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7mm Remington Mag for all around hunting??
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<blockquote data-quote="Lefty7mmstw" data-source="post: 1107586" data-attributes="member: 48043"><p>higher Taylor KO factor Muddy, due to the wider frontal area of the 30 cal. bullet... That is why many also step over 30 and go to 338 for critters that weigh over 400# or so.</p><p> </p><p>I've treated my rifles like golf clubs for years. I've got choices from 22 cal to 405 and usually a mild and wild in each caliber (or wild and really wild). Use the correct tool for the job and you will have better luck. </p><p> </p><p>I've seen big bodied mule deer bucks that have soaked up multiple 30 cal hits from around the 1/4 mile mark ... what would a lesser caliber have done? Would we have gotten the buck or would it do like a couple of mule deer I've seen and take a small caliber hit in stride and bed down a few minutes later to die and not be bagged. You've got to hit them hard enough if you want to take them quickly.... For deer a 7mm is usually enough. You won't see me shooting bigger critters than deer with less than a big 30 though.</p><p> </p><p>my 7stw with a 140 has a tko factor of 18.... my 300 win with a 165 has a tko of 23.... whilst my 375 with a 300tsx trucking along at a sedate 2550 fps has a tko of 40... these all generate close to 4,000 ft# of muzzle energy...</p><p> </p><p>btw., my 405 with a 300 at 2250 fps still has a tko of 39....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lefty7mmstw, post: 1107586, member: 48043"] higher Taylor KO factor Muddy, due to the wider frontal area of the 30 cal. bullet... That is why many also step over 30 and go to 338 for critters that weigh over 400# or so. I've treated my rifles like golf clubs for years. I've got choices from 22 cal to 405 and usually a mild and wild in each caliber (or wild and really wild). Use the correct tool for the job and you will have better luck. I've seen big bodied mule deer bucks that have soaked up multiple 30 cal hits from around the 1/4 mile mark ... what would a lesser caliber have done? Would we have gotten the buck or would it do like a couple of mule deer I've seen and take a small caliber hit in stride and bed down a few minutes later to die and not be bagged. You've got to hit them hard enough if you want to take them quickly.... For deer a 7mm is usually enough. You won't see me shooting bigger critters than deer with less than a big 30 though. my 7stw with a 140 has a tko factor of 18.... my 300 win with a 165 has a tko of 23.... whilst my 375 with a 300tsx trucking along at a sedate 2550 fps has a tko of 40... these all generate close to 4,000 ft# of muzzle energy... btw., my 405 with a 300 at 2250 fps still has a tko of 39.... [/QUOTE]
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