7mm WSM vs .308

[FC]

I thought ultras killed stuff by just being in the woods.

I've heard this story!

[Biggerhammer]

I thought ultras killed stuff by just being in the woods.

Now that is a fact.

[jackelope]

I thought ultras killed stuff by just being in the woods.

Chuck Norris type killing.

[6x6in6]

The 7mm WSM has plenty of oomph to drop deer and elk out to 400.
My 7mm RM has done so and ballistic wise, they are pretty close to being on par with each other.  The WSM being just slightly slower.

Just hone your shooting skills.  You stick a 160 or 175 gr bullet in the boiler room, it will hit the dirt.

The 308 is a step backwards.  You really want more, go with any one of the 338 family as mentioned above.

[Biggerhammer]

I have my preferences,  I've shot them with allot smaller and a whole lot bigger and they all ate the same, accept the one I shot in the rut.

[6x6in6]

I have my preferences, 

You coming out of the gun closet with your Tikka huh?   

[Biggerhammer]

I have my preferences, 

You coming out of the gun closet with your Tikka huh?   

Heck no, I tried to pick one up and get past my complete and total distain for them but I started dry heaving and gagging so bad. I about puked up my daily dose of Redbull.

[6x6in6]

I have my preferences, 

You coming out of the gun closet with your Tikka huh?   

Heck no, I tried to pick one up and get past my complete and total distain for them but I started dry heaving and gagging so bad. I about puked up my daily dose of Redbull.

LOL!

[hambone]

i shoot the 7mmshort mag my self i shoot 150 grain bullets out of it the one thing i can tell you if you hit the animal in its vitals its going down shot a whitetail at 300 hundred yards it went right over on its back

[Biggerhammer]

i shoot the 7mmshort mag my self i shoot 150 grain bullets out of it the one thing i can tell you if you hit the animal in its vitals its going down shot a whitetail at 300 hundred yards it went right over on its back

The .270 WSM has the same effect. All the WSM's are performers.

[CoyoteChuck52]

Agree with you have plenty in the 7mm WSM to take care of what your hunting...But if your looking a little more pop and stay with the short action then what about a 325 WSM? Just a thought.

7WSM with a 180g bullet somewhere around 2850fps/3247ft.lbs,300WSM 180g bullet 2980fps/3549ft.lbs, 325WSM w/180g bullet=3095fps/3841ft.lbs

I am looking at these cartridges right now myself and to include the 270WSM .....feeling the need for a new Browning X-Bolt for my eastcost whitetail rifle

All -n-all you have plenty of cartridge...for myself any of those I just listed will work fine with proper shot placement and a good bullet(Barnes TTSX if I'm picking)

So I really think it just comes down to which one has that "cool factor" to "You"? Myself I like the thought of the 325 but it is overkill for what I will be using it for and the bullet selection is not as good as say the 270,7mm or 30cals but you still can go from a 150g upto say 220g and Barnes put out a 160g TTSX that leaves me saying that is cool and I want a 325WSM

In the end I think I am going to go with the 270WSM just because I have never owned a 270cal, The bullet weights are perfect for what I'm going to use it on...Whitetails and coyotes

[Andrew]

Stay away from the Gunsite...hate to say it is all hype.  Have you gotten your hands on it yet?  The bolt is very sloppy, enough slop to cause it to jam or hesitate if not being slid perfectly aligned when loading a cartridge. 

[copasj]

It sounds like you weren't impressed with it at 70 yards.  The round itself seems easily capable for quite some distance.  A change in bullet might get you what you are looking for as opposed to a new rifle.

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[FC]

Man 2 pages and NO 30-06 guys chiming in. 

That is because they know that the .270 is superior and don't want to start anything. 

[Biggerhammer]

Jack O didn't brain wash me with his .277 rambleings. Maybe he should have talked them into stuffing that .277 diameter bullet into a bigger case back then. Instead of being such a sissy/ panty waist and slamming the big .30 cal magnums.