welcome bigbuck13754,not sure what happened with you, but i have killed more deer with a 7 mag than CWD has, it ain't the gun or the caliber, not taking anything away from the -06, because i ownseveral of both and they are both effective

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Has any body tried Hornady's light mag bullets in a 30-06 180 grain bullets.if so how well do they work and how well do they knock the deer down.thanks.
I use remington 180 led round rose soft point. I want to use something that will compete will a 7 mill mag.
even after your bad experimces with them, i'm cornfused