bigpapa

Our local wally world is selling the heck out of rifles in 7 mm rem mag. I'm not too knowledgable about this caliber. How does it compare to say a 30-06 or .270. Is the recoil harsh considering it's a mag? Would you guys reccommend it for an all around cartridge?

James B

Recoil would be about the same as a hot loaded 30-06. For taking game, the 7MM Rem Mag fits in with the 270, 280 and 30-06. I have owned five of them and did my best to like this caliber. It didn't work and I would never own another. Its recoil is well above that of the 270 but its performance is not all that much better for the kick you get. Its a good caliber if you don't mind the recoil but I don't need the punishment.

Rebel Hog

For years I used the .270 and only used the 7mag for powerline hunting where the shots were lone range.

eldeguello

Ballistically, the 7mm Rem. Mag is very similar to the .30/'06, firing bullets of similar weight at perhaps slightly higher velocities. But the terminal performance on game is about the same as the '06 - just slightly better than the .270 Win. but not much!

It is a decent all-round cartridge, and I would say the recoil is not enogh worse than the '06 to be a putoff to people who can shoot the '06 well......

Solitary Man

I've owned five 7 mags over the years. It's a decent cartridge, but realistically it's not going to do anything a .30-06 or .270 can't do. Personally, I've come to prefer the .30-06 to the 7 mag.

BigTiny

I bought a 7mm re mag Savage bolt-action with a scope at a closeout sale at Wal-mart for $170.00 a couple of years ago. It was a model from the previous year with no accu trigger. It shot great, no problems at all. My doctor made me abandon magnum loads due to an injury and I sold the thing for $300.00. I never would have sold it if I could still use it.

nchawkeye

If you are just deer hunting in GA, a .270 or a 7mm-08 will do all that needs to be done to a whitetail...If you are long range hunting mule deer and elk in CO then a 7mm mag would be a good choice.....

wyotimberghost

The 7mm Rem Mag is a great all-around cartridge. Especially out west where long distance shots are more common. Like the others said, it's similar to the 30-06, but it shoots faster and flatter. The recoil isn't bad. I personally prefer it over the 30-06 because of the flatter trajectory. Sure, it can't really do anything that the 30-06 or 270 can't do, but then again the 300 Win Mag can't do anything that the 7mm can't do. Dead is dead.

trailer

I’ve used the 7 mm Rem. Mag for years for deer hunting and find it’s an excellent cartridge. Good for long range. Personally I don’t find the recoil all that bad and in the excitement of the hunt you will not notice it but at the range the recoil is manageable unless you’re very recoil sensitive...

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