Hard Choice
 

My greatest nightmare has hit. Because of finances, I need to trim down some of my guns. The hard choice is between my Remington 700 7mm Ultra Mag, or my Ruger MKII in .338 Win Mag. I love both guns, and want to keep one for out west hunting. The Remington is Laminated SS, and the Ruger is Stainless with a synthetic stock. I can shoot them equally well. It's a sad day, but I can only keep one. I would like to get all your thoughts on what rifle would better serve me for Big Hunting to include Mule Deer, Elk, Caribou, and maybe some day Moose or Bear. I need help......

latts

RE: Hard Choice
 

Sorry to hear about your situation latts. Just know that someday, whichever one you sell, everything will turn out and you will be able to get a new one. For hunting out west, I think I would hold on to the .338 mag, in case you ever decide to go after big bears, maybe elk or moose. The 7RUM will do it, but bigger bullets are a plus in my opinion. Hopefully everything will turn out good for you.

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don't sell either. You'll regrete it later. sell the wifes jewelry or something. tell her it got stollen but don't sell you gun...........easy for me to say, huh.

There was two lines which all living husbands had to stand in. The sign that said all hen pecked men stand here was so long you could not see the end. The sign that said all "non"hen pecked men stand here. There was only one guy in it....

One of the hen pecked guys had to ask.....hey guy are you really the only "non"hen pecked husband in the world?............He says " all I know is my wife told me to stand here so that's exactly what I'm doin".

RE: Hard Choice
 

Keep the .338 Win. Mag. Good luck.

RE: Hard Choice
 

If you want to go for big bears and moose go with the 338, however if your gonna mostly hunt deer and maybe elk, go with the 7mm.

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The 7mm mag with a premium 175 grain bullet is MORE than enough for moose and the big bears!!! Most people don't know that a 7mm mag with a 175 nosler partition will out penetrate many if not most of the bigger guns that are loaded with soft points!! (includeing the 338 mag)

Nothing wrong with a 338, but a 7 mag will also easily do the job, and has less recoil!!

Drilling Man

RE: Hard Choice
 

Many years ago I found myself in the same situation and was looking at my guns trying to determine how much each would bring to help me out of my financial dilemma.
I packed up every single one, took them to my parents house and put them in my dads closet. Told him to please take care of them and I would be back for them at a later date.

Went thru some damn hard times for 3-4 years but you know? I made it, without selling my guns. I now have every one of them back in my possesion and have aquired a few more to boot.
Thinking back now...If I had sold all my guns at that time or even just one or two it wouldn't have helped my situation that much and I would have been out of alot more than keeping them.

Good Luck whatever you do

Wes

RE: Hard Choice
 

I agree, don't sell them! Your only going to get a few hundred dollars for either of those rifles. There must be some other way to come up with that money. But, if you do absolutely have to sell one, I would hold on to the 7mm UM, it's a great round, and the 700 LSS is a tough, good looking gun. Good luck.

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latts, if you're not gonna hunt any real big nasty critters keep the 7mm stw. If you wnat, I will hang on to the 338 for you and keep the dust out of the barrel.....

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I have been in that spot myself a couple times. If you have to sell one, I think keep the 338. More flexible for big stuff and the Remington will bring more cash. After all is said and done I hope you are able to do what I have done, sell one and replace it eventually with a half dozen. It is a nice revenge against fate for having to sell one in the first place.