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7mm Rem Mag or 7mm Ultra Mag???
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<blockquote data-quote="sambo3006" data-source="post: 346921" data-attributes="member: 2740"><p>A Remington factory tube may or may not stabilize the 180 gr VLD. I have a 7mm RUM and tried the 180 gr JLK VLD. At 100 yards I was shooting a little over a half inch. I moved out to 500 yards on a large piece of cardboard and my rounds were going all over the place, around 10-12" groups. No wind to speak of and I was using a solid rest and a 6.5-20 SF Leupold, so I think human error was minimized. I was getting 3100 fps out of my 26" barrel, maybe could have gotten more but I don't know.</p><p>The 168 gr VLD either Berger or JLK should stabilize just fine and there shouldn't be much difference in wind drift due to the higher starting velocity. Either cartridge would serve you well. The 7mm RUM does have fairly sharp recoil in a sporter weight rifle, noticeably more than the 7mm Rem Mag. Just my 2 cents.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sambo3006, post: 346921, member: 2740"] A Remington factory tube may or may not stabilize the 180 gr VLD. I have a 7mm RUM and tried the 180 gr JLK VLD. At 100 yards I was shooting a little over a half inch. I moved out to 500 yards on a large piece of cardboard and my rounds were going all over the place, around 10-12" groups. No wind to speak of and I was using a solid rest and a 6.5-20 SF Leupold, so I think human error was minimized. I was getting 3100 fps out of my 26" barrel, maybe could have gotten more but I don't know. The 168 gr VLD either Berger or JLK should stabilize just fine and there shouldn't be much difference in wind drift due to the higher starting velocity. Either cartridge would serve you well. The 7mm RUM does have fairly sharp recoil in a sporter weight rifle, noticeably more than the 7mm Rem Mag. Just my 2 cents. [/QUOTE]
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