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I am really starting to love my 7SAUM. I have always considered myself to be a .300mag guy, but this 7 gets it done. I have taken it out twice and this makes two years in a row it has brought home the meat! This year I used a 175gr NP, 64gr RL17 for around 2900fps. This was a one shot DRT at 210 yds with a complete passthrough. Last years bull was a little bigger, but it is all the same to me...I love DIY public land elk hunting! ![[Linked Image]](http://i553.photobucket.com/albums/jj390/1fstdsl/IMAG0145.jpg)
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Congratulations! Way to go.
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Great job, thanks for sharing.
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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Nice bull. Arizona?
That 175 load is smoking. I only get 2950 with 7RM using that bullet.
Adversity doesn't build character, it reveals it.
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I'm wondering why the ? mark at the end ofthe statement - does this person not think we have elk in Arizona ! nice bull - 2 yrs in a row - who do you know ?- lol Az
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Nice bull. Arizona?
That 175 load is smoking. I only get 2950 with 7RM using that bullet. Yes, the load is definately max in my gun...but still very accurate. The bull was taken in unit 4A in AZ. Saw LOTS of bulls this year. Had shots at much larger bulls, but let others who have never taken an elk try at them first. We had four tags in camp this year, but nobody could hit anything...very frustrating! I ended up shooting this one, so we could at least have some meat hanging in camp.  The other three tags went unfilled  Still was a very exciting hunt, with lots of action.
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Congratulation on a successful hunt
I got banned on another web site for a debate that happened on this site. That's a first
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Nice work....great bull! Sounds like a great gun/round.
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I love my 7mm SAUM as well. My 168 Berger load in a 22" barrel clocks 2875 and very accurate. Nice public land Bull as well. Congrats!
Lee
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Nice bull, congrats! Wait, we have elk in AZ???
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![[Linked Image]](http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy72/ou76/FatherSon1.jpg) This bull was shot on Vancouver Island by a guide friend of mine..the new #1 SCI archery and #2 for any weapon..400 2/8ths..a DIY hunt...
Last edited by ou76; 12/15/10.
"To pick a rifle and bullet for use on game by muzzle energy alone is, at best, foolish...and can be dangerous to your own health..." Bill Steigers, April 23, 1980
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