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Old 01-08-2004 | 10:10 AM
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Nomercy
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Default RE: 7mm Mag complaints???

I don't know that anyone that I've ever met disliked the 7mm rem mag for it's reloading problems, to my knowledge, there aren't any that aren't typical of hundreds of other rounds. Why I won't own another 7mm (except maybe a 7mm-08) unless it's GIVEN to me-then I'd probably sell it and buy something else-is the fact that in hunting applications, it's no better than a lot of other rounds-but can be a whole lot worse, i.e. compare it to one of my 30's, a .30-06 for example, both are only accurate enough even in the best shooter's hands to take deer at 600yrds or so, where one might outshine the other on any given shot-neither can offer any more confidence at any given range than the other-but every 7mm I've ever shot-and at my range I've handled a few!-have kicked like hell, a whole lot more than a deer rifle should in my opinion, so basically carrying a 7mm instead of a .30-06 or especially a .308 is giving you more bang on your end without more bang at the buck...there's nothing wrong with this, if you like it, fine, I won't say that it's a bad cartridge, but it isn't my cup of tea-if I want to carry something that recoils, I'll take one of my .416Rigby's out, at least that way I get more power downrange too.
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