Help- Ruger M77- 7mm
 

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Hey guys, Noob here. So I'm 35 years old and live in Florida. I went deer hunting with my father in West Virginia for several years as a kid (12-16 years old.) recently I came to really miss hunting and decided to go back to my fathers and get some of my rifles to do some hunting with some friends here in Florida...

Well I think the primary rifle I went and got maybe a bit oversized for the deer here in Florida but wanted to get some opiions as I know little to nothing about this gun nor what type of ammo I should purchase...

I have a Ruger M77 7mm rifle... Just got it outfitted with a Bushnell Elite 4200 scope... can anyone give me some pointers as to what kind of rounds I should be looking at purchasing or share some wisdom on this rifle?

Thanks!
~D4\/\/G~

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Buy some cheap Remington Core-Lokts and shoot em up. If they shoot good out of your rifle then they are more than good enough for deer.;)

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Any over the counter ammo will work. For deer, a 139-150 grain bullet should be plenty.

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You have the wrong rifle-please send it to me right away so that you won't be tempted to blow up any fla deer.:D:D:D

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Ruger 77 with a 4200 elite on top? Nice rig. Haveone myself.

I'm assuming it's a 7mm remington mag and not a 7mm-08. Some might feel that the 7 mag is too big for deer, but I like it. It's a flat shooting, hard hitting round and it should be able to take down just about everything in North America shy of grizzly/brown bears.

Maybe try different brands (and bullet weights) to see what your gun likes best. Pretty much any weight offered in 7 mag will take down deer, though. I shoot reloads in mine, but prior to that I always had good luck with Federal.I really like Hornady ammo, though.

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i have heard that the deer down in florida are a little smaller bodied than the one up north. if i were buying factory ammo i would go with some 140 gr ammo and the bullet that your gun shoot best. i have the same gun and use 150 gr winchester supreme ballistic tips here on the whitetails in kentucky. so i recomend the 140 grain for you due to to smaller bodies and just choose an ammo that your gun shoot accurately. have fun with it and good hunting, i love my ruger 7mm and it loves putting bucks on the ground and im sure you will to.

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Just buy some light grain core-locts of the managed recoil and have at it.

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150 gr. core lokt's.

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+1

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I believe at 200 yards the MR loads still have over 1600 lbs of energy. Without speaking for RugerM77 I think he is referencing that with the MR loads you will still have a very powerful gun, plenty enough for a whitetail and yet have half the recoil.

Just because someone would prefer to shoot a load with less recoil I wouldn't categorize them a sissy

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Most of us on here try to trade useful information----name-calling and such just won't make it on here.

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Well said Danny and Pawildman.

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Hi Wayne.
I read both posts again and still can't find where we said we can't handle the recoil. In fact I own a use a 7mag for deer. MR loads and handloading are viable ways to vary the loads for a particular cartridge.
There are many reasons to vary the loads, one of which is recoil but there are other applications also.
I and my young daughter can use the 7 Mag because she uses the MR Remington's.

Beware od Dawg,
The gun and scope you have amount to a great rig. There are plenty of choices in factory loads including the MR loads that RugerM77 mentioned that would be great for whitetail deer in FL or anywhere else. Enjoy and good luck

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Wow......Unbelievable....

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A 7mm Remington Magnum is wayyy too much rifle for Florida deer.

The 4200 scope is also wayyyy over kill.

I doubt if you needed anything more than a .243 with a 3 x 9 x 40 Bushnell Banner.

How much meat do you think you are going to have left from a 90 pound deer when you hit it with that Mack truck of a gun that you have?

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Managed recoil ammo is dandy! In that 7 mag with Remington core-lok mr 140 grain your losing about 500fps and about 500flbs. That means at 300yds you still have 2000fps and 1300lbs of energy. If it shoots out of your gun well, shoot it.

How is this overkill? A quality scope is never "overkill". As far as a his gun being overkill, I will admit he may not need a 7mag to kill deer,but I wouldnt rush out to buy a new gun because this ones "overkill".

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7mm rem mags are used world wide for deer so i dont know why anyone is callinghisrifle overkill.Where a 7 mag realy shines is shooting at long distances.