Thread: Demise of the 7mm Rem Mag

Originally Posted by McNotty

After reading through Duleys latest three articles on 7 PRC, and once Tikka, Sako etc bring out this caliber in factory offering, would anyone bother with the rem mag anymore? No belt, no more over crowding of case capacity with deep seated projectiles to fit magazines, decent twist rate, good speeds in a shorter 20” barrel, chuck out a 190 grainer doing 3000 fps+ in a longer barrel etc

Thoughts?

Greetings @McNotty,
All that you say is true and they are my sentiments exactly. Not everyone buys a rifle based on a clear assessment of its attributes though and the 7mm Rem Mag does have name recognition and a 60 plus year head start. The .308 is surely a better cartridge for most than the .303, more so when you consider the rifles. The .308 precedes the 7mm RM but has it wiped out all the .303 rifles? Regarding the VW Holden comparison at least VW still manufactures cars while Holden is gone forever.
Regards Grandpamac.