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Which cartridge is better......7mm Rem mag or .300 Win mag
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I thought this question would be interesting compared to the other poll between 30-06 and 7mm mag.
I vote for the .300 Win Mag in this poll. (I guess I'm just not a fan of the 7mm mag; but I am a fan of the 7mm-08)
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Re: Which cartridge is better......7mm Rem mag or .300 Win mag
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Hands dowm .300 win mag.
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i love the 7mm flat shooter plus my first gun. (from gramps)
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Re: Which cartridge is better......7mm Rem mag or .300 Win mag
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7 Mag!!!
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Re: Which cartridge is better......7mm Rem mag or .300 Win mag
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.300, not Win though, Weatherby
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Re: Which cartridge is better......7mm Rem mag or .300 Win mag
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i will have to go with the 300 win. I dont think there is actually much difference between the two.
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Re: Which cartridge is better......7mm Rem mag or .300 Win mag
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For deer. 7mag
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Re: Which cartridge is better......7mm Rem mag or .300 Win mag
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I like them both but if I had to pick one it would be the 7mm Mag.
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Re: Which cartridge is better......7mm Rem mag or .300 Win mag
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March 05, 2008, 07:22:25 PM »
Again,its a toss-up.
If you pick similar weight bullets in the same style,its a dead heat all the way to 500 yds for energy,velocity,and trajectory.
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Re: Which cartridge is better......7mm Rem mag or .300 Win mag
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7mm mag for both. Cause thats all I have...
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Re: Which cartridge is better......7mm Rem mag or .300 Win mag
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7mm I love mine and the long range hunting video shooting beyond belief the shoot elk at 900 yards and the caliber is a 7mm rem mag.
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Re: Which cartridge is better......7mm Rem mag or .300 Win mag
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300 cuz it's what I have. Another bonus is the greater range of bullet weights available.
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Re: Which cartridge is better......7mm Rem mag or .300 Win mag
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March 05, 2008, 08:07:02 PM »
I pick the 7mm RM Its really close though almost a dead heat.
#'s to back it up:
Muzzle vel. @ 0yrd:
7mm @ 140 gr 3145
.300 @ 150gr 3245
Muz. ener.@ 0yrd
7mm 3075
.300 3506
Same bullet gr.@ max range for Elk 460-465yrd
7mm vel.2197 ener. 1500
.300 vel.2122 ener.1500
It's pretty close. The 7mm has a longer effective range by 60yrd, on the other hand the .300 knockdown power @ longest effective range of 515 is a mile better than the 7mm. The bullet drop for these calibers is identical @ 4-5-600 yrds. The recoil difference is nominal, the 7mm is 1.97secxlb, the 300 2.16secxlb.
Now mind that these numbers are for elk hunting in particular.
Found this info in " The Target Book For North American Big Game" by Charlie Middleton/ Pat Moran. This book is very good, has a lot of ballistic info for almost all caliber rifles. Also shows bullet drop and target impact. Great resource if you cant make up your mind. You can look at the #'s side by side
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Re: Which cartridge is better......7mm Rem mag or .300 Win mag
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.300 win mag. More versatile IMO. I just am not a fan of the 7mm. On old friend of mine who was a sniper in Viet Nam and Korea once told me that the 7mm was his least favorite of the magnum rounds for too many reasons to go into. I trusted his advice and went with a .300 win mag.
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Re: Which cartridge is better......7mm Rem mag or .300 Win mag
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I've had friend's with the 7MM, seemed OK, but I do really like my .300 winmag. The only thing about both of them I don't like is hiking those 10 mile days because of the weight. Other than that I don't think I would ever buy a 7mm, just because I'd like to keep the feel for the same round and don't like having a bunch of mixed brass laying around that are similar in size but not the same.
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