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Remington M700 Long Range 7mm Rem Mag? Need a 400-yard deer rifle... Help me!
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<blockquote data-quote="RT2506" data-source="post: 1021062" data-attributes="member: 10178"><p>This is my opinion. I have been killing deer for 40 years. I did crop damage control for 15 years where 100 deer a year had to be taken off the farm. Between me and my hunting partner we shot deer with lots of calibers between 22 and 45-70. Both of us have the same opinion of the 7mm Rem mag. If you are shooting most of your deer OVER 200 yards away it works pretty good. For shots under 200 yards we could not carry enough flashlight batteries to hunt with one. We did most of our deer shooting in the last 2 hrs of light in the evening and even with perfect bullet placement with lots of different bullet makes and weights 75% of the time the deer would run off a ways and we would be trailing them up after dark in the VERY THICK cutover undergrowth and swamps of east NC. For your application I would suggest the 25-06 or 257 Weatherby as first choice. These 25 are just plain bang flop killers 99% of the time. Next is anything in 6.5, then the 270 Win shooting 130 gr bullets. Next up is 308 Win or 30-06 shooting 165 gr and lighter bullets. In the 30 cals if you keep it below impact velocity of 3000 fps the 125 gr Ballistic Tip is an AWESOME deer killing bullet. Don't knock it until you have tried it. Yes the big mags are great if you are shooting over 300 yards but for your stated application they are not needed.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RT2506, post: 1021062, member: 10178"] This is my opinion. I have been killing deer for 40 years. I did crop damage control for 15 years where 100 deer a year had to be taken off the farm. Between me and my hunting partner we shot deer with lots of calibers between 22 and 45-70. Both of us have the same opinion of the 7mm Rem mag. If you are shooting most of your deer OVER 200 yards away it works pretty good. For shots under 200 yards we could not carry enough flashlight batteries to hunt with one. We did most of our deer shooting in the last 2 hrs of light in the evening and even with perfect bullet placement with lots of different bullet makes and weights 75% of the time the deer would run off a ways and we would be trailing them up after dark in the VERY THICK cutover undergrowth and swamps of east NC. For your application I would suggest the 25-06 or 257 Weatherby as first choice. These 25 are just plain bang flop killers 99% of the time. Next is anything in 6.5, then the 270 Win shooting 130 gr bullets. Next up is 308 Win or 30-06 shooting 165 gr and lighter bullets. In the 30 cals if you keep it below impact velocity of 3000 fps the 125 gr Ballistic Tip is an AWESOME deer killing bullet. Don't knock it until you have tried it. Yes the big mags are great if you are shooting over 300 yards but for your stated application they are not needed. [/QUOTE]
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