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7wsm or 28 Nosler
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<blockquote data-quote="SansSouci" data-source="post: 1249224" data-attributes="member: 84520"><p>Begging your pardon, maninthemaze indicated that he was after a lighter rifle that's easier for all day carry. </p><p></p><p>I know little of the 7MM WSM & .280 Nosler, but my guess is that they're not well-suited for 22" barrels. However, a .280 Rem would be. My guess would be that especially due to his desire for a lightweight rifle, he might benefit by looking at cartridges that perform well with lighter rifles, cartridges that when fired out of light rifles won't loosen teeth. </p><p></p><p>I've been where maninthemaze is. I got tired of lugging around a 10+ pound 7MM Rem Mag up and down high ridges of Wyoming. The heft of my 7MM Rem Mag makes recoil very manageable, but the weight of it had me rethinking. Hence, I've gone back to my .270 Win, which will shoot farther than I can shoot. Moreover, maninthemaze's indicating his carrying his rifle indicates that he gets off of trails and pursues animals, which means he probably gets close enough to make a lightweight rifle doable. </p><p></p><p>There is no doubt in my mind that my eight pound, 22" barreled .270 Win will kill all big game in North America just as dead as .338 LAPUA with a 28" barrel and weighing in at 16 pounds.</p><p></p><p>I'm thinking of how I can do another trophy elk hunt in 2017. If I can get a tag in an area that produces good bulls and line up a guide that has availability, I'll be developing 150 grain Partition loads for my 22" barreled .270 Win. But then again, I wouldn't worry were I to use a 130 grain Accubond. It's all about bullet placement, not bullet diameter. An elk with his heart destroyed has seconds to live. What destroys its heart is immaterial.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SansSouci, post: 1249224, member: 84520"] Begging your pardon, maninthemaze indicated that he was after a lighter rifle that's easier for all day carry. I know little of the 7MM WSM & .280 Nosler, but my guess is that they're not well-suited for 22" barrels. However, a .280 Rem would be. My guess would be that especially due to his desire for a lightweight rifle, he might benefit by looking at cartridges that perform well with lighter rifles, cartridges that when fired out of light rifles won't loosen teeth. I've been where maninthemaze is. I got tired of lugging around a 10+ pound 7MM Rem Mag up and down high ridges of Wyoming. The heft of my 7MM Rem Mag makes recoil very manageable, but the weight of it had me rethinking. Hence, I've gone back to my .270 Win, which will shoot farther than I can shoot. Moreover, maninthemaze's indicating his carrying his rifle indicates that he gets off of trails and pursues animals, which means he probably gets close enough to make a lightweight rifle doable. There is no doubt in my mind that my eight pound, 22" barreled .270 Win will kill all big game in North America just as dead as .338 LAPUA with a 28" barrel and weighing in at 16 pounds. I'm thinking of how I can do another trophy elk hunt in 2017. If I can get a tag in an area that produces good bulls and line up a guide that has availability, I'll be developing 150 grain Partition loads for my 22" barreled .270 Win. But then again, I wouldn't worry were I to use a 130 grain Accubond. It's all about bullet placement, not bullet diameter. An elk with his heart destroyed has seconds to live. What destroys its heart is immaterial. [/QUOTE]
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