If you could choose........

[dirty24d]

i said 7mm weatherby. I'm not big on recoil and i know they are pretty tame  yet you they still shoot flat , fast, and you can reach out and touch something with it.

[Harold]

.270 win is my preference. very flat shooting good varmit/target round with 100grainers and will take anything with the 150grain bullet in the U.S.A also very cheap to shoot and can find ammo at any sporting good stores, walmart pretty much anything that sells ammo 

[FC]

FWIW if you are interested in a 7mm 08 it wouldn't require any mods, it's just a necked down .308 Win and the weight difference between short and long action isn't really that much. What barrel maker are you planning to use? I was doing some looking a while back at Shilen barrels since they make them ready to bolt on for the Savage actions in a variety of contours.

[50CalJim]

I've got the 7 Mag & 264 & I don't think you can go wrong with either one.In 1984 I bought the Model 700 Remington 264 Win Mag with the 26" barrel & a Redfield scope in a Seattle pawn shop for $ 200.00. Not a bad deal   Anyway I don't pretend to be a Gun expert but all I know is if I do my part the 264 will flat out shoot & kill what your aiming at & that includes Elk. The 264 is a fun gun to shoot, its a little different & best of all its a good conversation piece that usually ends up in a argument.

[Lowedog]

Sell it and buy an AR!   

-Steve

[Curly]

I voted 7mm mag.  But you should really just get the .264 WM and get into reloading.

[yorketransport]

FWIW if you are interested in a 7mm 08 it wouldn't require any mods, it's just a necked down .308 Win and the weight difference between short and long action isn't really that much.

He's starting with a 338 Win Mag, so he would need to change the bolt face and magzine box/follower to shoot the 7mm-08.


Andrew

[Curly]

A 7 Mag shouldn't kick "a lot more" than a 300 Mag.  Probably pretty close if you're comparing similar bullet weights. Is the 270 WSM an option? (or 7mm WSM)

But it would likely kick more because the new 7mag barrel would not have a brake on it and his 300 WM does have a break on it.  (But then the Savage probably weighs more than the TC, so that might help even out the recoil issue)............

[jackelope]

 

[Jamieb]

7 Rem Mag.
 Good selection of factory ammo available everywhere, fast and flat 120's through high BC 160's to heavy 175'.
A realy good all around cartridge, if a future (any big game in any state) hunt comes along, your ready.

[sakoshooter]

Jackelope,
Isn't it time for you to start another thread?

[jackelope]

7 Rem Mag.
 Good selection of factory ammo available everywhere, fast and flat 120's through high BC 160's to heavy 175'.
A realy good all around cartridge, if a future (any big game in any state) hunt comes along, your ready.

While I don't disagree with that, I already have a 300 win mag so feel I'm pretty ready either way.
 

Jackelope,
Isn't it time for you to start another thread?

Something will come up, I'm sure.
 

[gasman]

I voted for the .270. Hva a few in the family and love them, but I also have a .257 Bob, and am likng the gun more and more.

From deer to yotes, its a good gun.

[Boss .300 winmag]

Sell it and buy an AR!  

-Steve

Ok JackOfAllTrades what are the advantages of an AR over a .300 winmag? This might surprise alot of people but I really don't like to target shoot. I love to hunt though, and guns are really just a tool to use. Two exceptions trap, and small bore rimfire. I only have one hunting rifle, you guessed it my trusty .300 winmag featherweight SS. And yes I am not savy to all the different calibers I see being talked about here, but am learning a ton of stuff from all the good gun topics.

[Heredoggydoggy]

Funny--In all this, nobody has mentioned the "Ackley Improved" versions of the cartridges.  OOPS!  I'm showing my age again!