Quote Originally Posted by want2ride View Post
I don't have one, but my brother shoots 162 and 175's out of his 7mm WSM out of a factory savage sa magazine and IIRC he is at 3150 with both the 162 and 175 with RL26 and a shilen 26" barrel. he said that the 162 could go hotter, but it kicks a LOT with the higher load, same with the 175 at 3150, so the 162 at 3150 is his favorite.
Ive been using 7mms for long range hunting for about 50 years.
Our camp has no doubt had well over 100 buck kills using 162 gr Hornadys leaving the muzzle at speeds of 3400 fps.
BUT, when we start talking about distances of 1000 yds, and POSSIBLY, even further, that changes everything.
If you want to talk about the heavier bullets available for them, you go right ahead and talk about them.
And while your at it, talk about the kills youve made with them also.
Yes it can be, and beyond that it has been done many times.
There are also better choices today, and my advise would be to pick one.
If i were young and starting over today, i would own a 280 Rem for a walking around type gun, and either a 300 Norma or a 300 Ultra mag for the long shots with a 28” barrel weighing 15# or more on a custom single shot action.