Which gun for elk... 7mm Mag or 300 Ultra?
 

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??

RE: Which gun for elk... 7mm Mag or 300 Ultra?
 

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.

RE: Which gun for elk... 7mm Mag or 300 Ultra?
 

Either will work fine. The differences I see in the two firearms are the 7mm is faster but the 300 ultra mag has more knockdown power

RE: Which gun for elk... 7mm Mag or 300 Ultra?
 

Whichever you are more comfortable with and most accurate shooting. Nuf said.

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RE: Which gun for elk... 7mm Mag or 300 Ultra?
 

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.

RE: Which gun for elk... 7mm Mag or 300 Ultra?
 

300 Ultra.
Good Luck,
EKM

RE: Which gun for elk... 7mm Mag or 300 Ultra?
 

Or moose, musk ox, carabou, buffalo, so on and so on.

Just go hunting with what you have and shoot an elk.

RE: Which gun for elk... 7mm Mag or 300 Ultra?
 

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.

RE: Which gun for elk... 7mm Mag or 300 Ultra?
 

Your choice of the 160 grain Barnes X bullet seals the deal. You have a fine elk rifle. use it.