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#1697798 - 12/30/09 07:37 PM need some advice
deerkiller07
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i sighted my 7 mag in at 1 inch high at 100 yards and it was cutting holes and yesterday i shot at a big buck at about 2oo to 250 yards and didnt touch him. he ran about 50 yards and stopped and i shot at him again and didnt hit him. i am shooting 160 grain federal premium nosler partition bullets.has anyone had any trouble with these bullets.he didnt act like i hit him at all and i didnt find any blood.
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#1697814 - 12/30/09 07:43 PM Re: need some advice [Re: deerkiller07]
Venison1
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7mag bullet projection is funny, will shoot dead on target at 400 yds. but tends to be high at 200 yds.
Best way to get it perfect is to shoot at targets at 100,200,300,400 yds.
Then you will know exactly what it is doing.
Ive shot the 7MM Rem Mag bullets now for 10 yrs or more, the bullet leaves the barrel and will rise to about the 200yd mark.
I have always aimed dead on target up to 400 yds and sighted it in dead on also at 100 yds.
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#1697826 - 12/30/09 07:46 PM Re: need some advice [Re: Venison1]
trealtree
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http://www.shootingtimes.com/ballistics/7mm_rem_mag.html
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#1698644 - 12/31/09 08:56 AM Re: need some advice [Re: Venison1]
Mr.Bro
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 Originally Posted By: AAHCmember
7mag bullet projection is funny, will shoot dead on target at 400 yds. but tends to be high at 200 yds.
Best way to get it perfect is to shoot at targets at 100,200,300,400 yds.
Then you will know exactly what it is doing.
Ive shot the 7MM Rem Mag bullets now for 10 yrs or more, the bullet leaves the barrel and will rise to about the 200yd mark.
I have always aimed dead on target up to 400 yds and sighted it in dead on also at 100 yds.


Your dead on at 100yards and 400 yards?
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#1698654 - 12/31/09 08:59 AM Re: need some advice [Re: Mr.Bro]
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If your gun (7mm with 160 grn bullet) is zeroed for 1 inch high at 100 yards, you should still be well within the kill zone at 200 to 250, matter of fact you should have hit him very well! I also zero my 7 mag at 1 inch high at 100 yards and have no trouble out to 300 yards.
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#1698656 - 12/31/09 09:00 AM Re: need some advice [Re: Winchester]
tndrbstr
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might not be the gun?......
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#1698682 - 12/31/09 09:08 AM Re: need some advice [Re: tndrbstr]
paradis1142
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Shoot the rifle just to make sure that you didnt knock your scope around without you knowing. If it shoots good then it was probably just a case of buck fever.
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#1699055 - 12/31/09 12:24 PM Re: need some advice [Re: tndrbstr]
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 Originally Posted By: tndrbstr
might not be the gun?......
what I was thinking
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#1699076 - 12/31/09 12:35 PM Re: need some advice [Re: Football Hunter]
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Buck Fever! JMO
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#1699084 - 12/31/09 12:43 PM Re: need some advice [Re: Bone Collector]
skynimrod
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Nothing wrong with the bullet.
Usually cuts them deer in 1/2 coming out of a 7mm Mag. \:\)

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Edited by skynimrod (12/31/09 12:45 PM)
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