Using A 7mm Mag To Hunt Elk With?

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Looking at a Savage Long Range Hunter 7mm Mag a friend has for sale. Would this be an adequate caliber for Elk hunting?
 
there's 3 from those who have probably never shot an elk in their lives or even a big deer either.
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Shoobee-
Coming from someone in CA, who I suppose knows all there is to know about hunting anything (just ask him), I can hardly wait to hear what your recommended elk cartridge is.:rolleyes:
 
My .270 Win has killed an elk ..... when it was Grandpa's gun. Seemed to work back then....... I understand bullets are better now, too.

It's not like they are armored vehichles ...... poke 1/2" a hole through their lungs and they will die ....... indians did it with sticks and stones, so I am sure the 7mm Remington Magnum (with bullet packing more than a ton of energy at 300 yards!) is adequate, if you are up to the task.
 
7mm Remington Magnum (with bullet packing more than a ton of energy at 300 yards!) is

My father said all that a hunter needs, is a good Marlin 22 LR, a Remington model 870 12 ga and a Springfield 30-06 Sporter. I started with a 410 when I was 9 years old. I have owned a 30-06 since I was 14. I've looked at the 300 WIN Mag, the 300 WSM and the 338. Impressed by the lack of felt recoil with the 7mm Mag. I am more than up to the task:eek:
 
The 7mm Mag is just fine. Make SURE you don't use a bullet that won't hold together. Use a bullet that will not break up and the 7mm is an excellent tool for the job.
 
Yeah, but to kill an elk you've got to have flames belching out of the muzzle, a roar like an atom bomb going off along with a cut over your eye from the scope and a bruise from your armpit down to your belly. THEN you know you've got enough elk gun!! :D

Just kidding of course. (I love my .300 Win Mag).... :p

7mm Rem mag is a great elk rifle.
 
But just ignore Shoobee. He'll go away eventually.

Quote from the reloading section from Shoobee:
I used to reload, but it got really tedious eventually.

So my first choice was then to choose the best load for the big game animal, then match that to the caliber, then find out who makes premium factory ammo for it, and then just order factory loads from them.

I ultimately concluded that the .300 Rem Ultra Mag is the best.

And ammo for it is easy to get by mail order. I suppose the SOPs here do not want me to say where.

I know this does not answer your question, however I suspect someday you may burn out on reloading as well, and then you will want to know what to do next.
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Guy was asking how to look for a decent handload lol. How the ultra mag entered into the conversation, I have no clue.
 
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7mm Rem mag is totally fine.

The only questions you have to ask yourself is:
is this the correct rifle for the terrain?

Meaning, if it's got a 30" barrel (hyperbole) and weighs 50 lbs (more hyperbole), you might want to consider whether you want to crawl through concertina wire brush and up and down hills for 6 hours a day while toting it.
 
Having lived close to the former location of Weatherby before they moved up north... My family has a great affinity for their cartridges and rifles... We like the .300 and .340 Weatherby Magnum rifles... Their is nothing wrong the 7mm Rem Mag or .300 Win Mag... We have family in Wyoming, and we like antelope, Elk and big Mulies on the table...
 
Should work just fine on elk. I dont and wont own one is all as the heavy grain loads dont have anything on a 30-06 and cost twice as much is all.
 
Though I'm more partial to larger diameter, heavier bullets than the 7mm Rem Mag handles, it should be just fine for elk.
 
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