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The Basics, Starting Out
300 Mag. v 7mm Mag. v .308
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<blockquote data-quote="johnnyk" data-source="post: 210916" data-attributes="member: 307"><p>Sniper22,</p><p> I've owned all three calibers at one time and killed deer with them. Savage 110 J Series/.308Win, Rem 700 Sendero/.300WinMag and 7mmRemMag. I currently own a Rem 700P in 7mmRM.</p><p> Forget the .308. After owning it and then a .300WinMag, the .308 is anemic at long range (400+). There are plenty of people who will probably argue the point but look at the ballistics of the three cartridges.</p><p> A few years back I was in the same situation as you are. I looked over the ballistics of the .300 and 7mag and decided that for what I needed (deer @ long range) the 7mag would do all I needed. It has never let me down.</p><p> After shooting it (7mag) for several years, I had the urge to try the .300Win and it is an awesome round. I was living in NC and those little deer just didn't need all that killin'. The .300 will kill deer as far as you can see them, if you hold it on 'em. So will the 7mag with a little less recoil. Not a lot of difference there unless you push the .300 using the 180gn pill or heavier. For my purposes, I shot the 165gn Ballistic Tips.</p><p> I killed a truck load of deer with the .300 and decided that it wasn't all that much better than the 7mag for deer. I got rid of it.</p><p> Bottom line, either will do the job - if you are up to it. You decide. JohnnyK.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="johnnyk, post: 210916, member: 307"] Sniper22, I've owned all three calibers at one time and killed deer with them. Savage 110 J Series/.308Win, Rem 700 Sendero/.300WinMag and 7mmRemMag. I currently own a Rem 700P in 7mmRM. Forget the .308. After owning it and then a .300WinMag, the .308 is anemic at long range (400+). There are plenty of people who will probably argue the point but look at the ballistics of the three cartridges. A few years back I was in the same situation as you are. I looked over the ballistics of the .300 and 7mag and decided that for what I needed (deer @ long range) the 7mag would do all I needed. It has never let me down. After shooting it (7mag) for several years, I had the urge to try the .300Win and it is an awesome round. I was living in NC and those little deer just didn't need all that killin'. The .300 will kill deer as far as you can see them, if you hold it on 'em. So will the 7mag with a little less recoil. Not a lot of difference there unless you push the .300 using the 180gn pill or heavier. For my purposes, I shot the 165gn Ballistic Tips. I killed a truck load of deer with the .300 and decided that it wasn't all that much better than the 7mag for deer. I got rid of it. Bottom line, either will do the job - if you are up to it. You decide. JohnnyK. [/QUOTE]
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