7mm mag
#3
Spike
Join Date: Aug 2008
Posts: 16
RE: 7mm mag
The 7mm Rem. Mag. is a great cartridge, and it is also my favorite. It is perfect for all north american game out to 500 plus yards. I use a 7mm Rem. Mag. to deer hunt and absolutely love it. It is a very fast and hard hitting bullet. I would not trade it for anything. Good luck & happy hunting.
#6
RE: 7mm mag
I have shot a rem 7mag for 20 years. Great cartridge, the only accuracy problems with i have ever had was when i tried to load some speer grandslams. My remington 700 does not like the grandslams at all. I have killed deer,elk and tons of coyotes with mine.
#7
RE: 7mm mag
I have had five of them and hated the heck out of all of them. Strange but true. It's one of two cartridges that I did my best to love and failed. The other was the 243. Give me anything else but no more 7 Mags or 243 which I also had at least five of. Slow learner I guess. I found the 7 Mag to have about the same performance as the 280 with much more recoil and muzzle blast. I found the 243 miserably inadequate for deer size game when compared to the old 250 savage. People can argue but I have made up my mind after about 40 years of trying these two. That said, if you like them, by all means use them.
#8
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2004
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Posts: 1,813
RE: 7mm mag
As far as magnums go, put me in the camp with those that like the 7mm Rem. Mag.,if you have a need for a magnum. BUT, it's more cartridge than necessary for most hunting in the lower 48, so i don't hunt with one any longer. I did take this sheep with a 7 Rem. mag....
Like James i choose a 280 Rem. over the 7 mag's... The best reason to have a 7 mag. over a 280 is "if" your hunting moose or big bears, ordecide to shoot at bigger game into the next county... The mag case will drive a 175NP faster than a 280 can, and the 175NP out of a 7 mag. is plenty of cartridge/bullet even for the biggest bears.
DM
Like James i choose a 280 Rem. over the 7 mag's... The best reason to have a 7 mag. over a 280 is "if" your hunting moose or big bears, ordecide to shoot at bigger game into the next county... The mag case will drive a 175NP faster than a 280 can, and the 175NP out of a 7 mag. is plenty of cartridge/bullet even for the biggest bears.
DM
#10
Fork Horn
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Teton Valley, ID
Posts: 196
RE: 7mm mag
I have the Vanguard as well. It's a great rifle. Shoots incredible groups with high grade ammo. Sub-MOA for sure. Mine is just a regular Syn. Vanguard. I can put 20 rds. down range in 1 hr. and it doesn't kill my shoulder.