7mm ultra mag

[redranger15]

I am thinking about picking up the mew 7mm um. Would like to hear what you all have to think about the calibre.Is it the crap or not? I shoot a .270 now and would like one a little bigger. I will be using it for deer, elk, moose and caribou.

[Graybeard]

The 7mm Remington Ultra Mag aka 7 RUM is not new by any means it's been around a good long while. I remember back many years ago when a group from the Single Shot Rifle Forum were having annual get togethers that one of the guys had one I'm not sure if it was a Ruger #1 which some of them liked or a Remington 700 as it's been way too long ago.

What I do remember is that it bruised his shoulder horribily. His shoulder after the short match looked like hamburger. You really gain little other than a wee bit flatter trajectory from it over the .270 Win. or the standard 7 Rem Mag. If you really want better performance for elk and moose go to a .300 Win Mag and keep using your .270 on deer and caribou.

[Wyo. Coyote Hunter]

  I would second GB's advice. As soon as I can peddle my 7mm Wea. I am going out of the 7mm, business. I don't own a 270, I have, but haven't for many years. With your std. .270 you can easily take deer/antelope. With a good .300, you are set for big deer and all the other game in North Am. and even much of the world.

[wackmaster]

Iv'e owend and still own 7mm ultr and love them! Put a limb saver pad on and go hunting it will just flat kill um.I load 92.5 RL25 160 accubond 3415fps
270 win 130gr pb 342yrds eng 1520 400yrds
300 win 180gr pb 327yrds eng 2030 400yrds
7mm rem mag 150gr pb 343 eng 1939 400yrds
7mm rum 160gr pb 396yrds eng 2616 400yrds
 pb point blank of 8"

[diggler1833]

Shot placement and bullet construction are more important.  Unless you are trying to shoot game from 500+ yards a well set up .270 can kill everything you want.

[wackmaster]

NEED HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH IT!

[BBF]

One thing I learned in person and see it in print from folks that have more smarts on ballistics then I do which is:
The more you push a given caliber for performance the crankier it gets to make it shoot well. Add to this how many times have you heard or read that those type of cartridges get "old" on you in a hurry and the rifles chambered for them get used less and less.

If you got the itch and need to scratch, go for it. For a truly long range cartridge on big game I would look at the 338 Min Mag or the newer 325 WSM.

[redranger15]

My 270 has a short stock and I have to pull my head back to see better threw the scope. Just doesn't feel right shooting it. I don't want to change the stock as I will be keeping it for my son and daughter to shoot.I have a 204 rem sps ss and am thinking of getting another one in a bigger cal or maybe even another 270. You guys got me thinking.I have another thread going in med bore maybe a mod can join the two? I'm torn and don't know what to do

[diggler1833]

If your mind is made up on a 7mm I'd look at a 7mm RM/7mm WSM.  Both sticks will probably need aftermarket barrels to make up for the heavy for caliber bullets, although a 700P in 7mm RM should be able to stabilize the 162 A-Max and 168 Bergers if pushed hard enough.  Either of those two bullets will be more than enough to kill a deer at well beyond your comfort range, and the Bergers can be used for larger game.  The A-Max bullet can be devistating on game, it's just that as much as the bullet fragments on impact (target bullet) you will want to stick to lung/heart shots where you don't have to necessarily push through a shoulder bone.

If you are keeping your shots under 300yds, the .270 with a 130gr TSX will kill anything big that you can put in your scope in North America...provided you can put the bullet where it is needed.  With some of the bullets with a better BC, you can push deer size game much further.

[BBF]

If the standard 7mm cases aren't big enough for your use then the next step up IMO is a 30-06. The 06 has little to give up over a 7mm Rem Mag so that would not be a cartridge I would consider. Next up would be a 300 H&H, which is rare that would open the door for a 300 Win Mag or the newer 300WSM. I don't much care for those short fat cases, that is a personal thing with me. Since you don't reload, the 300 Win Mag gives you lots of brands and bullet weight/styles to choose from

[redranger15]

I,ve decided on the 7mm. Thinking of getting another sps ss.