Thinking of complimenting my collection with a 7mm remington magnum..

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7MM REM MAG

 

[StevenQ718]

I really love the 7mm Rem Mag. My go to rifle for deer, elk and pigs has been my Sako 75 stainless with a discontinued Nikon Monarch 3 2-10x42mm with BDC reticle. My favorite load has been factory Winchester 150 grain Nosler Ballistic Silvertip, yes even for elk. Gun writer John Barsness says Nosler made the jacket thicker on the 150 grain 7mm bullet, works fine for elk and my results bear this out on large wild hog and elk. That Sako is one of my more accurate rifles too, less than dime size groups at 100 yards.

For awhile, I used my 375 RUM, in place of the Sako 7mm Rem Mag for elk and wild hog, but after awhile I noticed I wasn’t killing anything quicker, so I went back to my trusty Sako 7mm Mag. I’d certainly use it for any African plains game.

You can’t go wrong with a Winchester M70 Super grade. On this forum many will recommend European glass probably costing more than your rifle which is fine if you can afford it but a good Leupold VX3 3.5-10x40mm would be about perfect I think.

375 Rum and 7mm Rem Mag perform the same on animals? That's hard to believe....

 

[runningman]

I'm looking at Winchester model 70 supergrade and it is a toss up between 7mm and the 270 win, but tilting towards a 7mm.

Which scope would you recommend on either?

Depends on your preference sir but I’d say go with the NX8 series, they are the lightest scope for the magnification range, I have both the 2.5-20. But if you want more magnification the 4-32 is basically same weight.

 

[BJH65]

375 Rum and 7mm Rem Mag perform the same on animals? That's hard to believe....

I had used my 7mm Rem Mag for years with both 160 grain TSX then 150 grain Ballistic Silvertip very successful on deer, hogs and elk. I kind of had a fascination with the 375 RUM, so I got a nice Remington 700 custom shop and set it up as a semi long range rifle, with dial up scope, primarily for elk. The area I hunted in western Montana for elk involved cross canyon shots from 300-500 yards. I observed a well hit elk in the vitals, was just as dead with my 7mm Rem Mag as my 375 RUM.

No doubt the 375 RUM is much more powerful than 7mm Rem Mag, however, dead is dead, so I went back to my 7mm. Really about shot placement and the correct bullet. Your shooting ability may be different than mine and you may have different results?

 

[StevenQ718]

I had used my 7mm Rem Mag for years with both 160 grain TSX then 150 grain Ballistic Silvertip very successful on deer, hogs and elk. I kind of had a fascination with the 375 RUM, so I got a nice Remington 700 custom shop and set it up as a semi long range rifle, with dial up scope, primarily for elk. The area I hunted in western Montana for elk involved cross canyon shots from 300-500 yards. I observed a well hit elk in the vitals, was just as dead with my 7mm Rem Mag as my 375 RUM.

No doubt the 375 RUM is much more powerful than 7mm Rem Mag, however, dead is dead, so I went back to my 7mm. Really about shot placement and the correct bullet. Your shooting ability may be different than mine and you may have different results?

I'm currently considering a 375 Rum build for extra punch at longer distances. That's why I asked lol.

 

[BJH65]

I'm currently considering a 375 Rum build for extra punch at longer distances. That's why I asked lol.

No worries. I still like the 375 RUM. Mine is a minute of angle shooter and I think it’s a great long range cartridge. If not braked care must be taken shooting from prone! Another reason for going back to my 7mm mag! lol

 

[odonata]

I did consider a 7X57 / 275 but availability is a problem.
What do you guys think?

I use a 275 Rigby which I like a lot for the woods hunting at moderate ranges that I do. But even though I don’t own a 7mm Rem mag, I have nothing bad to say about it. A hunting buddy found it to be an excellent choice for hunting aoudad at a distance recently. I had a 7mm Rem Mag but rebarreled it to a 458 Win Mag before I ever fired a shot so I can’t give an informed opinion on the cartridge.

 

[Berettaco]

Can’t go wrong with either. Within regular hunting ranges, say 300 yards or less, there really is minimal difference. My go to is the 270 with 150 grain aframe.
I have several 7mm mags and they seem to like 140 grain bullets - not that big of a difference really but might be something to consider if you have a specific bullet weight in mind.
Great thing about both is you can get ammo off the shelf just about anywhere if you need to.
For scope I really like swaros -Z3 3-9x36 for regular hunting scopes and the Z6 2.5-15x44 if you are wanting a bit more range. Prefer the BRH reticle in both.
If you are not wanting to spend quite that much check out the Trijicon Huron 3-9x40 - they are on sale for $399 and I am quite impressed with them.

 

[RyanPalmer]

for small to medium game mainly in the US, EU and Africa. This will be in addition to my 9.3X62 and 470 ne. I did consider a 7X57 / 275 but availability is a problem.
What do you guys think?

I think it’s a good idea but I’m a bit biased. I just purchased a Sauer 100 Classic in 7mmRM and topped it off with a Schmidt & Bender Zenith. Out the door this setup cost $2,572.

I wanted a point and shoot rifle out to 500 yards. It’s a 2.6 mil hold over to hit an 8” plate at 500. I can do that standing off sticks; so goal accomplished.

Those Winchester super grades are really nice. A coworker has one in .264 win mag and it just sits the safe. I make an offer every week…

 

[Northern Shooter]

3 rifles would complete your collection?

 

[skydiver386]

I think it's a toss up between the .280 and 7mm Rem Mag. I think some of the faster 7mm's are to much of a good thing. They can eat barrels all out of proportion to their ballistic advantage.

The 7mm mag and .280 may sell slower than they used to, but as others have said, they will likely outlive many of the newer hot rods.

 

[BigHill]

There are a lot of good arguments here, I have used the 7 for 40 years and You really can`t go wrong with that one. The past 20 years or so I have only fed her 175 gr, that will take care of a lot of things. Mostly medium dear and up to 1500 lbs or so.
She will never leave me for sure.

 

[Jim Golden]

I have a Model 70 Super Grade in 7mm Rem Mag and used it to take the biggest deer I've ever taken. It wasn't a great shot, but the 7 had enough zoot to still put him down for good. I really like Model 70's. A couple years ago I came across a pair of new ones on Guns America or International with curly maple stocks. One was a .264 Win Mag (same case as the 7mm Rem Mag....the .264 actually came out first...but when Remington brought out the 7 it pretty well killed the .264 off.....but it's a smoker on deer!) and the other a .270. I agonized and finally made the guy an offer on both of them. To my chagrin, he accepted So I have a matched pair of them. I put Leupold VX-5HD 3-15's on both of them. For some reason when I take the .270 out, I never see a deer. The .264 has zapped several. I really like the .264.

I have a Model 70 Featherweight in 7mm-08 so the closest I have to a 7x57. I have a VX-5HD 2-10 on it. It's a nice little rig too.

In your case, you could always split the difference and get a .280 Remington....or if you hand load do a .280 Ackley Improved. It's the .270's case necked up to 7mm. It's a great cartridge as well. But you won't go wrong with a 7 mag.