For those that use them, why? I personally believe a .308 is more than enough to kill anything in alabama, having said that. I killed my first deer with a 7mm mag and watched it get knocked backwards. Thoughts?

I don't hunt with a magnum cartridge. The .257 Roberts through .308 range of cartridges work just fine for me.

Love the 7mm Rem. I wanted 1 rifle I could hunt everything in North America with. There has been a time or two I wish I had more gun but it all worked out.

Wouldn't tote one in the hills and hollers of Northeast Bama if you gave it to me.

They are better for LONG range shots. Plus everybody within 50 miles hears you when it goes boom and slides you backwards.

because i like em....I shoot a 7mmRM and a 264WM, either is worlds better than a damn 308......

I'm with Fred,I shootem cause I like em.

The knockdown by a 7mm STW is unreal, even out to 500 yards. I prefer them to go down where they are hit instead of heading down into a deep briar choked bottom.

Because I can.

As for your .308, they are fine for coyotes, bobcats, squirrels, etc, as long as you use heavy for caliber bullets and keep your shots close...within 60 yards or so.

Love my Ed Brown 300 Win Mag ! Carries like a lightweight 270.
Shoots like one also.

well said.....

This^^^^.... With all the cutovers and power lines and gas lines we have to hunt.... 300 yard shots are almost the norm in some clubs..... I shoot the 7mag for these long range shots....less drop and and compensating I have to worry about....

This plus I like shooting my 300 RUM, IT MAKES GREAT LONG DISTANCE CALLS

Not saying I didn't like them. Just thought they were overkill in most places in bama. I like most of you like to carry whatever you want or feel comfortable with. Just thought that maybe y'all had issues with smaller caliber not being enough and maybe losing a deer or something .I'll be toting a 6.8spc on a few hunts this year which I imagine will be more than sufficient to kill one.

I also have a 7-08 that I use for greenfields and shorter range shots.... I just prefer the magnum for anything 200+ yards....

I use a .308 cause I can and I like it. If you don't think it will more than adequately do the job that's you opinion. Bullet placement is what matters more than anything else.

A 308 is plenty. Ain't gonna argue that. I've killed em with a 45 gr 22-250. I just like my 7 mag.

I hunt with what I like, my first rifle ever and still my primary is my ruger 7mm remmag, gonna use my new 7-08 this season too. Sure glad I had my 7mm when I came across this guy at 300+ yards. Longest shot I've ever took, was still hunting and saw him in a cut down corn field. He ran about ten yards to the tree night and was not far in the woods, after cleaning him, he had a hole in his heart.

I don't care what anyone shoots. Shoot what you like. I figure there's more than one caliber rifle because not everyone wants to shoot the same thing. I do find it amusing that many people think that a 300 yard shot is something that only a magnum caliber is capable of. As long as most anyone can hold the crosshairs steady a 300 yard killing shot is no problem with most popular high powered deer calibers.

A 300 yard shot is no more of a challenge for a 30-06 than it is for a 7mm Rem Mag. With a 200 yard zero, in most loadings there is only about 2 more inches of drop on a 30-06 at 300 than there is on a 7 mag. Same with a 7mm 08 compared to a 7 mag. Two inches of drop has rarely caused a deer to be missed. Too little trigger time causes most misses, not caliber selection.

I disagree FurFlyin, a 2 inch drop can make a difference. Say you shoot with a 7mm at 300 yards and hit the very bottom of the heart. If you would have had a 30-06 you could have made a flesh wound. The deer would live, get ate by coyotes or possibly get an infection and die. My 7mm's scope is set at 100 yards so a 300+ yard shot took some thinking of where I needed to aim. Not all hunters are reloaders and bench shooters. But I do agree that everyone should shoot want they want and what's best for their terrain.