I' m going on my first elk trip to the Rockies next year. I have the option of taking my 7mm Rem. Mag. loaded with 160 gr. Barnes XLC X-Bullets, or using my brother' s .300 Ultra Mag.
I' ll be able to practice as much as I want with either gun, so familiarity won' t be a problem. What should I do? Should I start looking for a good handload for the .300??
Either of these guns will do the job just fine.Which do you shoot better? have better accuracy with??Personally, I prefer to use my gun,don' t borrow guns as I don' t want to " hurt" some elses rig.
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Stuck in the reeds-You must be too deep in the reeds as the 300ultramag produces more velocity with the 180gr bullet than the 7mmremmag produces with a 160gr bullet.
You don' t need to borrow a rifle for elk when you own a 7mm mag!
Or moose, musk ox, carabou, buffalo, so on and so on.
Just go hunting with what you have and shoot an elk.
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The 7mm mag is a good elk rifle, will do the job just fine. The 300 is a better elk rifle. If it were me I' d just stick to the 7 mag because its mine and it' ll work just fine.
Which gun for elk... 7mm Mag or 300 Ultra?
