RE: 7mm Ultra Mag vs. the 300 Ultra Mag
 

I just wanted to know if propmahn has ever hunted black tail deer in the rolling hills of nothern california. I took several at over 400 yards with my 300 ultra mag and would not use anything less. Generally speaking and hunting most states that is not the norm. But sometimes you need to be able to reach out and touch someone. To each his own. Thats what makes this contry so great.

RE: 7mm Ultra Mag vs. the 300 Ultra Mag
 

Problem is, it is quite difficult to launch a 160gr bullet from a 7mm Rem Mag at 3100fps. Realistically, you're looking at 2900fps from this cartridge with that bullet. The 7mm RUM, however, or even the 7mm Wby Mag, can do this with no problem. So can the .270 Wby Mag, and the .277 cal bullet, because of higher SD, hits with greater energy and a flatter trajectory than all the others.


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3100 from a 7mm Rem Mag is not doable? I've only loaded 140's in mine at 3300+ so I think 160's at 3100 shouldn't be impossible.If,like you say the 7mm Weatherby can do it then the 7mm Rem Mag will as it holds more powder than the Weatherby case.Surely someone here has loaded the 7mm rem Mag 160 to 3100.Tell us about it.

Good Dogwork and Good Hunting

Edited by - seattlesetters on 11/13/2002 01:10:39
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RE: 7mm Ultra Mag vs. the 300 Ultra Mag
 

I agree with Rembo. I worked up some 150NBT with 61.g of IMR 4895 CCI 250 Lrg Mag primers with new PMC brass shot out of a Ruger M77 SS and could only muster 3020. Deadly accurate. Still working up some 300 Ultra Mag with 165 NBT.