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<blockquote data-quote="scfam" data-source="post: 1194973" data-attributes="member: 80956"><p>50 BMG gets you the biggest BC. Sooooo.....I don't recommend that for hunting. </p><p></p><p>The real answer is: "It Depends". What will you hunt? if you are discounting dangerous game and sticking to things like elk, moose, deer, sheep, I would say that the 7mm does all you need. There are some fantastic 168 -180 grain very high BC bullets that will hold massive energy to seriously long ranges. The plus over the .30 is you deal with lower recoil. The 300 and 338 CAN get you bigger BCs in super heavy bullets, but so does the BMG. I have a 300 and I love it, but if I had it to do all over again, I'd prefer the 28 Nosler or 7mm WSM or 7mm RUM over my 300 WSM. The 7mms are lasers and pack massive punch out past 800 yards. 7mm is all you need.</p><p></p><p>Everything looks cool on paper, but when you are in the field, the huge .30 and .338 magnums either kick like mules, have horrifically loud muzzle brakes, and/or will be rather heavy to handle recoil. Dead is dead. 7mm will make them dead. BTW, a 26 Nosler, 270 WSM, or 6.5x284 will take elk to some pretty serious ranges as well, so don't be too quick to dismiss these quality long-range rounds.</p><p></p><p>Don't fall into the mathematics trap. There are plenty of high BC choices out there that don't create so many compromises (flinching and recoil).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="scfam, post: 1194973, member: 80956"] 50 BMG gets you the biggest BC. Sooooo.....I don't recommend that for hunting. The real answer is: "It Depends". What will you hunt? if you are discounting dangerous game and sticking to things like elk, moose, deer, sheep, I would say that the 7mm does all you need. There are some fantastic 168 -180 grain very high BC bullets that will hold massive energy to seriously long ranges. The plus over the .30 is you deal with lower recoil. The 300 and 338 CAN get you bigger BCs in super heavy bullets, but so does the BMG. I have a 300 and I love it, but if I had it to do all over again, I'd prefer the 28 Nosler or 7mm WSM or 7mm RUM over my 300 WSM. The 7mms are lasers and pack massive punch out past 800 yards. 7mm is all you need. Everything looks cool on paper, but when you are in the field, the huge .30 and .338 magnums either kick like mules, have horrifically loud muzzle brakes, and/or will be rather heavy to handle recoil. Dead is dead. 7mm will make them dead. BTW, a 26 Nosler, 270 WSM, or 6.5x284 will take elk to some pretty serious ranges as well, so don't be too quick to dismiss these quality long-range rounds. Don't fall into the mathematics trap. There are plenty of high BC choices out there that don't create so many compromises (flinching and recoil). [/QUOTE]
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