Another "+" for the 7mm Rem. Mag. There was nothing wrong with this cartridge, and shortening it so as to put it in a "short action" to "save weight" is an argument I am tired of hearing. How much weight is actually saved on how much shorter the rifle is? Is the action that much stiffer so that it is that much more accurate?
Hunters don't think twice about carrying 20 extra pounds of suet around their middle when hunting but will tell me they've shaved 8 ounces off their rifle by going to the shorter format magnum.
And new powders today may put the 7mm WSM in new realm, but for that same reason so do these new powders do the same for other rifle cartridges as well.
Simply another way to sell more guns. The fact remains you can hunt all game in America with a handful of cartridges. But, that just would be boring for some I suppose.
