Are Sportsmen Migrating away from Magnum Cartridges?

[Bango skank]

I think magnums have a place but I also think I can do almost as much with my 30-06 as I can with my 300 win mag.

I know everybody online claims to have a long range pedigree, but i think the reality is that most guys are realistically 300 yard max shooters, likely less.  At closer ranges that most of us are actually competent at, standard calibers can do the job just fine.  I know i have no business shooting a live animal at 700 yards.  If that was my interest and within my ability, id get a big magnum.  But 200 yards or less, where most guys actually shoot?  I think a 30-06, 308, 270 etc etc would be fine for whatever

[magnanimous_j]

Cartridge advancements likely play a part, but I think its the affordability of good optics that is leading people to choose lower power rounds.

[jasnt]

I don’t think the magnums have lost any popularity.  There are just a lot of folks that haven’t learned proper recoil management

I'd love to have you come and show me "recoil management" with my 8 1/2 pound Ruger 416! lol. The only thing that hurts more than my shoulder is my wallet.
I guess I'm getting old because I don't intentionally hurt myself for fun anymore..

id love to shoot it!

If I get up your way sometime I'll let you! Maybe for predator hunting next winter..

heck ya that would be some great coyote medicine

[Magnum_Willys]

If I get up your way sometime I'll let you! Maybe for predator hunting next winter..

Geez those coyotes must be getn big over there 

[kentrek]

I think a guy needs a little gun, medium gun, & a big gun....and then maybe a few more in between 

My next build will be a big 375 with lots of powder

[Bango skank]

If I get up your way sometime I'll let you! Maybe for predator hunting next winter..

Geez those coyotes must be getn big over there 

100lbs or so is getting pretty standard for coyotes 

[nwwanderer]

Spent a little time in a mississippi deer camp years ago.  It was mostly a doe shoot as they were attempting to get a massive over population problem straightened out.  One of the long time members was using a 458 win mag and the explanation was "you will not let me shoot bucks, have to do something for entertainment".

[dmoua]

Still shooting 270WSM and 300WSM here.

[ShaneTyTrey]

We have .243, 7mm-08, .257 Weatherby Mag, .270 win Mag, 6.5 Creedmore, 7MM Rem Mag, .30-06, .300 WSM, .300 Win Mag and .300 PRC.  I prefer the 6.5 for deer, antelope and even Elk but bought the .300 PRC for upcoming Brown Bear and Moose Hunts.  The kids always shot the .243 and 7MM-08 very well.

[Tight Spin]

I am like several others on here. I like the 270wsm and 300wsm. Was a 270 guy for years and still shoot it for blacktail. 270 will kill about anything you want

[pbg]

I hunt with 3 rifles A 25-06 , 270wsm and a 300win.mag. Of the three I use the 270wsm the most but I know that the 25-06 will kill everything that I want to hunt.

[deweyc]

I love my 308 Norma Mag, but ammo for it is hard to come by and expensive. I'm switching it up this fall and getting a 7mm-08.  I'll still keep my 308 for the off chance I draw a moose tag or something but with the new rifle, I'll be able to get to the range more often with out getting a second mortgage and it'll put down anything I need it to come fall time.

[Lumpy Taters]

I was a 30-06 guy for years until I had a few bad experiences at distance shots.  Switched to a 7mm Mag and was hooked on the magnum train for the last 20 years.   Last year my wife decide to try deer hunting so I got her a 7mm-08.    Well I now have my own 7mm-08 and its going to be the deer and coyote gun from now on.  Still plan on using the magnum for elk but I the recoil and weight of the smaller gun made the choice easy for me. 

[D-Rock425]

I just ordered a 270wsm today