300 win mag vs 7mm rm

[LVJ76]

Hi guys.
What caliber would you choose for long distance hunting?
-The 300 wm is with 26 "barrel and 1:10 twist. thinking of using 210-215gr bullets
-7mm rm, 26 barrel and 1: 8 twist. thinking 180gr bullets.

What speed can I expect from these calibers with these bullets?

regards

What do you currently have? Which caliber do you prefer, .284 or .308?

Both will work and it just comes down to preference, in my case I am a 7mmm guy and I already had three 7mm-08's when I got my 7mm Rem Mag, it just made sense, I already had lots of bullets for it, why get something different.

They both shoot and kill fast out to 1,000 yds with the right bullet.

The 7mm Rem Mag with a 1:8 twist will work perfectly for you, using 160gr to 180gr bullets it is deadly., but again you can't go wrong with either one.

Saludos y buen dia

 

[Stgraves260]

Necked up 28 to 30 cal

Why not just get the 30 Nosler?

 

[Stgraves260]

And the crap just keeps rolling in...

I just shot 50 rounds of .300 WinMag, no teeth clinching.

You would be the first.

 

[Bravo 4]

You would be the first.

Nope, just because you can't doesn't make it impossible. A .300 WinMag doesn't have that much recoil. You seem to be doing fine with your .260 so maybe you should just stick to that. I mean I hear crazy crap all the time, like "it matches a .300 mag".

And by the way, guys have been using the 28 Nosler case necked up to .30 cal because it's longer than the 30 Nosler. Same reason guys go with a .338 Edge over the standard.338 RUM, get a little more power capacity.

 

[Bstick]

My 1:8.5 twist Bartlein is 200 fps slower than my 1:9 twist Hart. Is it common to lose that much velocity for a little more twist?

No. One barrel could just be flat out faster than the other. Lengths could be different. All kind of things come into play then.

 

[moa_shooter]

who knows what bottom metal works best for a boyds stock for a remington 700 sendaro la 7mm rem mag

 

[LVJ76]

Nope, just because you can't doesn't make it impossible. A .300 WinMag doesn't have that much recoil. You seem to be doing fine with your .260 so maybe you should just stick to that. I mean I hear crazy crap all the time, like "it matches a .300 mag".

And by the way, guys have been using the 28 Nosler case necked up to .30 cal because it's longer than the 30 Nosler. Same reason guys go with a .338 Edge over the standard.338 RUM, get a little more power capacity.

If someone needs to get used to recoil, get a KelTec KSG shotgun and a couple boxes of shells, it will dust you off clean and then some.

Recoil is part of what we do, it's fun, heck my wife shots my 7 Mag cause its more fun than her 7mm-08, she says the kick is boring on it.

If you practice you get used to it

 

[Bravo 4]

It is definitely part of what we do. The guys just shot 20 x 300 Win, then 20 x .50 cal and then gonna switch back to the .300's.
I just have a hard time with guys talking (or whining however you care to look at it) about how bad something like a .300 kicks. When my 80 pound daughter could outshoot most men I know with anything from her .243 up to my .338, but then again she could probably do more pull-ups too.

 

[coop2564]

7mmRM or a 300WSM 200gr bullet

 

[Rhino Hunter]

I realize everyone loves what they already own.
Reading this thread, no decision could be made.
FYI;
https://www.snipercountry.com/7mm-rem-mag-vs-300-win-mag/

Wow! What a great comparison.

Thank you for posting the link.

 

[Stgraves260]

Nope, just because you can't doesn't make it impossible. A .300 WinMag doesn't have that much recoil. You seem to be doing fine with your .260 so maybe you should just stick to that. I mean I hear crazy crap all the time, like "it matches a .300 mag".

And by the way, guys have been using the 28 Nosler case necked up to .30 cal because it's longer than the 30 Nosler. Same reason guys go with a .338 Edge over the standard.338 RUM, get a little more power capacity.

I didn't know people were necking the 28 Nosler up. I don't have experience with them or any of the new Noslers. I don't know about my 260 Rem matching 300 WM power. That's just crazy. It can match it in wind dope and drop but not in energy. And I have learned nothin is impossible. But 30 lbs of recoil is still 30 lbs of recoil wether you, I or anybody for that mater can handle it or not. I never said I couldn't handle the recoil of a 300 WM. I can't put 50 rounds down range as some people claim with no break. I've never done it wouldn't even consider it. I've got friend well over 200 lbs and some over 300 lbs that don't want to shoot a 300 WM over 10 times. Didn't say they can't. They just don't want to cause we all get bruised after around 5 round. I bruised less than them and I'm only 168 lbs. I keep telling them to pull it into their shoulders. They tell me they are so I don't know what they are doing.

 

[mindcrime]

You won't flinch or cringe your teeth together before you pull the trigger on a 7 Mag. On the 300 WM you will be like do I have to pull the trigger again?

Train with a 416 Rigby or a 50 BMG, and you'll never flinch again.

 

[mindcrime]

Now I have a 338 win mag, light weight hunting rifle. Also a bergara hmr 6.5 creedmoor.
I'm looking for something more forceful for long distance
I'm looking for something for more than 700 yards
Thanks everyone for your help

Could you rechamber the .338 Win to a .340 Wby??? That's a dandy cartridge, and the recoil impulse is less than a 300 Mag.........the 340 is more of shove than a punch.

 

[cross]

I didn't know people were necking the 28 Nosler up. I don't have experience with them or any of the new Noslers. I don't know about my 260 Rem matching 300 WM power. That's just crazy. It can match it in wind dope and drop but not in energy. And I have learned nothin is impossible. But 30 lbs of recoil is still 30 lbs of recoil wether you, I or anybody for that mater can handle it or not. I never said I couldn't handle the recoil of a 300 WM. I can't put 50 rounds down range as some people claim with no break. I've never done it wouldn't even consider it. I've got friend well over 200 lbs and some over 300 lbs that don't want to shoot a 300 WM over 10 times. Didn't say they can't. They just don't want to cause we all get bruised after around 5 round. I bruised less than them and I'm only 168 lbs. I keep telling them to pull it into their shoulders. They tell me they are so I don't know what they are doing.

I agree. If I saw any benefit to shooting a 300WM compared to a 7mmRM, that's what I would shoot regardless of the extra recoil but after watching 30 or 40 elk get shot over the past 15 years or so by myself, friends and relatives with 7mmRMs, 300WMs, 300 Wbys, and 338 Wins and seeing no discernible difference in what happens upon impact, I'm more than happy to avoid the extra recoil.