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7mm Remington Magnum VS .308 for Long Range Hunting
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<blockquote data-quote="Nightvisionary" data-source="post: 1196103" data-attributes="member: 80107"><p>I started hunting mule deer in new area on public land a couple years ago. It's high desert rolling hills, frequent high winds, and very little cover. The deer are very educated and shots never seem to present themselves closer than 350 yards. I have been using my AR10 variant DPMS G2 .308 with a 20 inch barrel with a Vortex 2.5-10 HD scope.</p><p></p><p>Last year I lost a shot because I could not make out the forks on a young buck through my scope or Leupold 10X Gold Ring binoculars so higher powered optics are definitely needed. I have been researching calibers with higher BC and velocity such as the 6.5 Remington, 6.5-284, .280 Remington and 7mm Remington magnum. I don't appreciate the recoil on lightweight hunting rifles in 300 Win Mag or higher.</p><p></p><p>Today I found a near new pre-accutrigger Savage 111 synthetic stock in 7mm Remington Magnum with a 9.5 rate of twist 24 inch barrel for $279 at a local shop. I will reload for whatever caliber I end up with. Will the improved ballistics make this a worthwhile purchase?</p><p></p><p></p><p>This is the terrain I will be hunting.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i66.tinypic.com/nfmq2h.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nightvisionary, post: 1196103, member: 80107"] I started hunting mule deer in new area on public land a couple years ago. It's high desert rolling hills, frequent high winds, and very little cover. The deer are very educated and shots never seem to present themselves closer than 350 yards. I have been using my AR10 variant DPMS G2 .308 with a 20 inch barrel with a Vortex 2.5-10 HD scope. Last year I lost a shot because I could not make out the forks on a young buck through my scope or Leupold 10X Gold Ring binoculars so higher powered optics are definitely needed. I have been researching calibers with higher BC and velocity such as the 6.5 Remington, 6.5-284, .280 Remington and 7mm Remington magnum. I don't appreciate the recoil on lightweight hunting rifles in 300 Win Mag or higher. Today I found a near new pre-accutrigger Savage 111 synthetic stock in 7mm Remington Magnum with a 9.5 rate of twist 24 inch barrel for $279 at a local shop. I will reload for whatever caliber I end up with. Will the improved ballistics make this a worthwhile purchase? This is the terrain I will be hunting. [IMG]http://i66.tinypic.com/nfmq2h.jpg[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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