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<blockquote data-quote="el matador" data-source="post: 1473093" data-attributes="member: 12193"><p>The 270 WSM is an awesome cartridge for deer. Too bad hardly anyone makes bullets for it. For any kind of long range gun I would recommend staying away from .257, .277, and 8mm calibers. I personally think the 270 and 7mm are perfect for deer and a bit light for elk. But if you go that route I would stick with the 7mm over the 270. Options for that would be 7 Rem Mag, 7 SAUM, 7mm-300 WSM, 7mm-300 Win Mag, or 28 Nosler. I'd shy away from a straight 7mm WSM due to brass availability. Given your modest range requirements of 700 yards I'd narrow that further to the 7 Rem Mag or 7 SAUM.</p><p></p><p>I still think a 300 Win or 300 WSM shooting 180s is the perfect fit for your needs though. Go and compare the ballistics of some 165/168 grain, 178/180 grain, and 208-215 grain bullets. You'll see that at 700 yards they're all going the same speed and the wind drift is very close. Even with a 5mph error (which is a ton) on your wind reading the 168 grain is drifting only 2 inches more than a 208 grain. At 500 yards its only 1 inch. I can tell you from experience that a 168 grain bullet kicks way less than a 208 from a 300 win mag. The difference is huge. And if you put a brake on this gun you could shoot heavy bullets no problem.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="el matador, post: 1473093, member: 12193"] The 270 WSM is an awesome cartridge for deer. Too bad hardly anyone makes bullets for it. For any kind of long range gun I would recommend staying away from .257, .277, and 8mm calibers. I personally think the 270 and 7mm are perfect for deer and a bit light for elk. But if you go that route I would stick with the 7mm over the 270. Options for that would be 7 Rem Mag, 7 SAUM, 7mm-300 WSM, 7mm-300 Win Mag, or 28 Nosler. I'd shy away from a straight 7mm WSM due to brass availability. Given your modest range requirements of 700 yards I'd narrow that further to the 7 Rem Mag or 7 SAUM. I still think a 300 Win or 300 WSM shooting 180s is the perfect fit for your needs though. Go and compare the ballistics of some 165/168 grain, 178/180 grain, and 208-215 grain bullets. You'll see that at 700 yards they're all going the same speed and the wind drift is very close. Even with a 5mph error (which is a ton) on your wind reading the 168 grain is drifting only 2 inches more than a 208 grain. At 500 yards its only 1 inch. I can tell you from experience that a 168 grain bullet kicks way less than a 208 from a 300 win mag. The difference is huge. And if you put a brake on this gun you could shoot heavy bullets no problem. [/QUOTE]
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