Worried About My 7 mm Mag Lethality
First time poster, but I have always shot a 270 and always had good results. Last year I purchased a Browning A-bolt 7 mm mag and paired it up with barnes ttsx 140 gr. I shot a mule deer with it at around 200 yards and was underwhelmed by the lethality. The mule deer took all four rounds I had in the gun and stood there like it hadn't been touched. I had no more rounds in my immediate possession since I dropped my pack a couple hundred yards away. Eventually the deer began to fade. I recovered three of the four rounds in the hide behind the ribs that were perfectly mushroomed, but I was expecting a complete pass through with ease. Honestly I am worried about taking that gun out again. Can anybody help restore my confidence with this caliber or round. I am thinking about. 300 mag now, but I do hate shooting them. I would like to kill an elk someday.