View Poll Results: will the 7mag be tuch for hogs in east texas only
yes
9
39.13%
no
14
60.87%
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7mm Rem. Mag. too much
03-23-2012, 03:06 PM
#12
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Kansas
Posts: 3,905
Gotta agree with Sheridan here. If you're asking about recoil, then you're asking the wrong questions...
Personally, I use an AR-15 for east texas hogs, either in .223rem or 6.8mm SPC. There are two "camps" of thinking when it comes to hog hunting, the vitals area shooters, and the smart shooters. Stick a bullet behind their ear from a 22cal centerfire, and they'll drop like a rock. Try to punch through the gristly shield protecting the vitals, you'll need something with much more punch. Why make life hard for yourself if you don't have to?
Frankly, if you OWN it, a 7mm Rem Mag will over-kill a hog just as much as it over-kills the current game you're using it on.
And yes, for normal hog hunting at the effective range of your average hunter, a 7mm Rem Mag has too much recoil to be worth the trouble.
Personally, I use an AR-15 for east texas hogs, either in .223rem or 6.8mm SPC. There are two "camps" of thinking when it comes to hog hunting, the vitals area shooters, and the smart shooters. Stick a bullet behind their ear from a 22cal centerfire, and they'll drop like a rock. Try to punch through the gristly shield protecting the vitals, you'll need something with much more punch. Why make life hard for yourself if you don't have to?
Frankly, if you OWN it, a 7mm Rem Mag will over-kill a hog just as much as it over-kills the current game you're using it on.
And yes, for normal hog hunting at the effective range of your average hunter, a 7mm Rem Mag has too much recoil to be worth the trouble.
