7 mm mag

[kochie]

I’m new to the big stuff my brother in law is 81 & give me his 7 mm mag ruger paddle tail or something like that he call it I don’t know but anyway it’s a plastic stock but anyway I’m looking for information on a good bullet choice or loaded ammo you can buy or I can reload but don’t have dies for it and won’t shoot it that much so looking for a good deer round say out to 500 yds

 

[dthomas]

Hornady 162 sst worked well for me on a few deer. All were within 150 yards though.

 

[tominboise]

The most accurate hunting bullet in my M70 7mm Rem Mag has been the 160gr Nosler Partition. Both in Federal premium ammunition and in my handloads using RL25. I have also had good hunting performance using the 139gr GMX bullet as loaded in Hornady Superformance ammunition.

 

[Adam in WI]

I bought Federal Premium 168 gr Berger Hybrid for $49 a box. Remington Core Loct was $42 a box. Made the choice easy IMO. Shoots very well.

 

[South Paw Sammy]

Standard RCBS 7mm Remington magnum dies, Federal large magnum primers 69.5 grains RL25, 160 Nosler Accubond and don’t look back.

 

[stosh]

Been shooting 7mm Rem Mag for 30years and reloading for several other buddys that shoot the big 7. My rifle is a Nesika long range and regularly shoot deer 400yds plus. Bagged this 12 point this year at 500yds. I found a load of RL-22 and a Nosler 140 gr BT, Fed 215M primers is death ray for deer.

 

[PhilC]

No deer ever walked away from 150gr NBT @ 2900fps from my 7RM.

 

[snert]

No deer ever walked away from 150gr NBT @ 2900fps from my 7RM.

Exactly. IMR 7828, federal primer, run it mid to max till you get best group. Have kills (one shot) to 650 yards with a Sendero, and it cloverleafs at 100. I like 3000 to 3100 FPS but it is a custom action.

 

[kochie]

Exactly. IMR 7828, federal primer, run it mid to max till you get best group. Have kills (one shot) to 650 yards with a Sendero, and it cloverleafs at 100. I like 3000 to 3100 FPS but it is a custom action.

Ok guys all good information thanks

 

[searcher]

Best powder I found for my two 7 Mags is Reloader 22.
For loaded ammo, can't go wrong with Barnes.

 

[std7mag]

Congratulations on the hand me down Ruger 77 Boat Paddle!!!

These are actually highly sought after rifles!
Remember me if you ever decide to sell!!

 

[AckleymanII]

If you are serious about shooting 500 yards, you should put on a Boyd's laminate stock, bed it, and freefloat the barrel. I have a 270 Boat Paddle for short range stuff, tuning is a chore.

Keep the barrel clean!

 

[Link]

If you don't shoot much don't bother to reload. ;]

 

[Darkside]

As mentioned, this model is a collector item. But if you want better accuracy change the STOCK but keep it. For whitetail 154or162SST or 140 to 160 NBT.
4831, 7828, Rl22, and N-560- 565.
Hope this helps.

 

[Walt Krafft]

If you are not shooting it much, buy ammo and don't bother reloading for it. If you are going to shoot a lot, get a different caliber. I started with a 7mag, bought 5 or 6 different bullets, several powders. By the time I had a load, and exausted all the other possibilities, the barrel was shot out.

 

[Coyotefurharvester]

If I had to choose one bullet to work an all around hunting load in the 7rem mag, I would start with the 160 grand slam. But if you are likely to shoot 5-10 rds sighting in at 100 yards, and one or two shots a year on deer. Buy a couple(3) boxes of Federal Fusion, should be fine for deer 200-250 yards. Which would be double the average deer HARVESTED distance.

 

[Link]

My Rem 700 ,7 Mag kills deer out to 400 using a good scope and treestand rest. If you reload headspace off the shoulder, not the belt.

 

[kochie]

My Rem 700 ,7 Mag kills deer out to 400 using a good scope and treestand rest. If you reload headspace off the shoulder, not the belt.

Ok guys thanks all goood information I don’t think my boat paddle is been shot much just went out west elk hunting just a few times.

 

[ebb]

Deer aren't that tough just about any thing out of a 7 mag is over kill at least. Think of how many have been killed with Remington Pointed Soft Points, not a really well built bullet by todays standards but still plenty of bullet for a deer.

 

[kochie]

Deer aren't that tough just about any thing out of a 7 mag is over kill at least. Think of how many have been killed with Remington Pointed Soft Points, not a really well built bullet by todays standards but still plenty of bullet for a deer.

It is better to have the right bullet for a 500 yd shot .