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7mm, 7mm mag, 300 rum decisions, decisions...
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<blockquote data-quote="Longshot38" data-source="post: 232372" data-attributes="member: 11627"><p>The 7mm RUM falls just below the 300 mags. </p><p></p><p>Now for a complete answer to your question. You are after a rifle that will be capable to taking elk a 400-500 yards. So all the calibers you mentioned are capable to that. However lets take a look at the ballistics of the matter. First off you will be using factory loads seeing as you don't reload thus we take handloading out of the equation. Next you are talking about a factory rifle thus the long barrel with a heavy dose of slow powder is gone. This leaves us with a factory rifle having roughly a 26 in tube and factory ammo. Given this I would stick with the 300 RUM. This round is a bit more common the the 7mm rounds and will do all that you need. Also as mentioned before in terms of terminal ballistics it is a better choice as it leaves a bit larger wound channel and a bit larger hole(s) to bleed out of. However you will give up some of your external ballistics however this will be minimal given the factory ammo.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Longshot38, post: 232372, member: 11627"] The 7mm RUM falls just below the 300 mags. Now for a complete answer to your question. You are after a rifle that will be capable to taking elk a 400-500 yards. So all the calibers you mentioned are capable to that. However lets take a look at the ballistics of the matter. First off you will be using factory loads seeing as you don't reload thus we take handloading out of the equation. Next you are talking about a factory rifle thus the long barrel with a heavy dose of slow powder is gone. This leaves us with a factory rifle having roughly a 26 in tube and factory ammo. Given this I would stick with the 300 RUM. This round is a bit more common the the 7mm rounds and will do all that you need. Also as mentioned before in terms of terminal ballistics it is a better choice as it leaves a bit larger wound channel and a bit larger hole(s) to bleed out of. However you will give up some of your external ballistics however this will be minimal given the factory ammo. [/QUOTE]
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