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280ai vs 7mm rem mag?
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<blockquote data-quote="littlewhaler" data-source="post: 1432331" data-attributes="member: 50114"><p>I hunt western states and seldom have flat shots. Usually an elevation rise or drop of 100-500'. With this you usually have wind, sometimes 15-20mph. Maybe rain/snow blowing. In bad conditions and terrain a 800 yd shot is not for me. I shoot/practice a lot to be confident at 400 yds but tuff conditions will bring that down. For elk I shoot my 300 wsm 180 accubond and my 7rm is back up in case I bang up the 300 wsm on the hunt. For mule deer I use the 280 AI 150 gr accubond with the 7 rm as back up. For antelope I use my 25-06 with 115 accubond and 280AI is back up with 140 gr bullet. The 7rm and 300 wsm seem very equall to me on elk size animals when using the 180 gr accubond. For mule deer my 280 AI and 7 rm are very close for mule deer and black bear using 150 gr accubond. On antelope the 25-06 and 280 AI are pretty close when shooting a 140 gr bullet in 280 AI. Each of these cartridges will take elk size animals effectively but I like the heavier hit on elk with a 300 wsm or 7rm shooting the 180 accubond vs 280AI. For mule deer the 280 AI is perfect for me and the 7rm is more than enough. For antelope the 25-06 is perfect for me and the 280 AI is more than enough.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="littlewhaler, post: 1432331, member: 50114"] I hunt western states and seldom have flat shots. Usually an elevation rise or drop of 100-500'. With this you usually have wind, sometimes 15-20mph. Maybe rain/snow blowing. In bad conditions and terrain a 800 yd shot is not for me. I shoot/practice a lot to be confident at 400 yds but tuff conditions will bring that down. For elk I shoot my 300 wsm 180 accubond and my 7rm is back up in case I bang up the 300 wsm on the hunt. For mule deer I use the 280 AI 150 gr accubond with the 7 rm as back up. For antelope I use my 25-06 with 115 accubond and 280AI is back up with 140 gr bullet. The 7rm and 300 wsm seem very equall to me on elk size animals when using the 180 gr accubond. For mule deer my 280 AI and 7 rm are very close for mule deer and black bear using 150 gr accubond. On antelope the 25-06 and 280 AI are pretty close when shooting a 140 gr bullet in 280 AI. Each of these cartridges will take elk size animals effectively but I like the heavier hit on elk with a 300 wsm or 7rm shooting the 180 accubond vs 280AI. For mule deer the 280 AI is perfect for me and the 7rm is more than enough. For antelope the 25-06 is perfect for me and the 280 AI is more than enough. [/QUOTE]
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