White tail only gun 300 mag or 7mm mag ?

[Maina]

400 yard gun white tails from tree stand not a bench power line gas line hunting . Fast shooting no time for turret spinning . You have seconds . But Ranges are marked out with flagging . What gun would be best 300 win mag or 7mm mag ?

 

[MudRunner2005]

7mm RemMag, hands-down. Been using one for that exact purpose for nearly 1/2 my life. If it didn't work, I wouldn't still be using it.

 

[mtwarych]

My beloved Ruger SS #1 in 7MM has killed every whitetail I have aimed it at.

Unless the deer you hunt are really big, I think the 7 would be a great choice.

 

[Maina]

What round in yours ?

 

[Maina]

Are deer can go 250-275 dressed but a good one 185-220 . You guys think I can reload a round for a 7 mm mag that at 400 yards put it on his back and punch his lungs ?

 

[MudRunner2005]

Are deer can go 250-275 dressed but a good one 185-220 . You guys think I can reload a round for a 7 mm mag that at 400 yards put it on his back and punch his lungs ?

Yep. 168-195 grain bullets will do the trick. However, not all deer are going to flop over when you shoot them...That doesn't happen every time. But it will punch the lungs.

I shoot Berger 168's, since I have a 9.25" twist barrel. But if you build one with a 1:9, you can spin 180's, and you can stabilize the 195's with a 1:8 twist.

 

[N2TRKYS]

You don't NEED either one of them. If I had to choose between the two listed, I would choose the 7 mag with 140 grain Accubonds. Or 120 grain TTSX.

 

[Maina]

You don't NEED either one of them. If I had to choose between the two listed, I would choose the 7 mag with 140 grain Accubonds. Or 120 grain TTSX.

So 140 accubond dead on at 200 I could hold on the back at 400 and take out lungs ?

 

[N2TRKYS]

So 140 accubond dead on at 200 I could hold on the back at 400 and take out lungs ?

You will have to shoot your rifle to be sure were it's hitting. I would set it up for the range that you are more than likely gonna be shooting the most. For example, will you be shooting more 400 yards shots or 100 yards?

 

[COBrad]

I don't think I would use either caliber for game as small as deer, no further than 400 yds. If I wanted to be able to use a quick hold, like top of the back at 400, I would use something with an extremely flat trajectory, like maybe a 270 WSM, a 26 Nosler, or a 257 Weatherby, sighted in for a long maximum point blank range.
I shoot a 270 WSM pushing 140 gr Berger VLD's at 3180 fps. I am sighted 2.25 high at 100 yds. This allows me to hold dead on, center of chest out to just past 300 yds, and I have used this same load to kill elk.

 

[mtwarych]

Maina,

I shoot 160grn Nosler Accubonds over 63.3 grains of H4831.

I have a 24" barrel and I zero at 200 yards.

I have had great luck with this rifle on antelope, bear, deer and elk. Many other unfortunate targets of opportunity also.

I get +1 7/8" at 100, 0 on 200, -6 1/2 at 300 and -18 down at 400.

Of course, you will have to shoot your own drops to confirm.

I would think if you worked the numbers, you will find a zero yardage that will work better than my set up.

As n2trkys recommends, shoot the 140's a little faster and flatter and the 7 will be a great choice.

Good luck on your choice.

 

[FEENIX]

.300 Win Mag; load it with Berger 215/230 and you're golden.

 

[mountainman56]

I would have a good quality scope with some type of bullet drop compensating reticle. Practice with that and with your ranges flagged you would take all the guesswork out allowing you to use most any cartridge.

Or load a 300 RUM with 150's and turn her loose.

JM2C

 

[N2TRKYS]

If it were me, I would get a Remington Model Seven stainless in 7-08. You don't need a big magnum for whitetails. That setup make a nice, handy treestand rifle.