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hey guys, im buying a 7mm rem mag and trying to find which bullet would be best for deer and maybe black bear and elk. i was thinking hornady 154 interbond. also has anyone shot the 7mm rem mag. does it kick a whole lot. ive heard many different opinions. thx guys

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Great Cartridge. As far as recoil its not to bad but it depends on what your comfortable with.

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Excellent choice,I shoot that load from my 7mm Rem 700 and get sub 1" groups at 100 yards,they preform great on game also!

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7mm Rem. Mag. is an excellent choice for deer, blk.bear, and elk. Given elk on your
menu I think the round I'd try in my rifle first would be the Remington Core-Lokt Ultra with 160gr. bullet. Should work well for all three. If you're handloading take a look at
the Nosler Partition bullets, and the Speer Grand Slams.
Recoil, depending on rifle weight and stock dimensions, should be about
like most 30-06s.

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welcome Dukebh!! Ill try to give you the best answer I can, (I own 2 7mm Rem mags, and love both of them!!). First, if you want one cartridge to use on all 3 game, I would suggest something in the 160 gr area, Nosler partition is what I use, but Barnes, Speer, and Hornady all make good bullets. I assume you will be buying over the counter factory loads? Federal Premiums loaded with 160 gr Partiton, is what I used to shoot before I started reloading, in my guns they were the most accuate (yours may be different). The Federal 160's will take all of the game you mentioned, and do a great job, however I used to use a 140 gr bullet for deer, Winchester Silver tip Supremes (combined technology) I found the 160 partitons would not open up on deer if you didnt hit something solid i.e. bone. As far as kick, alot depends on the stock,and recoil pad of your rifle, I have a Ruger Mk II that doesnt kick too bad, my other is a Savage 110, it kicks a little more, mainly because of the Monte Carlo stock. The recoil charts I have seen list the 7mm around 24-26 lbs of recoil, most of your non magnum calibers 30-06,270 etc are in the mid to high teens. If I had to own only one gun (I own 7 deer caliber rifles) it would be the 7mm rem mag!!! Great choice!!!

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actually mossyoak i will be handloading. thats why im asking uy guys because they're lots of options in this caliber. thx for ur guys help