Thread: Demise of the 7mm Rem Mag

Originally Posted by TimC

.223 the magic calibre that stands proud and doesn't abide by this 1000ftlbs of energy to be ethical nonsense

Do you own a .270 by any chance as well as the deuce+1? Ha

Originally Posted by nor-west

Oh God I have no hope, I own a .223 a 6.5 creedmoor and a 7mm Rem Mag.

I Obviously need to sell off the lot and buy PRC,s and RUM,s etc (if I believe in social media and shooting forums)

You forgot the Lapua Mag series, just no class...

To answer the OPs question, no I don't think so.

Originally Posted by gimp

The 7mm Rem Mag ought to be like the SS Commodore V8



Out of production

And so much more desirable

Originally Posted by No.3

Do you own a .270 by any chance as well as the deuce+1? Ha

Hey...I resemble that remark!!!

Greetings,
To quote the words of Mark Twain I think it was:
"News of my death has been greatly exaggerated"
Foretelling the death of a cartridge still being chambered by most is premature ant least and likely foolhardy. Many have forecast the immediate death of cartridges due to some perceived, fault often promoting their favoured alternative, only be ignored by the vast majority of the rifle buying public. As has been said before the purchase of a new rifle is often not a venture where cool headed reason prevails.
Regards Grandpamac.

The .222 magnum is really about the only cartridge that pops to mind as having once been king of the hill and now just about unheard of. Yet folks took it,necked down to make 204 Ruger... And then neck said 204ruger back up to .224 and suddenly it's a great new thing again lol. The 7mm mag isn't going away any time soon. Unless of course projectiles makers pull head out of arse and make a few more decent BC .277 calibre offerings and rifle makers put some faster twist barrels of said .277 size on rifles,it might be in trouble then,still won't disappear overnight lol.

In terms of being able to totally maximise the performance of the 7mm RMs a large percentage of factory rifle offerings have certainly fallen short of the benchmark when considering the performance that one can achieve with a custom action and chambering.

Seating depth being the main culprit in Tikkas for example.

In time, a factory PRC will achieve this bench mark and probably exceed it in a cheaper factory offering and that will absolutely kill the RM.

The RM’s belt also gets a bad rep even though it’s a complete non issue if sized and loaded correctly.

Will the average PRC match the performance of my own custom 7mmRM, possibly not but it will be close enough and a hell of a lot cheaper and easier to get there.

Originally Posted by Southerner223

Shooting the 162s over 2900fps from a slightly shorter than factory barrel. Plenty of spice, heck 3000 fps with something heavier would kick more than a rodeo bronc

OK.
The 30-06 can do that with a slightly fatter bullet of the same weight …
So, is the RemMag a choked up, medium powered trajectory toy like the 6.5 Creedmore ?
Rather than a big stick deer killing machine ?

Originally Posted by Southerner223

Shooting the 162s over 2900fps from a slightly shorter than factory barrel. Plenty of spice …

OK.
The 30-06 can do that with a slightly fatter bullet of the same weight …
So, is the RemMag a choked up, medium powered trajectory toy like the 6.5 Creedmore ?
Rather than a big stick deer killing machine ?

There is no real world difference between them. Since the 7mm Rem mag has had half a century of good will and achievement I really doubt the 7 PRC will ever be selling more rifles than the 7mm Remington Magnum, despite what Greg Duley says, who never saw a new shiny thing he didn't like.

If anything was likely to "kill off" the 7mmRM in NZ I'd pick the 6.5 PRC. You only have to watch the first part of @Norway s new Ibex video to hear why. Extreme wind bucking with 156s at 2800-2900ish and recoil mild enough that most people can learn to spot their own shots. All in a package that is short action compatible (and perfect for Tikka length actions and the like ).

Well said, shot four goats with the 6.5 prc last week, two at 481 m and two at 460.
Mate had a rem mag and did fair so well.
Two thar today bang flop the prc is a machine 👍
Had a Dpt brake on the suppressor today for the fist time very impressed.

Originally Posted by Doon

Well said, shot four goats with the 6.5 prc last week, two at 481 m and two at 460.
Mate had a rem mag and did fair so well.
Two thar today bang flop the prc is a machine ��
Had a Dpt brake on the suppressor today for the fist time very impressed.

I can assure you if he didn’t do so well it’s got nothing to do with the rem mag

Fair call never owned one.