7 mag vs. 7 ultra mag
#12
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Bradford, Ontario
Posts: 2,205
RE: 7 mag vs. 7 ultra mag
explaining the hills: IDK that much about a ultra mag just what my friend has told me about them but I know that a 7mm shoots flat and an ultra mag doesnt shoot as flat as a reg 7mm.
#13
Fork Horn
Join Date: May 2005
Location:
Posts: 118
RE: 7 mag vs. 7 ultra mag
hmm...didnt know that but thanks for clearing it up. But why would my step-dads 7mm shoot right on at 150 yrds while his ultra mag hits about 1/2'' low? my step-dad uses 160 gr. bullets and i have no idea what my buddy uses. but even if somebody else shoots it. its usually about 1/2''-1'' low.we shoot off a bench rest also.
#14
RE: 7 mag vs. 7 ultra mag
Two things are possible there. Either your friends 7 RUM isn't sighted in quite as high as your dads 7RM, or they are sighted in the same at 100 yds, and the 7RUM is hasn't risen that high yet because it shoots flatter than the 7RM.
#16
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Bradford, Ontario
Posts: 2,205
RE: 7 mag vs. 7 ultra mag
Grizzly190,
Sorry for my harsh response, I did not realize you were just a young guy. To put further light on this you need to realize that sometimes different loads of the exact same bullet will impact at different spots. That is why it is always recommended for factory ammo shooters to sight the rifles in with exact same ammo/lot number that they will hunt with. Do not draw too many conclusions about where bullets impact at 100 yds to compare trajectory. You would first need to zero both perfectly then study the down range differences.
Sorry for my harsh response, I did not realize you were just a young guy. To put further light on this you need to realize that sometimes different loads of the exact same bullet will impact at different spots. That is why it is always recommended for factory ammo shooters to sight the rifles in with exact same ammo/lot number that they will hunt with. Do not draw too many conclusions about where bullets impact at 100 yds to compare trajectory. You would first need to zero both perfectly then study the down range differences.
#17
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: fort mcmurray alberta canada
Posts: 5,667
RE: 7 mag vs. 7 ultra mag
Sorry for my harsh response, I did not realize you were just a young guy.
#18
Fork Horn
Join Date: May 2005
Location:
Posts: 118
RE: 7 mag vs. 7 ultra mag
no prob... and I would hope to be corrected if Im wrong. Ijoined the forum to learn stuff. b/c Im taking gunsmithing classes in the fall so any little bit I can learn is much appreciated. And stub I'll start double checking my info
#19
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Bradford, Ontario
Posts: 2,205
RE: 7 mag vs. 7 ultra mag
Ask all the questions you can think of. You will get anwers from experienced shooters and handloaders not company brochures that are full of misleading stats. You can't buy the kind of experience that is on here.
#20
Join Date: Jul 2006
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Posts: 218
RE: 7 mag vs. 7 ultra mag
Grizz,
Find an old gunsmith, offer to work for free. Even if you do nothing but clean guns you will learn more than you can imagine just by taking them apart. I have not met many gunsmiths that don't want to teach what they know.
Find an old gunsmith, offer to work for free. Even if you do nothing but clean guns you will learn more than you can imagine just by taking them apart. I have not met many gunsmiths that don't want to teach what they know.