Thread: School me on the 7mm Rem Mag

Hi Fella's,

I'm headed over the ditch to hunt tahr with a kiwi colleague in early November...

I was going to bring my .270, but given that my opportunities to hunt tahr are pretty limited (10 years since my last trip), I thought I'd give myself a bit more margin for error as well as giving me a bit more knock down power if a nice bull presents itself a bit further out, So today I ordered in a t3x tikka in 7mm rem mag. It will be ready to pick up in a month. I'll pair it with a zeiss victory 3-12x56.

This cartridge seems to pretty well regarded by blokes on here and on the 'other' forum for tahr, and seems like it should do the job. I'm comfortable shooting out to around 350-400m or so - haven't ever had the need to shoot any further and most of my hunting over here is done at ranges under 150.

Any advice on good loads of tahr - what weight projectiles work well ? What about powders - I've got lots of ADI 2213sc left over from loading for my .270. Hopefully, I will get a chance to work up some loads for it, but if I don't get a chance what good factory loads are out there?

Any other comments or experience with the 7mm mag for tahr would be appreciated.

Cheers,