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7mm RM or .300 Win Mag for Build?
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<blockquote data-quote="fmajor" data-source="post: 328491" data-attributes="member: 20646"><p>Hey Jason -</p><p> </p><p>What do you want to do with your rifle? Paper punch? Hunt? Hunt what? Where? How far? Cartridge selection (and bullet selection too) depends <u>alot</u> on what you're hunting - though there are other implrtant factors to consider as well. Were it me, i'd go with the .300 Win Mag. </p><p> </p><p>Incidently, i also currently have a 7mm RM (for like 26 years now). However, when i built my own tactical shooter 18 years ago i went with the .300 Win. The reasons were; </p><p>1) prior experience with the cartridge</p><p>2) more projectile/bullet choices in .308 (i think.....)</p><p>3) sheer power increase (this i know!!!!)</p><p> </p><p>I like/liked the 7mm RM and killed deer with it, but i'll be canabalizing mine for the action one day to build something with more LR <u>everything</u> or will most likely mod it significantly for my son. On second thought, i will definitely re-barrel it in something different - and probably a belt-less 'magnum' velocity mid-bore. </p><p> </p><p>For me, i've no problem bringing extra power to the hunt. One day i'll hunt (and hopefully find!!!) elk. When that day arrives you can bet i'll have either a .300 RUM or a .338 Edge. Would i use either of these on deer-sized game? Yup, and will tailor my bullet choice for the target at hand.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="fmajor, post: 328491, member: 20646"] Hey Jason - What do you want to do with your rifle? Paper punch? Hunt? Hunt what? Where? How far? Cartridge selection (and bullet selection too) depends [U]alot[/U] on what you're hunting - though there are other implrtant factors to consider as well. Were it me, i'd go with the .300 Win Mag. Incidently, i also currently have a 7mm RM (for like 26 years now). However, when i built my own tactical shooter 18 years ago i went with the .300 Win. The reasons were; 1) prior experience with the cartridge 2) more projectile/bullet choices in .308 (i think.....) 3) sheer power increase (this i know!!!!) I like/liked the 7mm RM and killed deer with it, but i'll be canabalizing mine for the action one day to build something with more LR [U]everything[/U] or will most likely mod it significantly for my son. On second thought, i will definitely re-barrel it in something different - and probably a belt-less 'magnum' velocity mid-bore. For me, i've no problem bringing extra power to the hunt. One day i'll hunt (and hopefully find!!!) elk. When that day arrives you can bet i'll have either a .300 RUM or a .338 Edge. Would i use either of these on deer-sized game? Yup, and will tailor my bullet choice for the target at hand. [/QUOTE]
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