Anyone got any experience with this gun/cartridge combination? I am looking for a good gun for hunting red stag.7mm STW and 175g Swift A-frames came to my head as an useful choice. My hunting terrain in northwestern Norway contains some large open plainslike spaces, so a flat shooting rifle should just be it. I already have a custom ruger no.1 in 8X68S, that fully handles shooting distances up too 300 meters, but I would like something more "weatherproof" than the ruger, as the weather here is mostly rain, fog and wind in the hunting season.I have read somewhere that the STW mainly is a cartidge for 140-150g bullets, but I really like the high SD of the 175g bullets.I have been adviced too pick a 300 Win or 308 Norma, but I rally dont like 300 mags! Comments anyone?

I have used a 7MM STW for a few year on elk using 160 Barnes X bullets and it did a fine job. With that load I have taken elk from 75 yards to 375 yards with no problems. I think a STW with 160 or 175 grain bullets is a very good choice.

I have two 7mmstw's and have taken several elk,moose and many deer with 140 gr partitions.With premium bullets like the partition heavier weights are not required as penetration is more than adequate.Since I bought my ultramag I only hunt deer,antelope and sheep with the stw's and find 140 gr ballistic tips do a fine job on the smaller animals.

I was quite impressed with my 7mmSTW and the 150 gr. Partitions. I shot a large Alaska/Yukon moose not far from our camp. It was a long shot. The guy I was with figured that it was far enough away 'that we ought to pack a lunch'. Any how the bullet took a chunk of spine and was found under the hide on the far side. I would not hesitate to use the 150 gr. Partitions or a BarnesX. It should be fine for Red stag.

Daryl

[QUOTE]The 175gr Hornady gave great accuracy in my 7STW. 2 1/2 inch groups at 300 yards.

I use a Weatherby Accumark in 7mmSTW, I used it four years ago on a 10-point Buck here in Pa. The buck was in a ravine about 50 yards to my right. When I arrived at the end of the woods he and I looked at each other at the same time, eyes met, then he bolted at a full run across a open field at a 45 degree angle from me. By the time I got the rifle off my shoulder he was approaching two hundred and fifty yards. The first shot he went ass over tin cups and I thought he was done for. As I was approaching the buck he dusted himself off and rose to run again, by the second shot he was over three hundred yard away. Thankfully closer to the truck. I shot the second round and the buck went down. I learned two things, don't believe all the things about long range shooting its more difficult than the stories let on. Use the proper bullet for a caliber of this magnitude. I was using a Nosler Ballistic Tip weighting 150 grains over a full charge of H1000. The terminal performance was dismal at best. The first wound was just that a surface wound. I never penetrated more than past the skin, leaving a nasty wound. The second shot penetrated only six inches into the brisket. This was the killing shot because it just made it to the small intestines. I swore never again to use such a fragile bullet, I now use a Trophy Bonded Bear Claw in Factory Federal ammo. I shot a standing 20 point buck in 2000 at 45 yards. The buck was dead before he hit the ground. The result was much more spectacular than the first deer.

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I have this exact rifle. It shoots like a dream but I would not buy it again if I had the choice. The barrel is too short in my opinion reducing the velocity that the larger case offers. I would look for a rifle with a 26 inch barrel for this round. As for kick this rifle has almost none. IMO.

Chris

I have a mauser FN 7mm STW which I consider a fine deer gun with 140 grain ballistic tips.

But I do not consider it an elk gun (even with heavy premium bullets). For elk I want a bullet that weighs at least 250 grains.

Here is an idea for you. Since the 7mmSTW was made obsolete with the invention of the 7mmRUM you should just reem the barrel out to chaimber your gun in the Ultra Mag. "More Power"-Tim Taylor

Colonel,

The Alaskan Wilderness rifle is a Remington rifle referd to in the topic is out of their custom shop. It is a synthetic stock stainless steal Teflon coated rifle. I was not referring to the Weathrby.

Chris