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<blockquote data-quote="Gone Ballistic" data-source="post: 2689689" data-attributes="member: 26477"><p>The 7mm Remington Magnum is and has been my favorite caliber of big game rifle to shoot since I got my first model 700BDL Remington in 1964 for my high school graduation present. </p><p> I wasn't able to hunt large game with it until I returned from Vietnam in '67. But, thereafter I shot my deer and elk regularly every year after with a 139gn. bullet in front of over 70 grains of IMR4831 military surplus powder I bought for 57-Cents per pound. I purchased 45 lbs. of it at that price and shot every grain of it though my 7mm Rem Mag,.25-06 and. 270 Winchester.</p><p> I quit hunting with the 7mmRemMag after I got mauled by a bear in '76 and started shooting a. 338 WinMag for elk after that happened, in case I needed to kill a bear quick.Now that I am a lot older, my 7mm Rem Mag is a lot easier to carry around and with the heavier grain bullets and 2900fps velocity, I think they should stop a bear.</p><p> So, when I heard about the 7mmPRC that Hornaday had come up with, I was taken back. I got my hands on some dies and bought a new rifle to play with some loads. I feel that Hornaday has done what so many people have tried, they came up with the perfect 7mm rifle and shell design that will eventually be the ultimate, perfect 7mm of all the 7mm's. This caliber and shell design has it all when it's matched to the rifle of this case and caliber. From the barrel twist to the chamber throat, nothing has been missed. Even though it is a bit smaller case that the 7mmRemMag, it drives the bullet faster. The recoil is manageable without any type of muzzle brake, however, it is more comfortable to shoot using one or a suppressor. It's far easier to reload than the 7mmRemMag because you aren't using the rim of the case for head spacing. What I like more than anything about, however, is that it was an excuse for me to tell my wife why, at 76 years of age, I needed another rifle. It worked!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Gone Ballistic, post: 2689689, member: 26477"] The 7mm Remington Magnum is and has been my favorite caliber of big game rifle to shoot since I got my first model 700BDL Remington in 1964 for my high school graduation present. I wasn't able to hunt large game with it until I returned from Vietnam in '67. But, thereafter I shot my deer and elk regularly every year after with a 139gn. bullet in front of over 70 grains of IMR4831 military surplus powder I bought for 57-Cents per pound. I purchased 45 lbs. of it at that price and shot every grain of it though my 7mm Rem Mag,.25-06 and. 270 Winchester. I quit hunting with the 7mmRemMag after I got mauled by a bear in '76 and started shooting a. 338 WinMag for elk after that happened, in case I needed to kill a bear quick.Now that I am a lot older, my 7mm Rem Mag is a lot easier to carry around and with the heavier grain bullets and 2900fps velocity, I think they should stop a bear. So, when I heard about the 7mmPRC that Hornaday had come up with, I was taken back. I got my hands on some dies and bought a new rifle to play with some loads. I feel that Hornaday has done what so many people have tried, they came up with the perfect 7mm rifle and shell design that will eventually be the ultimate, perfect 7mm of all the 7mm's. This caliber and shell design has it all when it's matched to the rifle of this case and caliber. From the barrel twist to the chamber throat, nothing has been missed. Even though it is a bit smaller case that the 7mmRemMag, it drives the bullet faster. The recoil is manageable without any type of muzzle brake, however, it is more comfortable to shoot using one or a suppressor. It's far easier to reload than the 7mmRemMag because you aren't using the rim of the case for head spacing. What I like more than anything about, however, is that it was an excuse for me to tell my wife why, at 76 years of age, I needed another rifle. It worked! [/QUOTE]
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