My favorite caliber

[WildRose]

Day in day out for N. American big game I'll take my 300 WM! It's been a solid performer for years and will continue...

"The .300wm is never the wrong answer, it's the Toyota Landcruiser of Rifle Cartridges".-Me.

 

[Buck Buster]

Day in day out for N. American big game I'll take my 300 WM! It's been a solid performer for years and will continue...

I like all 30 caliber guns but with the 300 win mag. you can duplicate I believe all of the 30's with the right bullet and speed ! The 30 carbine and the 30-30, 300 savage, 308, 30-40 craig, 30-06 and others ! The 300 Winchester Magnum I believe can kill about anything there is on the planet ! However I would use a bigger hammer for some of the larger and more dangerous game should I ever desire to kill any of them !

 

[FEENIX]

.300 win mag for me. Just have fallen in love with that cartridge. For me it's comfortable recoil and critters get hit hard.

Aye Sir! Me too, I have 3 of them but when it is time for a new barrel, it will be different.

 

[Eagle eyes 17]

300 Remington Ultra Magnum , with Hornady bullets , 150gr FMJ, 165gr. SST,
180gr SST and 200gr ELD Match

 

[FEENIX]

I stuck to the two choices the OP offered.
I voted for the .277 bore, simply because i have a deep love for the .270 Win. But if was forced to only have one gun it would be the .270 Sherman or if I had to choose a factory offering it would have to be the .270WSM.

As it should be.

 

[FEENIX]

No, I'd say 7mm has a much broader selection of weights available. Every bullet may be available in 270 but they are just about all between 130 and 150.

There are more heavier (150+) bullet offerings in .27 cal nowadays than it used to:

Hammer Bullets: 156/168
Berger: 170
Matrix: 165/175
Woodleigh: 160/180

 

[barleydog]

Choosing a caliber for an all around hunting rifle can be daunting for a new or even experienced hunter. After owning several .30 caliber magnums and not liking the weight of these guns, I finally settled on the .270 wsm. My daughter and I both have them and I have found that this caliber has all the qualities i could want in a deer and elk killer. My kid loves hers

I have a buddy that has kill a brazillion elk with his .270...my father in law also loves that gun...I bought him a buffalo shoot one year, he came down with that gun. I asked him if he wanted to use my 7 mag he said no....so he shot that buffalo and the thing took three steps and just died...great gun

 

[barleydog]

There are more heavier (150+) bullet offerings in .27 cal nowadays than it used to:

Hammer Bullets: 156/168
Berger: 170
Matrix: 165/175
Woodleigh: 160/180

yeah....well wait until the creedmore comes in 170 grain....it will put the minute man to shame...

 

[barleydog]

my favorite caliber is the .284....in any cartridge....280 ackley,or not....maybe just the lowely little 280....I love the 7mm08.....love the 7 mag.....stw….now if they would only make the 7mm creedmore….WHY IS THERE NO 7MM CREEDMORE?

 

[Deleted member 107796]

There are more heavier (150+) bullet offerings in .27 cal nowadays than it used to:

Hammer Bullets: 156/168
Berger: 170
Matrix: 165/175
Woodleigh: 160/180

I thought I'd add the 160gn Nosler Partition, semi spitzer.
I wish they could produce a boat-tailed partition.

 

[elk creek]

I enjoy a 270 win. I think Jack O Connor was a great author and was way ahead of his time with his knowledge and thoughts. My 300 win is like a big block Chevy motor compared to a small block(270). Where I live I hunt elk to fill my freezer, not to hang one on my wall. 300 win wins my vote out of the two.

 

[FEENIX]

I thought I'd add the 160gn Nosler Partition, semi spitzer.
I wish they could produce a boat-tailed partition.

Yep, missed that one. Thanks!

 

[MudRunner2005]

my favorite caliber is the .284....in any cartridge....280 ackley,or not....maybe just the lowely little 280....I love the 7mm08.....love the 7 mag.....stw….now if they would only make the 7mm creedmore….WHY IS THERE NO 7MM CREEDMORE?

I got bored and made one a while back from a single piece of 6.5CM brass I found at work...

Not gonna lie, given the option today, if I were to compare a 7mm-08 Rem to a 7mm CM with a 40º shoulder and only 0.010" wall taper (think 7mm CM AI), and using it on a short-action, given that Lapua makes 6.5CM brass, and necking-up brass is super easy, I would probably build the 7mm CM 40º over the 7mm-08. Performance would be nearly identical. If I were going full wildcat or on a long action, I would go 7mm-08 AI for another 100-150 FPS.

180 Hybrid.

 

[WildRose]

Deer and elk hunting. My daughter and I both have em. Mine is a model 700 sps. Hers is a model 700 laminate, beautiful gun but heavy in comparison to mine. I've offered to put a synthetic stock on hers but she's not having it. When she finally gets around to squeezing off it's dead animal. My goal is find a load that will shoot under a 1/2". Right now both are shooting just under an inch. I think I can do better

Can't blame her, I love the laminates myself.

With some creative drilling you can lighten one up a lot.