Looking for Remington Managed Recoil 7mm-08 ammo for my son?

pisces-guy said:
Does anyone know who has some in stock? Thanks in advance!
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Seems as though you don't roll your own. Unfortunate as I have rolled some customs for my 9 year old grandson's 7mm-08. Recoil is manageable for him and the distance to which enough remaining energy to cleanly kill a deer is 200 yards.
 
Gitrdun, you're right, I don't handload yet, but I'm seriously thinking of starting to roll my own! The Remington MR ammo shoots soft and
he loved it...seems pretty close to yours, the info on it says good on deer to 200 yards. Someone has to have seen the stuff at their gun shop?
 
Took a bit of work into our excellent gunsmiths here in Kelowna, Weber & Markin, and Chris Weber had picked up ten boxes a week before! He had five left, now he has two...thanks for all your replies!
 
If at some time in the future you decide to delve into handloading, you won't have to pay more to get less. Versatility is the primary advantage the hunter/handloader enjoys, better accuracy and cost savings are just side benefits.
 
Yuppers..........^^^ and don't fergit to save yer brass......and the sleeves and boxes too.

Regardless whether you're going to reload oar nawt, sumbuddy can yewse them........ (moi)..... :D
 
I am wondering if the young lad has tried regular 7mm-08 ammo?

I cannot tell the difference, in terms of recoil, between my .243 (pretty much now a standard child's entry level cartridge) and my 7mm-08.
I think the difference between the two is something like 9 vs. 12 foot pounds of energy - insignificant really, at least to me ..
and I have a 24/7 sore shoulder (torn rotator cuff, chronic tendonitis, etc.), and the 7mm-08 is a lightweight Kimber (insufficient weight to minimize perceived recoil).

Factory 7mm-08 ammo is not cheap ($35/box and up), and I bet retailers charge more for the Managed Recoil loads. IF you can find them.

Maybe an alternative is to .. start with .22, then up to .243, then graduate to regular 7mm-08? .... (assuming that you haven't already done this, of course).
 
My 13 year old son, who's built like a bean pole, can handle 7x57 Prvi factory loads from a 7 pound rifle. I agree with Savage, I would "graduate" him up to 7mm-08. A great cartridge by the way! Of course if you reload, the world's your oyster... so much versatility.
 
My son has been shooting his 10/22 and .17HMR Savage bolt since he was 8...this past Christmas I got him a Ruger American stainless compact in 7mm-08, after doing some homework. I wanted his first real hunting rifle from dad to be one he could keep for a long long time, and use for any antlered critter...as I hunt deer, moose, and elk. I also wanted it to be able to take them down at any reasonable range, and have the lowest recoil possible. I chose the 7mm-08 because with the Remmy Managed Recoil ammo it recoils less than a .243, which is important for now, and can be used for deer up to 200 yards...which the .243 would've also accomplished. The advantage of the 7mm-08 is that with regular ammo, which still recoils pretty mildly, (I compared it to my .270Win deer rifle and it was a fair bit less, and quite a bit less than my 30.06 moose/elk rifle with 180 grain bullets), the 7mm will take moose and elk out past 350 yards just fine! The only thing we'll have to do is swap the compact stock for a regular stock when he outgrows the current one, either a synthetic or a Boyd's laminate. My dad got me that .270 I mentioned as my first rifle in 1980, a Ruger M77 tang safety, and I used it for everything and it became like a part of me...I still use it for deer and think of my late great dad every time I take a buck! At first when I was little, it's recoil was a bit much, but I grew into it and it was "enough gun" for anything in Canada with antlers, which is what dad had in mind when he bought it. Today, the 7mm-08 recoils lighter than a .270 with standard loads, and the Managed Recoil loads make the recoil "no big thing", as my son describes it...it's a better first gun for a kid than the .270, in my humble opinion. He figures he can move up to the standard Nosler Accubonds I bought for it next year when he's 12. He's happy, bugging me to go to the range more, and dad is happy that his son is happy! :-D
 
Too bad you don't live closer, I'd help you load some up.

I started all my kids on the centerfire rifle with a 7mm-08 using 120 gr Sierra Prohunter bullets and starting load of IMR4064. About 2450-2500 fps. Low recoil, more like a push than a punch. Potent enough that no holdover required out to 200 yds and more than enough to take down a big deer at that distance.
 
Savage, that is my thoughts on recoil, exactly.
I bought a Tikka T3 Light Hunter for a grand daughter last year, as a present for getting her PAL. I put it through pretty extensive tests, loading 130, 139/140, 145 and 150 grain bullets. With the 130 grain, which were not heavily loaded, I thought too, it was just like my 243.
The heavier weight bullets I loaded right up to the velocity the rifle was designed for.
Our grand daughter is a small lady, but I found out she had no trouble shooting even the heavy loads.
 
H4831 said:
Savage, that is my thoughts on recoil, exactly.
I bought a Tikka T3 Light Hunter for a grand daughter last year, as a present for getting her PAL. I put it through pretty extensive tests, loading 130, 139/140, 145 and 150 grain bullets. With the 130 grain, which were not heavily loaded, I thought too, it was just like my 243.
The heavier weight bullets I loaded right up to the velocity the rifle was designed for.
Our grand daughter is a small lady, but I found out she had no trouble shooting even the heavy loads.
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Good to know Bruce, I just got a nice savage model 11 with the muzzle break in 7-08 for the better half, at 125 pounds and 5'3" I need something that I feel comfortable for her to pull the trigger on, maybe 130 is the way to go.........save the 140's for when the sight of a moose is going to stir her so much she won't feel anything for days lol
 
yodave said:
Good to know Bruce, I just got a nice savage model 11 with the muzzle break in 7-08 for the better half, at 125 pounds and 5'3" I need something that I feel comfortable for her to pull the trigger on, maybe 130 is the way to go.........save the 140's for when the sight of a moose is going to stir her so much she won't feel anything for days lol
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You put a muzzle brake on a 7mm-08?? My 11 year old shot one of the regular Nosler 140 grain Accubond and all he said was it was a bit heavier, so he preferred to wait until next year when he's 12 to shoot them, and stick with the reduced recoil loads for now. I would've gone the same route with your wife, get her used to the gun with reduced recoil loads, then regular ammo...the 7mm-08 is hardly a .416 Rigby! :) I hate the noise those pita muzzle brakes make, they should only be considered for something like the Rigby...make sure you both have ear plugs in when you go hunting. Lol, and with one of those darn muzzle brakes on her rifle, I'm sure that any commercial ammo you put into the rifle will be more than manageable...it'll kill your ears but it won't recoil much harder than a .22 rimfire. :)
 
I wouldn't mind trying a box of the managed recoil loads for someone near and dear. I haven't looked for any lately in SE MB, but will keep an ear & eye open.
 
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