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<blockquote data-quote="dakor" data-source="post: 105226" data-attributes="member: 2204"><p><strong>Re: Comments on HOT 7mm\'s</strong></p><p></p><p>Dave a 7mm will out perform a 30cal sorry but it is a fact of life. I have both and the big 7's retain more energy, velocity, shoot flatter and have less wind drift. A big 7mm will fill the bill for long range very well. If you could drive a berger 180 even at 3100fps that has plenty of energy and velocity to kill elk out to 1800 yards wich is plenty far for most people. You should be able to drive a 180 around 3300 to 3400fps with a standard 7mm RUM. I was getting 3100fps with a 7mm STW Sendero. When I get my STW back from Chris it will have a 28inch Broughton 5c on it and I should be able to get 3200fps pretty easy with that setup which like I said is plenty for Elk out to a mile or more. I would also like to add at the ranges you are going to shoot a standard 7mm mag or 300win mag would be fine. DC says a 7mm mag with a 175SMK will kill any bull Elk at 1000 yards so I am sure it will have no trouble at 600-800 yards.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dakor, post: 105226, member: 2204"] [b]Re: Comments on HOT 7mm\'s[/b] Dave a 7mm will out perform a 30cal sorry but it is a fact of life. I have both and the big 7's retain more energy, velocity, shoot flatter and have less wind drift. A big 7mm will fill the bill for long range very well. If you could drive a berger 180 even at 3100fps that has plenty of energy and velocity to kill elk out to 1800 yards wich is plenty far for most people. You should be able to drive a 180 around 3300 to 3400fps with a standard 7mm RUM. I was getting 3100fps with a 7mm STW Sendero. When I get my STW back from Chris it will have a 28inch Broughton 5c on it and I should be able to get 3200fps pretty easy with that setup which like I said is plenty for Elk out to a mile or more. I would also like to add at the ranges you are going to shoot a standard 7mm mag or 300win mag would be fine. DC says a 7mm mag with a 175SMK will kill any bull Elk at 1000 yards so I am sure it will have no trouble at 600-800 yards. [/QUOTE]
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