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7mm Rem Mag vs 6.5 Prc
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<blockquote data-quote="Montana&#039;eer" data-source="post: 1942500" data-attributes="member: 113417"><p>Any reasonable cartridge can kill an elk, it's shot placement and bullet design/construction after that. Guys use 7mm-08's with just as effective results as a 7mm-mag- they keep shots within the range of effectiveness for the game. If you are recoil sensitive then take that into consideration. You really want a rifle that you can feel comfortable practicing with a lot. And practice means not ideal 'range' conditions. </p><p></p><p>I have a 7mm-mag X-bolt with a brake. I can shoot it all day long. It's a well designed rifle and recoil is (in my opinion) very tolerable. That being said I picked up a .280AI (custom made by Kevin Weaver) and I'll be tinkering with that. If I can get close to 7mm-mag performance with the same bullets, less recoil, less powder, shorter barrel- certainly the X-Bolt leaves my safe!! </p><p></p><p>I'm not an expert by any means, and I'm still sucking up information at 53 years old like I'm a newbie. When I moved to Montana a guy befriended me and said a .30-06 is not that great of rifle for the elk (I had two main rifles I moved with- a .257 Roberts and a .30-06). So I sold the '06 and picked up a .338WM. That was the biggest mistake I ever made. I couldn't handle more than 5-10 rounds and I had to stop shooting. I realized the error of my ways and backed it down to a 7mm-mag. If I can move to a .280AI with similar performance? Yup I'm doing that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Montana'eer, post: 1942500, member: 113417"] Any reasonable cartridge can kill an elk, it's shot placement and bullet design/construction after that. Guys use 7mm-08's with just as effective results as a 7mm-mag- they keep shots within the range of effectiveness for the game. If you are recoil sensitive then take that into consideration. You really want a rifle that you can feel comfortable practicing with a lot. And practice means not ideal 'range' conditions. I have a 7mm-mag X-bolt with a brake. I can shoot it all day long. It's a well designed rifle and recoil is (in my opinion) very tolerable. That being said I picked up a .280AI (custom made by Kevin Weaver) and I'll be tinkering with that. If I can get close to 7mm-mag performance with the same bullets, less recoil, less powder, shorter barrel- certainly the X-Bolt leaves my safe!! I'm not an expert by any means, and I'm still sucking up information at 53 years old like I'm a newbie. When I moved to Montana a guy befriended me and said a .30-06 is not that great of rifle for the elk (I had two main rifles I moved with- a .257 Roberts and a .30-06). So I sold the '06 and picked up a .338WM. That was the biggest mistake I ever made. I couldn't handle more than 5-10 rounds and I had to stop shooting. I realized the error of my ways and backed it down to a 7mm-mag. If I can move to a .280AI with similar performance? Yup I'm doing that. [/QUOTE]
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