Mag. and .300 Win. Mag. were 24 inches. A big mystery at the time was Remington ... “7mm Exp Rem/280 Rem” but it was eventually shortened to “280 Rem.” Many changes in Model 700 design ...

The 7mm Remington Magnum debuted in 1962, chambered in the brand-new Model 700 rifle. The cartridge was loaded with 150-grain bullets at 3050 fps and 175-grain slugs at 2850. (These are real-world ...

Besides its flat-shooting and hard-hitting capabilities, the 7mm Remington Magnum owes much of its initial success to its launch coinciding with Remington’s introduction of the Model 700 rifle in 1962 ...

I have had good luck with IMR 7828, H4831, Magnum, RL 22 and RL 25, but that’s far from a complete list, just what’s worked for me. I still have that Remington Model 700 classic. But over the ...

But that doesn’t diminish its usefulness either. Remington introduced the 7mm Rem Mag in 1962 to go with their new Model 700 bolt action rifle, and both have since become iconic hunting tools.

After reviewing the merits of the .270, comparing it with other similar flat-shooting calibers and fantasizing about hunting big game like elk, I opted for the Remington Model 700 DL 7mm Rem. Mag. It ...