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7mm RM or .300 Win Mag for Build?
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<blockquote data-quote="fariswm" data-source="post: 328618" data-attributes="member: 11234"><p>I have hunted Alaska, Alberta, Montana, Idaho, Washington etc. all with a 7mm Rem Mag. It has been my choice over all of the options I have owned. Today if I were hunting moose or brown bear I would probably use my .338 Win Mag, but I would feel very confident with a 7 Mag if that is all I had. I find it easy to shoot, fast, flat, minimal recoil for a magnum cartridge and deadly. While I don't recommend it a friend of mine shot his Kodiak bear with his 7MM Rem Mag.</p><p></p><p>While I have considered a 300 WM a few times having owned the 300 Wby Mag, I find if I want that much soup my go to is going to be the .338 every time. Same recoil but with meat and potatoes in the soup. You might consider the .338. You can load down to 180 gr bullets with the .338 for chipmunks and go all the way to truck size bullets for your moose.</p><p></p><p>Given you have a donor action you can not go wrong with any of these cartridges that fit that action. You will have to probably have some gunsmithing done to the action to feed the larger diameter case.</p><p></p><p>If you want to go with a long action you might consider the 7mm STW or 7mm Ultra Mag.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="fariswm, post: 328618, member: 11234"] I have hunted Alaska, Alberta, Montana, Idaho, Washington etc. all with a 7mm Rem Mag. It has been my choice over all of the options I have owned. Today if I were hunting moose or brown bear I would probably use my .338 Win Mag, but I would feel very confident with a 7 Mag if that is all I had. I find it easy to shoot, fast, flat, minimal recoil for a magnum cartridge and deadly. While I don't recommend it a friend of mine shot his Kodiak bear with his 7MM Rem Mag. While I have considered a 300 WM a few times having owned the 300 Wby Mag, I find if I want that much soup my go to is going to be the .338 every time. Same recoil but with meat and potatoes in the soup. You might consider the .338. You can load down to 180 gr bullets with the .338 for chipmunks and go all the way to truck size bullets for your moose. Given you have a donor action you can not go wrong with any of these cartridges that fit that action. You will have to probably have some gunsmithing done to the action to feed the larger diameter case. If you want to go with a long action you might consider the 7mm STW or 7mm Ultra Mag. [/QUOTE]
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