Whats the more versatile rifle 7 rem mag or 300 win mag for out west?

[FlatLANDER86]

Pick up a 7 rem mag for hunting out west. I know there's some debate on choice rounds whats yours 7 rem mag or 300 win mag? Orrrr... 300 rum

 

[JJ1179]

7mm STW

 

[Tmac]

Dunno, never shot a magnum rifle in my life, they scare the bejeezus out of me. Too much flash, bang and kick. I consider my 280 Rem my heavy rifle and usually use something smaller out here. If I had to pick one of the 3 you mentioned it would be the smallest one, 7mm RM.

 

[FlatLANDER86]

7mm STW

Ohh you done one upped me bro

 

[akhunter3]

7mm or 300 will do whatever you want. 300RUM is great too but only if you really want to reach out and touch something very, very, very far away.

 

[FlatLANDER86]

7mm or 300 will do whatever you want. 300RUM is great too but only if you really want to reach out and touch something very, very, very far away.

Probably hard to find rum ammo at a moment and pop store if you forgot to pack it

7mm or 300 will do whatever you want. 300RUM is great too but only if you really want to reach out and touch something very, very, very far away.

 

[HOT ROD]

I pick the 300 wm since I own one.... But it will become a 6mm prc at sum time...........

 

[ElGuapo]

This Cult around here will tell you a .22 LR is where it’s at.

 

[akhunter3]

Probably hard to find rum ammo at a moment and pop store if you forgot to pack it

If your going to go the RUM route I'd heavily suggest handloading anyway

 

[FlatLANDER86]

If your going to go the RUM route I'd heavily suggest handloading anyway

True

 

[Mtslackcountry]

7mm with a 180 berger HVLD will hammer and be much less recoil than the 300WM. I chose the 7mm over the 300WM years ago for this reason. My 7 shoots the 180 berger at 3015FPS and will out perform a 300 until you start comparing the 215 grain bullets.

Fast foward to current. I shoot a 6.5 PRC with a 156 berger going 2950. It jumps down in recoil alot from my 7mm and bucks the wind almost the same when comparing the balistics out to 1000 yards. Much easier to shoot well.

I watched a crusty SOB (really grumpy ****** that acted like he owned the place) at the range the other day shooting 2 different RUMS with brakes on them. He had his Lead sled setup and was shooting various handloads. I had 2 sets of hearing protection on and it was rattling me from 50 yards away. The only way he could shoot these more than a few rounds was with a lead sled. Forget about shooting offhanded or prone etc. He wouldnt have been able to shoot for a week if he shot 20 rounds. **** that guy and **** needing a lead sled to sight your rifle in.

 

[FlatLANDER86]

7mm with a 180 berger HVLD will hammer and be much less recoil than the 300WM. I chose the 7mm over the 300WM years ago for this reason. My 7 shoots the 180 berger at 3015FPS and will out perform a 300 until you start comparing the 215 grain bullets.

Fast foward to current. I shoot a 6.5 PRC with a 156 berger going 2950. It jumps down in recoil alot from my 7mm and bucks the wind almost the same when comparing the balistics out to 1000 yards. Much easier to shoot well.

I watched a crusty SOB (really grumpy ****** that acted like he owned the place) at the range the other day shooting 2 different RUMS with brakes on them. He had his Lead sled setup and was shooting various handloads. I had 2 sets of hearing protection on and it was rattling me from 50 yards away. The only way he could shoot these more than a few rounds was with a lead sled. Forget about shooting offhanded or prone etc. He wouldnt have been able to shoot for a week if he shot 20 rounds. **** that guy and **** needing a lead sled to sight your rifle in.

Strait up bully beating your butt up on the play ground shooting one lol

 

[Mtslackcountry]

Strait up bully beating your butt up on the play ground shooting one lol

His rifles kicked both our ass haha. My rifles have brakes but I would have to shoot 2 at a time to match his guns.

 

[Steve300xcw]

The RUM is a bad bitch. But its a bit much. I'm going to assume when you typed 7mm you actually meant 243. In which case I vote for that being the more versatile round for "out west"

 

[FlatLANDER86]

The RUM is a bad bitch. But its a bit much. I'm going to assume when you typed 7mm you actually meant 243. In which case I vote for that being the more versatile round for "out west"

No lol but I've seen alot of people kill elk here in michigan with a 243

 

[elkguide]

While guiding, I have watched elk taken with everything from a .30-30 to a Lazeroni 7.82 Warbird and about every caliber/cartridge in between. I have taken elk with .27, .28, and .30 caliber rifles. If you get a broadside shot, you can take an elk with most calibers. Unfortunately, I don't ever seem to get an elk to turn broadside for me, so when I head out elk hunting, I reach for a .300 Win Mag.

And to answer your question as to which is the most versatile of the two, the .300 wins hands down with its large selection of bullet weights and configurations.

 

[Ross]

Partial to 7mag, but both will do fine. Just be sure you can shot a gun with big bad recoil