Location: In the hills of ,West Virginia west virginia USA
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.The good and bad of a 7 mag for deer..
.I now own a rem 7 mag,for next years deer season im
guilty of stating over-kill,and things of that matter
everyone and hes brother use them around here,give me
the truth about the 7 mag...thanks......
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totoe, the 7 is an excellant whitetail rifle, with the right glass it is good in the open fields, timber and the thick stuff. table top trajectory's and not a whole lot of recoil. With handloads it does really well off the bench. only bad thing is with so many people building it in custom and factory rifles there is alot of chamber differences from maker to maker, just make sure you adjust your resizer to your rifle's chamber.
RR
I bought my first 7mm mag back in the early 60's and there wasn't a very good selection of bullets available then . Today there are quite a few quality bullet manufacuters out there and that is no longer a problem .That was the only thing I didn't like about one back then but I don't have a problem with using it for deer now, as long as its loaded with the right bullets ..
Like the others said, ain't nothing bad about the 7 mag for deer. You can even use it if you desire on moose and elk. In my mind a pretty decent all arounder, considering the power, speed, bullet selection and tolerable recoil.
like everyone said. it is a great round. but use a premium bullet if your shots are under 100yds. you want something to stay together. 140gr. nosler partition would be great if it shoots good in your gun.
TOTOE...One of the few "common" calibers I've never owned. However, 2 guys that hunt at our camp have used them over the years. They used to have a heck of a time putting the deer down within a reasonable distance. Like Halcon said...there just weren't many bullets around, and they didn't reload. They switched to the 140 Noslers and the deer went down. BUT, like Eldeguello said, there is a possibility of some bloody meat.
There may be some bullets out there that take care of this problem...I don't know. I'm just relaying some of the experiences I've seen.
Good luck!
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Hey totoe, I have had a 7 mag since 1987. I like the 140 grain trophy-bonded bearclaws my self, But where I hunt I don't want to have to track one if I can help it, so I'm always aiming for a little high, straight through the shoulders shot. Where I hunt one hop off the shooting lane and it's so thick you have to get down and crawl through. If you don't like to take this kind of shot, then any of the good soft points, or ballistic tips are probably plenty adequate. For my style of hunting, I need something that holds together, and just in case one does run, I want an exit wound to make tracking easier. I used to use the barnes x bullets, but they are all copper, and the exit hole is about the same size as the entrance, but with the bearclaws, they have just enough lead to leave a nice sized exit wound, but I'm still pretty much gauranteed an exit wound.
.The good and bad of a 7 mag for deer..
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