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Why the 7mm Rem Mag?
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<blockquote data-quote="NM-LAnk" data-source="post: 2296768" data-attributes="member: 112307"><p>This is kinda like a Ford or Chevy question… or more of a F-250 vs 2500 question. The real reason for both is in the name…. Remington or Winchester. They are in the business of selling guns and ammunition. What better way than coming out with a hot new round to sell more guns and ammo? Reference the 30 Nosler, 300 WSM, 300 SAUM etc. are any of them really needed?</p><p></p><p>I shot a 7mm Mag for years but I was never happy with the way it <em>didn't</em> nail elk on the spot. They just seemed to flinch and walk off and die in "X" number of yards. There are times when that matters. So I bought an 8mm Rem Mag and it is an awesome round. Everything I shot with it from coues deer to elk to caribou to oryx just dropped. I don't care what the 6.5 crowd says (I also have killed a lot of deer with a 6.5 Sweede which begs the question about the need for the 6.5 Creedmoor but we'll save that for another thread) but a bigger/heaver bullet just kills critters faster. An elk "feels" the difference between a 7 mag and a 300 mag. They definitely feel the difference when hit with an 8 mag or a .338. I've witnessed it multiple times.</p><p></p><p>I would still shoot the Big 8 if not for the lack of factory rounds. It's not that I mind reloading, I actually like it but the last time I went to Alaska I was a nervous wreck worrying about my bullets not arriving with my gun. So I made a visit to my local Wal-Mart, Big R, and Cabelas and looked to see what they stocked – everyone had a huge selection of 300 Win, more than anything but '06. All of that to say, when I replaced the Big 8, I got a 300 win. I know it will kill faster than the 7 mag and I can find factory rounds anywhere in the world if necessary.</p><p></p><p>Let me add – I am not recoil sensitive. I can't tell the difference between an '06 and a 300 win (I do notice a .338 recoil though and my 416 Rigby rattles my teeth) so that is not a factor for me and I don't believe in overkill or "too dead." Ask anyone who had to pack his buddies "well shot" elk with 270 out of the bottom of a black canyon 200 yards from the mesa top where it was hit.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="NM-LAnk, post: 2296768, member: 112307"] This is kinda like a Ford or Chevy question… or more of a F-250 vs 2500 question. The real reason for both is in the name…. Remington or Winchester. They are in the business of selling guns and ammunition. What better way than coming out with a hot new round to sell more guns and ammo? Reference the 30 Nosler, 300 WSM, 300 SAUM etc. are any of them really needed? I shot a 7mm Mag for years but I was never happy with the way it [I]didn't[/I] nail elk on the spot. They just seemed to flinch and walk off and die in "X" number of yards. There are times when that matters. So I bought an 8mm Rem Mag and it is an awesome round. Everything I shot with it from coues deer to elk to caribou to oryx just dropped. I don't care what the 6.5 crowd says (I also have killed a lot of deer with a 6.5 Sweede which begs the question about the need for the 6.5 Creedmoor but we'll save that for another thread) but a bigger/heaver bullet just kills critters faster. An elk "feels" the difference between a 7 mag and a 300 mag. They definitely feel the difference when hit with an 8 mag or a .338. I've witnessed it multiple times. I would still shoot the Big 8 if not for the lack of factory rounds. It's not that I mind reloading, I actually like it but the last time I went to Alaska I was a nervous wreck worrying about my bullets not arriving with my gun. So I made a visit to my local Wal-Mart, Big R, and Cabelas and looked to see what they stocked – everyone had a huge selection of 300 Win, more than anything but '06. All of that to say, when I replaced the Big 8, I got a 300 win. I know it will kill faster than the 7 mag and I can find factory rounds anywhere in the world if necessary. Let me add – I am not recoil sensitive. I can't tell the difference between an '06 and a 300 win (I do notice a .338 recoil though and my 416 Rigby rattles my teeth) so that is not a factor for me and I don't believe in overkill or "too dead." Ask anyone who had to pack his buddies "well shot" elk with 270 out of the bottom of a black canyon 200 yards from the mesa top where it was hit. [/QUOTE]
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