stubblejumper

James B-Your 280 numbers sound right but unless you have a shorter than normal barrel on your 7mm mag you are underloading it.I have yet to see a 7mm mag that would not deliver 3200fps with a 24" barrel with proper handloads.I have seen some that exceeded 3300fps with no pressure problems.

Ruger-Redhawk

I have both calibers mentioned.I haven't shot a deer with the 7mm Rem Mag yet.I do know the .270 Win will lay them low.I've shot enough with it to know what it can do with proper shot placement.Last year I did lose a nice Doe using the 270. I broke her shoulder and never did find her.For the most part it's hard to beat the 270 for Whitetails.Everybody has different opinions.But I do like the 270Win.....along with many other calibers available..... Ruger Redhawk

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PABuck_HNTR

I like my .270's I always thought a 7mm mag was overkill for deer, but that's just my opinion.

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rickt300

I like the 270 and find that it is perfect for Texas deer and hog hunting. Anyone that tells you some 7 mag is a better long range cartridge on deer is talking thru his hat. There is a noticable difference in recoil that will show itself when you are hanging off a tree on a strap on tree stand or shooting from a box blind thru a slit.

redfish76

Thanks for all the comments. I decided on the .270. Like I said, I was leaning that way. Plus I decided I wanted the Winchester M70 Featherweight which doesn't come in 7mm Rem Mag (only WSM). Man is that gun scarce right now. I bought the only one in the area (but got a great price on it somehow). If I had waited I probably wouldn't have gotten it. Winchester seems to be making a lot more of their .270 WSM because everyone seems to have those in stock.

I decided that if I want more gun to hutn elk, I'll buy another in the future.

BTW, the 7mm Rem Mag comes in a comparable gun to the Featherweight, the Classic Sporter LT. But good luck finding one.

propmahn

good job on deciding with the .270, its a good choice

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bigbulls

Good choice, the .270 will work fine on even the big elk. I'm getting ready to use mine on an elk, hopefully, in 2 days. You won't need a different rifle unless you want to go for moose and even then it will get the job done with todays premium bullets.

seymour

For all practical purposes the 7mm Mag is a .30-06 with a belt. It does have some advantage in that one can use lighter bullets without sacrificing sectional density and hence get a flatter trajectory than an equivalent sectional density load in .30-06, however, the .270 does pretty much the same thing, so you made the right choice I think.

Both loads are in the .30-06 class and hence adequate for most anything in North America, but the .270 will be a tad easier to shoot and cheaper as well. People say they don't notice the difference in recoil between the 7mm Mag and the .30-06, but it's there and you notice it if you shoot enough.

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