RE: 7mm Rem Mag. Out of favor?
 

The 7mmremmag is still one of the most popular cartridges and is still a strong seller in my hunting area.

RE: 7mm Rem Mag. Out of favor?
 

I like the STW myself. Thats my first choice for 7mm magnums. I don't really think the 7mm Rem Mag is loosing anymore steam than the 300win mag. I see that the WSM sales are up very well. Common sense would tell ya that its taking a toll on the traditionals. I am starting to see alot of new hunters with the WSM's which really surprises me. I know I couldn't handle a cartridge like that when I was 14 or so.

The 7mm-08 is really on a rise I believe. Ammo for mine used to be fairly difficult to find. But now days, see more and more of it. Besides a 308, its the perfect deer gun.

RE: 7mm Rem Mag. Out of favor?
 

I recently purchased a 270 WSM which almost perfectly matches the 7mm Mag. It may just be me but the recoil seems much lower with the WSM and it is in a lighter rifle. I still would not sell the 7mm I own even though I haven't fired it in over 4 years and may never again. Hang on to your rifles gents, we may live to see a day where you can not purchase a replacement. I hunt mostly farm land with hedge rows between fields in MD, I have a use for a rifle over a shotgun as I can see and fire well beyond 200 yards but still find that the smaller calibers are the most efficient. I eat what I shoot, as long as I hit them in the bread box I waste almost no meat. If I do go in the woods here, which are thick with brush, I use the good old 30-30, no need for more when I know I can not shoot over 70 yards effectively.

RE: 7mm Rem Mag. Out of favor?
 

I for one am a big fan of the 7mm Rem Mag. If I had to go to owning one rifle, it'd be my 7 mag. I can load down for deer or up for elk or bear. Besides the 7mm bullet being one of, if not the ballistically best bullets out there, my 700 AS is very pleasant to shoot. Is it my first choice out of the safe for deer? No, I'll grab the 7-08 or 243 for where I normally hunt. But if there's a chance I might need to take a long shot across a corn field and still anchor a deer, the 7 mag goes with me. The 7mm RM has been around a long time, and I really don't think the new short mags are going to replace it anytime soon.

RE: 7mm Rem Mag. Out of favor?
 

I purchased one 2.5 years ago for my first elk hunt and I love it. It shoots straight, flat and fast. Trophy bonded shells in 175g do a number on those big animals and the 150g balistic tip or nosler partitions work well on deer.

Additionally, 7mm seem to be holding their value in my neck of the woods.

RE: 7mm Rem Mag. Out of favor?
 

I'm in gunshops a lot and lately I have noticed very few 7rem mags or 06's for that matter..shortmags and 308 and 223's ,17 HMR and 22 mags seem to dominate.

RE: 7mm Rem Mag. Out of favor?
 

I bought this 1999 Ruger 77 MKII chambered in the 7mm Rem. Mag. I absolutely love it! As they say, it's a man's gun! It was worth the money and I plan on keeping it for a loooong time. I bought it last year and it has been used for 1 season so far and I can't wait to use it again this season. I used to shoot my father's Remington 742 semi-auto before I bought my own and it was chambered in the 30.06 caliber.

Pic of my "baby"
7mm Rem. Mag.
Slapped a 3-9*50mm scope on it and reduced trigger pull to about 3lbs= perfect gun!

RE: 7mm Rem Mag. Out of favor?
 

I have used just about all of them at one time or another .I still like my 7mm RM .If I had to go with another I would probally go with the 7 mm STW next time.I just have that " need for speed".;):D I usually shoot the 140 Nosler Ballistic Tip,But am thinking about going back with the hornady 139 grain Boattail Spire Point I NEVER had bad performance with this bullet I guess I was like everybody else and got sucked in to the ballistic tip hype.Don't get me wrong I have had great success with them But they do pretty serious damage.It is pretty much fun to load some 115 grain hollow points and punch paper with the 7. Milk jugs do good also.....Hmmmm :eek: I wonder how the 115 would do on a whitetail? I expect it would zing his butt pretty good.:D

RE: 7mm Rem Mag. Out of favor?
 

I bought this 1999 Ruger 77 MKII chambered in the 7mm Rem. Mag brand new. I absolutely love it! As they say, it's a man's gun! It was worth the money and I plan on keeping it for a loooong time. I bought it last year and it has been used for 1 season so far and I can't wait to use it again this season. I used to shoot my father's Remington 742 semi-auto before I bought my own and it was chambered in the 30.06 caliber.

Pic of my "baby"
7mm Rem. Mag.
Slapped a 3-9*50mm scope on it and reduced trigger pull to about 3lbs= perfect gun!

RE: 7mm Rem Mag. Out of favor?
 

To each their own, but my 7MM RM won't be on the used gun shelf anytime soon!