Need opinions on the 2 calibers to help me make a decision
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Need opinions on the 2 calibers to help me make a decision
Cheers
the old time coon hunters used to select a pup from a litter like so.....
put all the pups in a barrel....reach in and grap a pup,tip it up and see if it had the desired plumbing and if so take it home happy.
you dont give a fella much to go on in helping your desision....eg what sized game???what range??? what maximum size of game??? do you want a heavy rifle or super lightweight??? what barrel length do you desire????
What he said ^
Pretty much the same argument 708 vs 308. If you prefer 7mm go with the Rem mag if you like 30cal go the the win mag. Both do the same job at the same distances you just have to tweak loads to suit. I'm a 30 cal fan so would go the the 300.
I had a T3 300wm and rebarrelled it to 7mmrm mainly for less recoil in the light rifle (I don't use a brake or can). Both killed stuff real good.
or .280 Vs 30/06 or 7mm waters Vs 30/30 or blond Vs Brunette (the answer to that one is red head)Quote:
Originally Posted by 300wsm for life
Most of nz game out to those extended ranges. Looking at the tikka aspire With those extra wee features it has and weight isn’t a major issue for me
Trust your gut and pick the one you like, as stated they're both plenty grunty enough to shoot out to extended ranges with more than enough knockdown power.
Both will work mint. I’m a 7mm guy and love my rem mag. They all die the same if the projectile is appropriate and put in the right place.
look at what else you have in the cabinet and the decide one of two ways....either get the one that shares bore size and maybe powder to make components duel usage.....OR pich whichever one is the most different to whats already in cabinet so you wont in 3 months time when the gloss has worn off and you have fired 60 rounds on the range but not yet gone hunting decide its just too close to what you already have and so sell it at a loss.......which it seems so many flok have been doing in last year.
Have you tried shooting both calibres ? How are you with recoil ? While either one has capability to deliver terminal performance at long range the question is more about the shooter than the calibre. The difference in recoil and muzzle blast is significant. Precise and accurate shot placement is critical at any range and that gets harder as you push the range. Lugging big heavy rifles around the hills gets old real quick. To get the best out the 300WM you really need to go to 26in bbl. Be careful with your choice of rifle/stock etc - stock design becomes increasingly important as recoil goes up.
I have both, both work well for our game. The 7mm Rem is a bit milder to shoot if you compare it to a 200 gr bullet out of a 300 Win. They are much of a muchness and you would be well armed with either. Both calibers are very accurate. I personally like my 300 Win better.
Win mag is way better😂
If you reload there is loads of projectiles to choose from and you can load up or down to suit your needs and or recoil preferences, big weight range 140ish to 200ish
If you apply @veitnamcam's logic, more sunlight in (bigger hole) = deaderer (more deader) so 300WM it is ;)
The 7 mag is a bit shorter. Probably goi g to help as both will be reasonably restricted in the tikka mags. I'd want a longer mag length to get the most of the 300. Not that it won't kill shit way out at mag length, but if you are looking for an arbitrary reason to pick one over the other, that's as good as any in the tikka platform
I load 200 gr ELDX in my 300 WIN MAG to mag length with RL 26 for 2900 fps ( COAL 85.5 mm) no problems.
I like .243, kills stuff real good! Sorry what was the question again?
Rem mag goes fine in the T3x magazine too. You can remove the steel lip at the end which gives you more length to play with if you want. Mine are at 30thou jump and fit in the magazine.
Sorry. This is a big boys thread.Quote:
Originally Posted by 257weatherby
I have both. The .300 WM chucks 208s at 2980 and the 7 RM throws 180s at 2840. Both have the same effect on whatever they hit. Both push back pretty briskly, but brakes keep it sensible.
All of that said, I rarely use them in favour of my .284 Win, which cost way less than both magnums and is just as accurate.
7mmRM is a little flatter in trajectory, apart from that pretty comparable
Had both.
Hindsight is a sod.
I think for the 300win mag vs 7mm rem mag debate it's not a fair comparison due to the difference in case capacity of the 300win mag. I think you're going to compare a 300 win to a 7mm you should compare it to the 7mm practical.
The difference in muzzle blast and recoil between a win mag and a rem mag is significant so if you dont mind a heavier longer rifle go the win mag.
If you want a lighter rig that won't boot you round and will still knock things down at range go the 7mm.
I sold my 300 win mag and went and built a 284win- have never looked back