Opinion on caliber

If you are not going to reload yourself you might want to consider "off the shelf" ammo options.

A quick look at my stores ammo supplier shows 33 factory options for the 7mm RM ranging in price (msrp) from $34 to $80/box.

For the 300 WSM there is a respectable 21 options but they start at $60/box and go up from there.

And if you are somewhere remote and forget your shells, Ol' Bob's hardware most probably has 7 mm on the shelf and if it doesn't it certainly won't have 300 WSM.
 
galamb said:
If you are not going to reload yourself you might want to consider "off the shelf" ammo options.

A quick look at my stores ammo supplier shows 33 factory options for the 7mm RM ranging in price (msrp) from $34 to $80/box.

For the 300 WSM there is a respectable 21 options but they start at $60/box and go up from there.

And if you are somewhere remote and forget your shells, Ol' Bob's hardware most probably has 7 mm on the shelf and if it doesn't it certainly won't have 300 WSM.
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well the two big game cartridges Ol’ Bob’s hardware will always have is 30/06 180gr and .270W 130 gr somethin or t’other. If he doesn't then the gas bar/variety store will.
 
I guess I should have thrown my two bits into the OP’s dilemma. My most used and most successful gun in the house is a 7mm Wby. Almost the same as the RM. we shoot 150gr tsx’s into little groups and the wife and oldest son use it a lot also. I actually think its my wifes gun. But if a wsm blows your hair back I can say I’ve almost owned one. Had a 300 win and wby. All good guns.
 
Or 300 WM if you want 30-calibre and to find ammo at Walmart or Billy Bob's Ammo and Confectionery. 300 WSM, 7mm RM, 300 WM, 7mm WSM...they will all do the same thing. I run a 300 WM with no regrets. I prefer 200gr bullet weights so recoil is kinda stout but it's good for anything from deer to grizzly bears and northern moose. From the two options you presented, though, I'd take the 300 WSM. I'm just a 30-cal kind of person.
 
I'm seriously considering rechambering the 300 WM to a 30-375 Ruger but would I really gain that much to make it worth it? I doubt it. Most likely I will stick with 300 WM until such time as I want a new rifle and the rifle I want is available in 30-375...if it ever became a factory cartridge.
 
HChammer said:
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Yes the only 7mm rem mag lever I know of

I should be less obtuse I guess, I have a TC Pro Hunter 7mm rem mag, a Browning Xbolt and a Browning BAR so the lever would make fill it in my opinion

As for the short mag question I only own one and its one of the worst its a Browning BLR in 325 wsm, I would never recommend any one buy a short mag based on my experience on finding ammo for them. Luckily I bought 5 boxes when I bough the rifle and I have meticulously kept the brass so now I need to get the dies and try reloading

I have a 300wm and have no idea why I have so much 7mm rm, other than I have a rather eclectic collection all though it is much smaller than it used to be
 
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I've never owned a 7mm mag I have always looked at its as only slightly better than a 30-06 and the 300 mags can do everything it can and more so I kind of skipped over.

I have had 280 Rem's and currently my only 7mm is a 21" barreled T/C Contender carbine in 7-30 Waters for 30 cal I currently have a 308Bellm, two 30-06, a 308 Norma mag and a 300RUM.
 
guntech said:
There are lots of reasons why the 7mm Rem Mag has been the most popular magnum chambering for many years...
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When I read the title of the thread my first thought was 300WM or 7RM. sure the action is a bit longer than a short mag, but you're more likely to find ammo for either at the Bella Coola Co-op or in Fort Chip than for a WSM. Granted, I have never lost my ammo on a trip or forgotten to pack it, but I'm sure I would if I relied on a less common cartridge (and when I do take one of my less common rifles I always back it up with a second, more common one).
 
I've shot both. If you're going to handload, you can get the best out of both of the rifles (though 7RM data IMHO is rather anemic). 300WSM in light rifles can be a bit of a recoil beast. I really liked the 7RM except that I shot it out at 750 rds, which my gunsmith was about right!! Though it could probably be set back as long as you have enough shank on the chamber. I've become partial in recent years to the old standards like a 30-06. I load an -06 with a 24" barrel with 168 gr TSX at 2925 fps and successfully took a griz with that combo. I am perfectly comfortable with that as a moose/elk load. If I had a 168 TTSX, I would be very comfortable with that as a long range round, though I'd probably lean to something like a 165 NAB for long range work (for me that is out to 550yds/500m). As it is, I still get 2000 fps on the TSX load at 500 yds so I wouldn't gain much by changing!

Anyway, my point is that magnums are great but a skillfully loaded 30-06 is a very capable rifle for all NA game.
 
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