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I want to get a rifle in a mag cal to hunt bigger game like moose and elk and maybe one day grizz,now i have been looking around and i have found 3 that i like the 300 win mag,338 win mag and the 7mm rem mag. now my problem is i cant decide. just looking for some opinions on this problem.


Thanks C
 
300WM with 180gr Accubonds or TSX would be my reccomendation. When going for GRIZZ, then go with a 200gr Accubond or TSX. Thats what me & my buddies use in our 300WM for moose/elk/WT/mulies/bears.

A 338WM in my books would be ok also, if you wanted to buy just 1 gun. Use 200-225gr for elk/moose and 225-250gr for GRIZZ.- IF you can manage the recoil.

I'm not a 7mm fan, but either a 160gr Accubond would be good for your moose & elk.
 
Try 'em and see. Most folks have issues with recoil and flinch (whether they know it or not).

Personally, I would have babies with the 338WM if I could :)
 
caster,
from the ones you've listed I would go with .338WM as all around for moose, elk and grizzly, however living in BC where longer shooting is possible why not .300RUM?
Lots of velocity (mine 3000fps with 200ge bullet) and enough punch for anything in Canada.

Good Luck
 
PeterPan said:
caster,
from the ones you've listed I would go with .338WM as all around for moose, elk and grizzly, however living in BC where longer shooting is possible why not .300RUM?
Lots of velocity (mine 3000fps with 200ge bullet) and enough punch for anything in Canada.

Good Luck
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ill have to take at look at the 300 rum.
 
PeterPan said:
caster,
from the ones you've listed I would go with .338WM as all around for moose, elk and grizzly, however living in BC where longer shooting is possible why not .300RUM?
Lots of velocity (mine 3000fps with 200ge bullet) and enough punch for anything in Canada.

Good Luck
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I agree. There is some new remington ammo for the 300rum that offers 3 power levels. It starts at 30-06 power level and ends up at 300 rum I think.
Its my next choice for a hunting rifle.
 
The reasons for magnums start at 338. Of the three there's no comparison, and I've got all three. Of coarse you don't need a magnum for Moose but anyone who tells you a 270 or 06 kills as good as a 338 has never seen one work or is an idiot.
 
MTM said:
The reasons for magnums start at 338. Of the three there's no comparison, and I've got all three. Of coarse you don't need a magnum for Moose but anyone who tells you a 270 or 06 kills as good as a 338 has never seen one work or is an idiot.
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i got myself a 270 and i would never take it moose hunting i just dont think it has the punch to knock it down, i dont what to have to look for it for 3 days and i know people are going to say if you hit it in the right spot it will die quick,but my point is that you dont always get the right spot.

C
 
I've "seen em work"....30/06, 300 WM, .338 WM, 300 Ultra and .338 Ultra....I seen em work 'caue I pulled the trigger.

Funny enough, the moose couldn't tell that I was using the 06 as opposed to my .338 RUM.....funny how when they don't know you are not shooting a magnum they just die anyway eh?

The magnums ONLY offer an improvement at extended ranges. The same bullet hitting at 2600 or 3400 FPS at 100 yds ain't gonna mean jack ####. Dead us dead.

As far as the 270? Regardless of what the guys trying to compensate say, 270 is PLENTY for moose. Keep ranges inside 200 yards and there is absolutely no reason the 270 wont work as well as a magnum. Besides, most people are actually able to make a good shot with a 270 vs magnums...they keep their eyes open when they pull the trigger.
 
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Wrong Way, I was not referring to lung shots. I've shot Moose with many guns and a hit though the lungs has the same effect from an o3 to a 375. If the animal is farther out or you have a bad angle or a shoulder shot the bigger bullets make a noticeable difference.
 
Neither was I. A shoulder hit at 2400 or 3600 with a decent bullet will have the same effect. And that extra .038" doesn't make a lick of difference either IMO.

If everyone were to apply your logic, the question would be why we are not all hunting with 378 Weatherby's or .416's.....you know, for those "bad angle shots"

Hell, I'm hunting moose with my 7/08 this year. I still have all the above magnums, but it's time to mix it up.
 
I personally have a 7mm mag. I bought it for the far distance, lower recoil of the magnums (don't get me wrong I'm still a bit scared by it.) And that fact that it is cheaper. But like most people have said, go and try them out and see witch one you like.
 
CTS said:
I personally have a 7mm mag. I bought it for the far distance, lower recoil of the magnums (don't get me wrong I'm still a bit scared by it.) And that fact that it is cheaper. But like most people have said, go and try them out and see witch one you like.
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i have shot a 338 win mag that my brother has and i have shot a 300 win mag
i have never shot the 7mm mag,now both the 300 and the 338 kick like a mule
but i didnt find it to be to much. the reason i was asking for the opinions of my fellow gun nutz is because i have not yet bagged anything with a gun bigger then a 270,but i want to get into something bigger.
 
I've got all three. Had several 7mm's over the years, have one 300, and a couple of 338's.

The 7mm Rem Mag is a favourite of mine, it offers exceptional performance in the field. For the type of hunting I engage in, it gives up nothing to the 300 Win Mag. The 300 Win Mag is the benchmark by which most magnums are measured, it will easily do what most of us need our rifles to do (obviously more than I've needed yet). Having said so, I've found that the 338 Win Mag measures up very well and I prefer it.

As a result of contemplating a thread that was posted a little while back, I have concluded that if the day I had to part with all but two rifles ever arrives, I'd keep my Dakota 76 in 338 Win Mag and my Sauer S202 in 270 Win. But man that would be one sad day.
 
caster456 said:
i got myself a 270 and i would never take it moose hunting i just dont think it has the punch to knock it down, i dont what to have to look for it for 3 days and i know people are going to say if you hit it in the right spot it will die quick,but my point is that you dont always get the right spot.

C
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I couldn't disagree more.

I have numerous buddies that shoot a .270 at moose and they have had super success.

Your .270 with a heavy partition or a grand slam etc... will be as effective as all the rest that you have mentioned.

I shoot a .308 at 2550ish fps and moose love it. Limmited for range yes, but (knock on wood) moose are bang flopping for me and I've done little tracking.

Your .270 at 3000 fps+ will have the moose falling for you all over the place:D

I thnk you are selling yourself and your rifle a bit short;)
 
MTM said:
Wrong Way, go with your 70-08. We totally disagree and I'm good with that.
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Thanks I will :)

And on that note: http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php?t=179782


To the OP~ One BIG question: What ranges are you expecting to shoot at? In alot of situations, a larger slower moving bullet (ala 45/70, 450M, etc) are far more effective than the Uber-magnums. I have shot one deer and one moose at close rage with my 300 ultramag, and in both cased I would have MUCH prefered to have my 45/70 there. Excessive meat loss, and even though I was using premium bullets there was just too much snot behingd the bullets at close range.
 
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