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7mm or .300?
« on: October 10, 2011, 06:49:57 PM »
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Re: 7mm or .300?
« Reply #1 on: October 10, 2011, 06:51:47 PM »
Love the .300. So many 30 cal reload options for it.

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Re: 7mm or .300?
« Reply #2 on: October 10, 2011, 06:59:59 PM »
There are many options on the 7mm, which one? STW,REMINGTON MAG, WEATHERBY MAG, TCU, O8, ULTRA? Same goes for the .300.

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Re: 7mm or .300?
« Reply #3 on: October 10, 2011, 07:00:29 PM »
Love the .300. So many 30 cal reload options for it.

i shoot a 7mm right now but have been looking into a .300 RUM   :chuckle:
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Re: 7mm or .300?
« Reply #4 on: October 10, 2011, 07:02:22 PM »
There are many options on the 7mm, which one? STW,REMINGTON MAG, WEATHERBY MAG, TCU, O8, ULTRA? Same goes for the .300.

i changed it so theres no question about that again hahaha i was just asking in genral  :chuckle:
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Re: 7mm or .300?
« Reply #5 on: October 10, 2011, 07:06:23 PM »
300 WM Great all around rifle for anything here in the State.

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Re: 7mm or .300?
« Reply #6 on: October 10, 2011, 07:11:41 PM »
7mmRM  Own two.  Wouldn't trade either one for a 300 WM.

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Re: 7mm or .300?
« Reply #7 on: October 10, 2011, 07:19:16 PM »
There are many options on the 7mm, which one? STW,REMINGTON MAG, WEATHERBY MAG, TCU, O8, ULTRA? Same goes for the .300.

i changed it so theres no question about that again hahaha i was just asking in genral  :chuckle:
I thought so but just wanted to be sure. For me personally I love the 7mm Rem. Mag. But that's just me.

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Re: 7mm or .300?
« Reply #8 on: October 10, 2011, 07:30:05 PM »
I have a remington 7mm stw and a remington 300 rum. Both guns are fantastic!!! the stw is topped with a leupold 3x9 and the 300 ultra mag is topped off with a swavorski 4x12x50. i'll be hunting with my 300 this deer season. At 100 yrds i'm shotting 3/16 groups. Both guns shoot re-loads and i cant be happier. Deer season now just needs to get here:)

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Re: 7mm or .300?
« Reply #9 on: October 10, 2011, 07:34:15 PM »
7mmRM  Own two.  Wouldn't trade either one for a 300 WM.
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Re: 7mm or .300?
« Reply #10 on: October 10, 2011, 09:33:47 PM »
My dad has a 7mm mag bdl and I have a weatherby 300 win mag and have shot animals with them both. Personally I don't think you could go wrong with either  :tup:

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Re: 7mm or .300?
« Reply #11 on: October 10, 2011, 09:41:48 PM »
There's very little difference. The main difference that I see is with the smaller 7mm caliber, recoil is less. With a 30 caliber, recoil is going to be more, simply because of the heavier bullet. Ballistics are virtually identical if using comparable bullets.

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Re: 7mm or .300?
« Reply #12 on: October 10, 2011, 09:43:11 PM »
I Have shot both. I own a 7mm Rem Mag and I am very happy with it. I will stick with my 7mm till the day I die  :)
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Re: 7mm or .300?
« Reply #13 on: October 10, 2011, 09:43:43 PM »
 I have a couple of each and prefer the 7mm. I am currently building another 7mm for long distance shooting, Ruger action, Hart 26", 10/1 twist, 4.5 contour, and 1.250 fluted barrel, Jewell trigger shooting 168gr. Bergers or Barnes TSX. With a nightforce 5.5-22x50 I should be able to hunt anything in this country out to 1200 yards. ;)
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Re: 7mm or .300?
« Reply #14 on: October 10, 2011, 09:45:53 PM »
The main difference that I see is with the smaller 7mm caliber, recoil is less. With a 30 caliber, recoil is going to be more, simply because of the heavier bullet. Ballistics are virtually identical if using comparable bullets.

 7mm has a better BC. ;)
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