ORIGINAL: Hunter4life81
ok now i'm kinda having doubts on the caliber i chose. I have been thinking
that the 338 is kinda big for the game i hunt and the 7mag to me fits in to the game i hunt(elk, moose,black bear and,mostly muledeer) shots would be with in (25-350yrds) and i have been thinking and thinking and thinking and now i'm extremly confused on wich to choose[&:], i would like your opinion plz, and another reason y i chose the 7mag was b/c in the remingtion model 710 the gun i belive is $329 (around taht area) and the 338 in a synthetic stock, stainless steelbarrel howa is $429, And they both have Scopes 3x9 -40 or something like that, so i kinda want your opinion on which to choose (i already chose i just want to know what your opinion is and i will c if mine is the same
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I hate saying this as I am a remington patron....... Also you mentioned you would like a gun that will last you into your adult years. I would deffiantely choose that Howa before buying a remington 710. Even though the Howa's are made over seas they are well built and overall excellent rifles a buddy of mine has one of there stainless sporter rifles with the laminate thumbole stock in 30-06, the first time he shot it it grouped less then a inch at 100 yards with 150 grain winchester power point ammo, very impressive. Another friend of mine has a remington 710 in 270 its accuracy was not very impressive at all no matter what he fed it the best he could group with it was 2 inches at 100 yards, My friend thinking it was him and not the rifle he asked me to shoot it and the best I could do with it was a 1.5 inch at 100 yards.
IMO the 710 is plain and simply a rifle for someone who shoots their rifle twice a year, the weekend before deer season and at the deer during season. also IMO i think you would be much better off with a 7mm rem mag over the 338 win mag because 1 ammo is cheaper 2 its plenty of gun and then some for the game you listed.
I personally have not used anything larger then a 30-06 for those same game animals you listed and have had just as good of experience with my 308 on the same also.