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7mm Remington Magnum VS .308 for Long Range Hunting
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<blockquote data-quote="PowellSixO" data-source="post: 1196300" data-attributes="member: 66495"><p>That 111 in a 7mm Rem Mag is a great budget rifle, that can be made into an awesome shooter. The 7mm in my mind is a superior round. It's faster, flatter, and the 7mm bullets typically will have better BC's. I personally have Savage 111 7mm Rem Mag, and I love it. You can pretty much plan on throwing the stock away though. It's flimsy and basically just junk if you ask me. Like you I originally had a 2.5-10x44 Vortex, and found quickly that it just didn't have the magnification for longer shots. I took it off and put it on my coyote rifle, and upgraded to a 4-16x44 Vortex Viper HST. I also added a Rifle Basix Sav-2 Trigger, and recently a new stock. I'm not a rich man by any means, but this rifle didn't break the bank. In my opinion, you could pick up the 111 7mm Rem Mag and add the following and be very happy:</p><p>Good scope (something that will magnify to 16 or 20 power)</p><p>Good scope mounts and a good picatinny rail (0 moa or 20 moa)</p><p>Good trigger (something in the 1-2 lbs range, but some love the accutrigger, so this is optional)</p><p>Good stock (plus a good pillar and bedding job)</p><p>And load up a 160+ gr round for it (I've had excellent results with the load in my signature)</p><p></p><p>Good luck. </p><p></p><p>Edit: And if you ever get the itch to hunt elk, you're good to go. Not that a .308 won't kill elk, but it's limited to 400-500 yards. The 7mm Rem Mag will extend your effective range on elk to 800-900 yards.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Here is a picture of my 111 7mm Rem Mag. </p><p></p><p><a href="http://s284.photobucket.com/user/XC-SquareBush/media/Rifle%20Savage%207mm/20160426_211435_zpsknpyifnn.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll39/XC-SquareBush/Rifle%20Savage%207mm/20160426_211435_zpsknpyifnn.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="PowellSixO, post: 1196300, member: 66495"] That 111 in a 7mm Rem Mag is a great budget rifle, that can be made into an awesome shooter. The 7mm in my mind is a superior round. It's faster, flatter, and the 7mm bullets typically will have better BC's. I personally have Savage 111 7mm Rem Mag, and I love it. You can pretty much plan on throwing the stock away though. It's flimsy and basically just junk if you ask me. Like you I originally had a 2.5-10x44 Vortex, and found quickly that it just didn't have the magnification for longer shots. I took it off and put it on my coyote rifle, and upgraded to a 4-16x44 Vortex Viper HST. I also added a Rifle Basix Sav-2 Trigger, and recently a new stock. I'm not a rich man by any means, but this rifle didn't break the bank. In my opinion, you could pick up the 111 7mm Rem Mag and add the following and be very happy: Good scope (something that will magnify to 16 or 20 power) Good scope mounts and a good picatinny rail (0 moa or 20 moa) Good trigger (something in the 1-2 lbs range, but some love the accutrigger, so this is optional) Good stock (plus a good pillar and bedding job) And load up a 160+ gr round for it (I've had excellent results with the load in my signature) Good luck. Edit: And if you ever get the itch to hunt elk, you're good to go. Not that a .308 won't kill elk, but it's limited to 400-500 yards. The 7mm Rem Mag will extend your effective range on elk to 800-900 yards. Here is a picture of my 111 7mm Rem Mag. [URL=http://s284.photobucket.com/user/XC-SquareBush/media/Rifle%20Savage%207mm/20160426_211435_zpsknpyifnn.jpg.html][IMG]http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll39/XC-SquareBush/Rifle%20Savage%207mm/20160426_211435_zpsknpyifnn.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [/QUOTE]
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