr partitions with Rl 25. I took it deer hunting and took a buck with a heart shot. Plain, old 7mm alright, but it works for me.