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Re: 300 win mag vs 7mag
[Re: Jfisher1012]
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08/17/19 05:39 PM
08/17/19 05:39 PM
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Fosters, Alabama, USA
Shaw
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I’ve owned both. Prefer the 300.
"I hate rude behavior in a man. I won't tolerate it." Captain Woodrow F. Call
ShawBuilt Custom Bowstrings
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Re: 300 win mag vs 7mag
[Re: Jfisher1012]
#2881482
08/18/19 09:44 AM
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Jasper
buckhunter2
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Both are over kill for deer out to 400 yards. I’d choose a rifle caliber independent of the scope currently mounted on the rifle.
You're only as good as your worst shot-
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Re: 300 win mag vs 7mag
[Re: buckhunter2]
#2881623
08/18/19 12:34 PM
08/18/19 12:34 PM
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North AL
AU338MAG
Old Mossy Horns
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Old Mossy Horns
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North AL
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Both are over kill for deer out to 400 yards. I’d choose a rifle caliber independent of the scope currently mounted on the rifle. How much deader than dead can you get?
Dying ain't much of a living boy...Josey Wales
Molon Labe
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Re: 300 win mag vs 7mag
[Re: AU338MAG]
#2881629
08/18/19 12:37 PM
08/18/19 12:37 PM
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Posts: 15,833
Elmore County
Frankie
Old Mossy Horns
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Old Mossy Horns
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Both are over kill for deer out to 400 yards. I’d choose a rifle caliber independent of the scope currently mounted on the rifle. How much deader than dead can you get? I ain't never saw too dead but I have seen not dead enough lol
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Re: 300 win mag vs 7mag
[Re: Jfisher1012]
#2881664
08/18/19 01:18 PM
08/18/19 01:18 PM
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Posts: 36,152
alabama
BhamFred
Freak of Nature
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alabama
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.264WM is the only 6.5 worth looking at, al the others are just wannabes.
I've spent most of the money I've made in my lifetime on hunting and fishing. The rest I just wasted.....
proud Cracker-Americaan
muslims are like coyotes, only good one is a dead one
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Re: 300 win mag vs 7mag
[Re: Jfisher1012]
#2883057
08/20/19 07:11 AM
08/20/19 07:11 AM
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Grays Creek, NC
bigcountry692001
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14 point
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Grays Creek, NC
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I’m a 7mm guy and to honest both are probably a little overkill for whitetail in Alabama. Anyway......as long as you are comfortable at shooting those distances and have decent optics that yardage is a chip shot for either rifle.
"You cant manage a deer herd with acorns."
-Dr. Craig Harper
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Re: 300 win mag vs 7mag
[Re: bigcountry692001]
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08/20/19 08:05 AM
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North AL
AU338MAG
Old Mossy Horns
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I’m a 7mm guy and to honest both are probably a little overkill for whitetail in Alabama. Anyway......as long as you are comfortable at shooting those distances and have decent optics that yardage is a chip shot for either rifle. I'll ask it again on this thread - how much deader than dead can you get? Maybe I should ask, what is just the right amount of dead without overkilling the deer?
Last edited by AU338MAG; 08/20/19 08:08 AM.
Dying ain't much of a living boy...Josey Wales
Molon Labe
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Re: 300 win mag vs 7mag
[Re: Forrestgump1]
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08/20/19 12:03 PM
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Elmore County
Frankie
Old Mossy Horns
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Old Mossy Horns
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Elmore County
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Of the two, I prefer the 7 in the lighter bullets. Need to use a well bonded bullet with it. A 7mag with lighter weight soft points will fragment due to the speed. I like Hornady's 154s
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Re: 300 win mag vs 7mag
[Re: Jfisher1012]
#2883352
08/20/19 01:37 PM
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Posts: 1,188
Chilton County
modoc_333
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Chilton County
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My wife shoots a 7mag and it does great. If you really are using it for what you said, then just buy the rifle that feels and shoots better. You won't notice a difference in the rounds. If you ever want to hint out west and shoot extra big things then buy the 300 for "just in case" you want a 200+g bullet one day.
-Keith
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Re: 300 win mag vs 7mag
[Re: AU338MAG]
#2883366
08/20/19 02:02 PM
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Posts: 184
Pelham, Alabama
280REM
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3 point
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Pelham, Alabama
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I’m a 7mm guy and to honest both are probably a little overkill for whitetail in Alabama. Anyway......as long as you are comfortable at shooting those distances and have decent optics that yardage is a chip shot for either rifle. I'll ask it again on this thread - how much deader than dead can you get? Maybe I should ask, what is just the right amount of dead without overkilling the deer? The sebummag builds energy way out there.
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Re: 300 win mag vs 7mag
[Re: AU338MAG]
#2883858
08/20/19 10:20 PM
08/20/19 10:20 PM
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Grays Creek, NC
bigcountry692001
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14 point
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Grays Creek, NC
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I’m a 7mm guy and to honest both are probably a little overkill for whitetail in Alabama. Anyway......as long as you are comfortable at shooting those distances and have decent optics that yardage is a chip shot for either rifle. I'll ask it again on this thread - how much deader than dead can you get? Maybe I should ask, what is just the right amount of dead without overkilling the deer? You need dead dead... any more than that and you’ll go to cald... that’s to far
"You cant manage a deer herd with acorns."
-Dr. Craig Harper
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Re: 300 win mag vs 7mag
[Re: modoc_333]
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08/20/19 11:29 PM
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Posts: 11,921
PNW
kodiak06
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Posts: 11,921
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My wife shoots a 7mag and it does great. If you really are using it for what you said, then just buy the rifle that feels and shoots better. You won't notice a difference in the rounds. If you ever want to hint out west and shoot extra big things then buy the 300 for "just in case" you want a 200+g bullet one day. The xtra big things out here get killed with less. I'm a 7mag guy personally. My Grandfather gave me a Rem 7mm mag when I was 13 years old and I've seen no reason to go bigger. I've killed everything from deer to my Kodiak brown bear with it. I will say after putting my 7mag bullet nest to a 45-70 I had a few bad thoughts lol
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Re: 300 win mag vs 7mag
[Re: Jfisher1012]
#2883901
08/21/19 04:58 AM
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Autuaga County
nomercy
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10 point
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Autuaga County
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What would be the better gun for 200-400 yard shots on deer 300 win mag or 7 mag ? The 300 has a Nikon prostaff 5 3-9x14 and the 7 mag has a leupold vx 2 3-9x50 To answer the question directly.....I’d say which ever you like best. Best feel, best accuracy, cheapest ammo, lowest recoil. What are you looking for out of a 200-400 gun. Are you toting it or sitting? If it’s two very particular guns (as I think you have specified ) you need to shoot both and take your pick. Last year I almost bought a Browning Xbolt 300wsm. Thought I’d love it. I shot it before buying and it kicked like a pissed off mule. I let the guy keep it. And I really like Browning rifles. And it was going to be cheap. So at that range get what’s comfortable for your needs and situation.
Don't blame me for your bad decision-
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