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7mm Rem Mag best for FClass & Hunting?
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<blockquote data-quote="Punisher" data-source="post: 1034889" data-attributes="member: 76832"><p>I believe the reason that no one is using the 7mm RM in really competitive circles is because of the change in rules about 3 to 5 years ago when the NRA ruled that muzzle brakes were no longer allowed in NRA sanctioned matches.</p><p></p><p>If you read deeply, you may run across an article about the JP eliminator brake which used to be mounted on every F class rifle I shot against (and my own) but shooters began dropping points due to recoil fatigue without a brake. </p><p></p><p>So they started going with short action calibes like 6BR and 6XC, 7mm SAUM, 7mm-08 and such. But all of these variants are not really significantly "better" than the 7mm mag or even the 243 Winchester for those 6mm calibes.</p><p></p><p>I think this is starting to boil down to a popular method of thinking that if it is not the latest, it CANNOT be the greatest.</p><p></p><p>I have seen these calibes, shot them, shot against them; but I have not noticed a significant difference in performance to older, more widespread cartridges.</p><p></p><p>The most important thing about shooting to hunt or shooting to win, is to make your rifle shoot great, and know it through and through.</p><p></p><p>The rest of that stuff really doesn't matter.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Punisher, post: 1034889, member: 76832"] I believe the reason that no one is using the 7mm RM in really competitive circles is because of the change in rules about 3 to 5 years ago when the NRA ruled that muzzle brakes were no longer allowed in NRA sanctioned matches. If you read deeply, you may run across an article about the JP eliminator brake which used to be mounted on every F class rifle I shot against (and my own) but shooters began dropping points due to recoil fatigue without a brake. So they started going with short action calibes like 6BR and 6XC, 7mm SAUM, 7mm-08 and such. But all of these variants are not really significantly "better" than the 7mm mag or even the 243 Winchester for those 6mm calibes. I think this is starting to boil down to a popular method of thinking that if it is not the latest, it CANNOT be the greatest. I have seen these calibes, shot them, shot against them; but I have not noticed a significant difference in performance to older, more widespread cartridges. The most important thing about shooting to hunt or shooting to win, is to make your rifle shoot great, and know it through and through. The rest of that stuff really doesn't matter. [/QUOTE]
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