[SHOT 2025] Savage Arms Gets Serious About 7mm Backcountry

By Zac K

Long-range hunting is hot business, and Savage Arms knows it. This week at SHOT, they’ve announced they’re jumping on the new 7mm Backcountry cartridge, with several bolt-action rifles chambered in the innovative round from Federal.Backcountry hunting @ TFB: Savage Announces Backcountry Xtreme Series Rifles Savage 110 Pro Pursuit: Going Upscale, Again POTD: The Moose Hunt – Savage 110 Ultralite TFB Review: Savage Arms Impulse Big Game Straight Pull Rifle in 6.5 CreedmoorSeven-Mil-BC BackstoryThe 7mm Backcountry (aka 7mm BC) is new, very, very new. Federal only introduced the new cartridge in early January (see Adam’s initial write-up here, explaining the innovative features), and you might think it would take a while for it to trickle down to the market. As it turns out, the crew at Savage was ready with rifles in this chambering for SHOT Show, showing off the new cartridge at Range Day.

The TL/DR on that range visit is that yes, it offers potent firepower,

Source: The Firearm Blog