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7mm or 30 cal? Just for curiosity’s sake
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<blockquote data-quote="Calvin45" data-source="post: 2166338" data-attributes="member: 109862"><p>Question says it all. The 22s, 6mm, 6.5, and .338 bore are all pretty common here but it I think it's safe to say the big 7mms and 30s are the unchallenged all range all purpose hunting versatility kings. I bet pretty much everyone on here has at least one 7mm or 30 caliber rifle.</p><p></p><p>im a 30 guy myself, .300 win mag being my favourite cartridge to play with, .30-30 being what I learned to shoot centerfire rifle with.</p><p></p><p>but I only bought my first .300 because my other rifle was a .270 win and I wanted a more significant difference in performance than what a 7 would gain. No regrets. But if I didn't already have a 270 I may have gone 7mm mag and had no reason for a .300 or a 270, who knows?</p><p></p><p>the 7mms are objectively the best of all worlds for long range hit probability. The 180 eld m for example has a bc of .79. There are no similar bc bullets of lesser diameter that I'm aware of and to exceed this bc significantly starts at the 250 atip or such. That's a huge jump. Not to many 30s, if any, will be launching a 225-250 grain at comprable speeds to a 7stw or 28 Nosler with that 180, and if they do it won't be in as portable or pleasant to shoot package. </p><p></p><p>that said, I maintain the big 30s hit and affect big game very noticeably harder than the 6.5, .270, and 7mm cartridges so they get the nod from me </p><p></p><p>Now for the just for fun question. If you could only own and shoot either a 7mm or a .30, not both, which would you choose?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Calvin45, post: 2166338, member: 109862"] Question says it all. The 22s, 6mm, 6.5, and .338 bore are all pretty common here but it I think it’s safe to say the big 7mms and 30s are the unchallenged all range all purpose hunting versatility kings. I bet pretty much everyone on here has at least one 7mm or 30 caliber rifle. im a 30 guy myself, .300 win mag being my favourite cartridge to play with, .30-30 being what I learned to shoot centerfire rifle with. but I only bought my first .300 because my other rifle was a .270 win and I wanted a more significant difference in performance than what a 7 would gain. No regrets. But if I didn’t already have a 270 I may have gone 7mm mag and had no reason for a .300 or a 270, who knows? the 7mms are objectively the best of all worlds for long range hit probability. The 180 eld m for example has a bc of .79. There are no similar bc bullets of lesser diameter that I’m aware of and to exceed this bc significantly starts at the 250 atip or such. That’s a huge jump. Not to many 30s, if any, will be launching a 225-250 grain at comprable speeds to a 7stw or 28 Nosler with that 180, and if they do it won’t be in as portable or pleasant to shoot package. that said, I maintain the big 30s hit and affect big game very noticeably harder than the 6.5, .270, and 7mm cartridges so they get the nod from me Now for the just for fun question. If you could only own and shoot either a 7mm or a .30, not both, which would you choose? [/QUOTE]
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