Is 7mm mag sufficent enough for big game.

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Hi all
Ok i am new here so don't be mad if there has been several threads on this topic. In a recent introduction i mentioned i use a 7mm mag for my big game hunting moose/elk. I was asked if this was sufficient calber for big game???
So here we are. A bit of info on the way i hunt, should also be mentioned.
Years back my father in law shot an elk, but didn't get a kill shot in. He is not in the best of physical shape so you can guess who had to track this elk for about 5 miles. I still can't beleive the places these animals can go through. But one thing about me is i never give up if there is blood on the ground, it has to be found period.

One thing i did learn from this experience is that i never want to do it again.
So when i shoot big game, i follow this motto. HEAD OR NECK shot only, i won't even look at the body. If i don't have a clear head or neck shot i don't shoot. Since then i have never had to track another animal and 99% of the time they drop right where they are on impact.

So this is not a head or neck thread, but do you think a 7mm mag is sufficient enough for big game. I say it is from my experience, what do you think????
 
Not only is Remington's "Big 7" sufficient for all big game perhaps except the largest thick skinned African variety, but it falls well within the clutch of versatile universally ideal big game calibres; PROVIDED the shooter is very practiced with THAT rifle, can handle the recoil (not so fierce IMO) and the substantial muzzle blast (a deal breaker for me).
And here I will give the required litany about the importance of shot placement above all, and appropriate bullet construction being paramount.
 
If all your doing is head and neck then its plenty big enough. Flat shooting and easy on the shoulder. Just about any bullet should work too. If you do body shots that is another thread. :nest:
 
I think Elmer Fudd shot a 7mm mag and that wascilly wabbit still got away. Maybe more time at the range and shot placement would have helped him no matter what caliber he used (within reason).;)
 
Compare the velocities of 160grain 30-06 bullet and a 7mm rem mag bullet and then decide. Until 30 years ago most big NA game was hunted with
.303s, .308s, and 30-06s. The 7mm rem mag is an improvement. It is obvious that you wrote this to get the goats of the barthells of the world but threads like this are always interesting to a 7mm enthusiast.:dancingbanana:
http://www.chuckhawks.com/7mmRemMag.htm


rubber nose said:
Hi all
Ok i am new here so don't be mad if there has been several threads on this topic. In a recent introduction i mentioned i use a 7mm mag for my big game hunting moose/elk. I was asked if this was sufficient calber for big game???
So here we are. A bit of info on the way i hunt, should also be mentioned.
Years back my father in law shot an elk, but didn't get a kill shot in. He is not in the best of physical shape so you can guess who had to track this elk for about 5 miles. I still can't beleive the places these animals can go through. But one thing about me is i never give up if there is blood on the ground, it has to be found period.

One thing i did learn from this experience is that i never want to do it again.
So when i shoot big game, i follow this motto. HEAD OR NECK shot only, i won't even look at the body. If i don't have a clear head or neck shot i don't shoot. Since then i have never had to track another animal and 99% of the time they drop right where they are on impact.

So this is not a head or neck thread, but do you think a 7mm mag is sufficient enough for big game. I say it is from my experience, what do you think????
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Ive shot more game with a 7mm Rem Mag than any other yet, it is an effective cartridge on big game. So is a 30-06, 260, 221 fireball, and 416 rem mag. Shot placement is what matters, and it seems that Rubber nose has no issues with that as he is an expert marksman in the field
 
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