In 2001, Remington effectively killed off the STW by introducing the 7mm Remington Ultra Mag . The RUM’s performance was the same as the older cartridge almost to the foot per second.

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 ...

More than 1,900 ft-lbs of energy at 700 ... 2001 Remington looked to the old .404 Jeffery case for its ultra-speedy 7mm. But they didn’t shorten anything. You want 98.2 grains water capacity behind a ...

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 ...

Back then, the Remington 700 Classic was still a catalog item and there was never any doubt about the chambering—I ordered it in 7 mm Rem. Mag. In those days, I think I tried about every ...

Prices for magnum ... 280 Rem. For a short time thereafter, barrels were roll-marked “7mm Exp Rem/280 Rem” but it was eventually shortened to “280 Rem.” Many changes in Model 700 design ...