7mm mag or 300 win mag

better of the 2 calibres for moose

  • 7mm mag

    Votes: 45 30.4%

  • .300 win mag

    Votes: 103 69.6%
  • Total voters
    148
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Thinking on another moose rifle in stevens 200. I'm going to go with either a
7mm mag or a 300 win mag. What do you guys tink the advantages and/or disadvantages are of each calibre? Thanks for the help.

Dave.
 
Flip a coin. I like the 7 myself. My buddy has the 300. Both work very well. They shoot equally well, recoil is the same. Reloading costs the same. Did i mention the 7 works well for varmints? The 300 you can load heavier bullets. Im gonna say go with the 300:p
 
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The 300 definitly has more power, but I dont' know if you need ti for moose.

IMHO, the 300's are beyond the recoil threshold of many hunters.

Frankly, with the Stevens hard as hockey puck recoil pads, I'd steer clear of the heavier kickers.:D

I'd go 7, but that is just me...
 
death-junky said:
No contest 300 win mag Rules over 7mm
talk to ya all later
Riley
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On paper, yes of course. For most real world applications, ie. hunting inside of 300yrds, you would be pretty hard pressed to demonstrate that superiority. Maybe with 200gr. and up......
 
For hunting moose go with the 300,the 300 will have a little more recoil in the sames rifles.I have shot a Stevens 200 in 300 win and recoil is quite managable.Nothing wrong with the 7mm but the 300 in my opinion is a better choice.
 
I have both, and know that both kill moose dead. But if I had to take one, I'd say the .300 WM without hesitation. The effectiveness of a 220gr Partition is hard to ignore!
 
Gibbs505 said:
WOW, no votes for the 7mag!!
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Its kind of a loaded question, kind of like what is better for moose, a .270 or 7mm RM? Both will do, but I bet the 7mm would win that one hands down!
 
1899 said:
Its kind of a loaded question, kind of like what is better for moose, a .270 or 7mm RM? Both will do, but I bet the 7mm would win that one hands down!
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if there was a .270 option that would get my vote over the other 2 !
 
I voted 300Mag but I see you are considering the stevens 200. In a light gun like that (I have owned the Savage equivalant) you would be better off with a 7mm. I have some heavy kickers and have worked my way up the recoil scale and I would say that rifle with 200 grainers is just to much for the average man. I would liken it to my 8.5LB 338 winmag with 250grainers.
 
Amphibious said:
In the rifle in question? light, brick for a recoil pad... going to guess a new shooter/hunter ?
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I just meant between the two calibers. Gibbs posted that there were no votes for the 7mm RM, and I felt it was because the caliber suggested made the choice pretty obvious.
I have never fired a Stevens, so I can't speak to its recoil. Like I said, I have both, but if I could choose only one, then I'd take the .300 WM. BUT, I have used my 7mm RM with good success for 20 years now.

With the .300 WM you can load a 150gr down to .308 performance or a 220gr. to near .338 performance (well, maybe not quite, but fairly close;) ) plus with an insert you can fire a .32 Auto for grouse and rabbits.

I like bigger, heavier bullets. And don't you use a .45-70? More like Elmer Kieth than Jack O'Connor!
 
The 300 got my vote, given the heavier bullets.

I would chose a 300H&H over both the choices. Just cuz :)







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