7mm Remington mag for deer - Page 3

tachunter · January 19, 2010, 04:21 AM

The M70 is great and so is the 7mag. Deadly combination with the right guy behind the rifle.

rudy270 · January 19, 2010, 06:47 PM

there is no such thing as over kill there dead there dead don't matter 7 mag 460 mag to a weatherby mag there all guns we use

Doodlebugger45 · January 19, 2010, 11:47 PM

The truth is, just about anything will kill a deer. A 7 mag is one of them for sure. I've killed deer with a .22 up to a 45-70. It ain't that hard. And I've killed them with a 7 mag and they were just as dead as my old 30-30 did it. Around here, a lot of times your deer tag will be in the same area and same time as elk season. That's a bit different deal. A 7 mag is a great elk hunting cartridge, so if a deer pops up, you got it covered as well.

As far as a deer being too close for the 7 mag, you have a couple options to avoid meat damage. If it's real close and I have some time, I will either opt to shoot it behind the ear, or else I will pull out whatever handgun I have with me just for fun. But really even if it's just 50 yards away and you have a good hard elk bullet loaded, if you shoot them through the lungs, the bullet hardly even expands and you get a nice little hole on the other side with not any meat damage.

I say, if you shoot it well, then by all means take the 7 mag deer hunting. Or a 243. Or a 30-30. Or a 45-70. Or a 25-20. Or a ..... whatever.

A_Gamehog · January 20, 2010, 01:41 PM

look at this recoil table...

7MMrem mag kicks like a 30-06.

http://www.chuckhawks.com/recoil_table.htm

January 19, 2010, 06:47 PM	#52
rudy270 Junior member Join Date: January 18, 2010 Posts: 53	7 mmag there is no such thing as over kill there dead there dead don't matter 7 mag 460 mag to a weatherby mag there all guns we use Last edited by rudy270; January 19, 2010 at 06:50 PM. Reason: 2to4

January 20, 2010, 01:41 PM	#54
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January 19, 2010, 04:21 AM	#51
tachunter Senior Member Join Date: December 12, 2009 Posts: 196	The M70 is great and so is the 7mag. Deadly combination with the right guy behind the rifle.

January 19, 2010, 11:47 PM	#53
Doodlebugger45 Senior Member Join Date: April 15, 2009 Location: Wyoming Posts: 1,717	The truth is, just about anything will kill a deer. A 7 mag is one of them for sure. I've killed deer with a .22 up to a 45-70. It ain't that hard. And I've killed them with a 7 mag and they were just as dead as my old 30-30 did it. Around here, a lot of times your deer tag will be in the same area and same time as elk season. That's a bit different deal. A 7 mag is a great elk hunting cartridge, so if a deer pops up, you got it covered as well. As far as a deer being too close for the 7 mag, you have a couple options to avoid meat damage. If it's real close and I have some time, I will either opt to shoot it behind the ear, or else I will pull out whatever handgun I have with me just for fun. But really even if it's just 50 yards away and you have a good hard elk bullet loaded, if you shoot them through the lungs, the bullet hardly even expands and you get a nice little hole on the other side with not any meat damage. I say, if you shoot it well, then by all means take the 7 mag deer hunting. Or a 243. Or a 30-30. Or a 45-70. Or a 25-20. Or a ..... whatever.