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7mm Terminal Performance Issues? True or False?
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<blockquote data-quote="BLK" data-source="post: 432996" data-attributes="member: 27177"><p>The person who claims to have guided many people and witnessed 7mm bullets perform poorly is most likely experiencing poor shooters using what ever they bought off the shelf and not practicing even though they went on an expensive hunt. You would be surprised how many people pay several thousand dollars to go on a hunt and shoot their rifle once at a pie plate at 100yds and think, "yup, she's right on!". I have shot over 50 deer with a 25-06 and then (about 20 years ago) I bought the best all around gun I have ever owned.</p><p></p><p>I bought a Winchester 70 7mm with a boss. I am 66 years old and have a completely artificial shoulder. I am obviously concerned about recoil. Recoil is moderate at most with my 7 mag and it shoots 1/2 minute of angle. Most of my shots are from 16 foot high hunting blinds and average 300 yards. Maximum of 600 yards. I have killed three black bears in the last seven years. Two dropped in their tracks when hit through the front shoulder. One went 20 yards when shot just behind the front shoulder. I have shot over 30 deer with this gun and knock most down where they stand. I will admit to having to follow one about 35 yards. These 30 kills were all at 300-600 yards. I shoot a Sierra 160 grain Game King boat tail hollow point bullet and have never had anything close to a failure. It does ruin a lot of the front shoulder on a white tail however. Think about a 7mm mag with a boss. It will probably recoil less than the 7mm-08 without a boss and you can hunt anything on the North American continent with it as far as I am concerned. The key is to practice with your rifle so you can truly place a shot where you want it. Good luck to both you and your new hunter.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BLK, post: 432996, member: 27177"] The person who claims to have guided many people and witnessed 7mm bullets perform poorly is most likely experiencing poor shooters using what ever they bought off the shelf and not practicing even though they went on an expensive hunt. You would be surprised how many people pay several thousand dollars to go on a hunt and shoot their rifle once at a pie plate at 100yds and think, "yup, she's right on!". I have shot over 50 deer with a 25-06 and then (about 20 years ago) I bought the best all around gun I have ever owned. I bought a Winchester 70 7mm with a boss. I am 66 years old and have a completely artificial shoulder. I am obviously concerned about recoil. Recoil is moderate at most with my 7 mag and it shoots 1/2 minute of angle. Most of my shots are from 16 foot high hunting blinds and average 300 yards. Maximum of 600 yards. I have killed three black bears in the last seven years. Two dropped in their tracks when hit through the front shoulder. One went 20 yards when shot just behind the front shoulder. I have shot over 30 deer with this gun and knock most down where they stand. I will admit to having to follow one about 35 yards. These 30 kills were all at 300-600 yards. I shoot a Sierra 160 grain Game King boat tail hollow point bullet and have never had anything close to a failure. It does ruin a lot of the front shoulder on a white tail however. Think about a 7mm mag with a boss. It will probably recoil less than the 7mm-08 without a boss and you can hunt anything on the North American continent with it as far as I am concerned. The key is to practice with your rifle so you can truly place a shot where you want it. Good luck to both you and your new hunter. [/QUOTE]
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