I purchased a Browning A-Bolt 7mm mag. I was all set for this to be my new all around big game rifle.
Then I got a shotgun my buddy just had to have. He traded me a Winchester Model 70 Featherweight 300 Win Mag.
Both rifles are in excellent shape. I've checked the ballistics on both rifles and they are very close. I really just want to keep one rifle and use it for several years to come. Which ever one I keep, I will be putting my Burris Black Diamond 3 1/2x12x50 on it. I do not reload. I want to be able to reach out and take an elk at longer distances if I need to but I'm also going to use it for antelope and deer. Any thoughts or am I just splitting hairs? Thanks.
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Splitting hairs...but that Featherweight is gonna have some kick to it!!
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Shoot them both and go with the one that suits your style of hunting. A lighter gun may be better if you walk a lot. The heavier gun may be better if you sit a lot. The animals sure won't care which one you choose.
Splitting hairs...but that Featherweight is gonna have some kick to it!!
That was my EXACT thought when I read this
I would shoot both before you decide. The 7mag will most likely do anything you would need it to do very well, the .300 would just do it a little better and harder.
There is not much difference there. They both share the same case, one has a bullet diameter of .284, the other .308. Thats a difference of .024, not very much! It would be like asking which is better, the 280 Rem. or the 30-06, not enough difference between the two to make any difference. Some will say the 7mm is flater shooting, which is true with some bullets, but both guns shooting a 150gr. bullet, zeroed at 200 yards the 7mm drops 41.4" at 500 yards wereas the 300mag zeroed at 200 yards also, only drops 39.5". Thats less than 2" difference at 500 yards, not enough to even tell a difference. That info is based on factory loads. You do have a better bullet weight selection and more variety of bullets with the 30 caliber.
I got them both out of the safe last night. I sat in my recliner drinking a beer and checking them out. My wife said I have issues.
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Quit whinin' or quit huntin', they don't go together!! Reese
When they outlaw guns...I'll be an outlaw! Reese
A .380 in your pocket is better than a 45 in the truck! Stolen
"IN GOD WE TRUST"
When I bought my first magnum I was looking at the 7mm and the 300 win, I went with the 300 win because it shot flatter and hit harder. I have never regretted it. Like the others stated I would shoot both first and decide if you want that much kick out of the featherweight or not. I personally would pick the featherweight if it shoots good, for mountain hunting elk. It is more work than you think.
Which One??
