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YES!!!!! Everyone should have a 45-70. I have three so far. What a thumper!

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I will have my new bouncing baby Browning pistolgrip BLR 300 Win Mag in March anyone have any thoughts on how to accurize it or season the barrel. I shoot only Barnes bullets.

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the 300Win mag IS bigger than the 7mag, the logic argueing they are the same would also say that there isnt any diifference between a 243 w/ a 105 gr bullet and the 25-06 w/ a 120gr bullet so then 243 must also be equal to the 7mag w/ a 150gr, we all should know there is a difference. Having said that the 7mag is great for elk, the 300 is just better. The 35 whelen is a good thumper too. If you like your 7mag, like your 35 whelen, then you'll love a 300win mag, its right in the middle, shoots flat like the 7mag, thumps like the 35 whelen.:DEnjoy it, my experience is that the rifle and load will be a bigger factor in recoil than the difference in caliber. All three of these calibers can kick.

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I think you already have enough gun. As stated earlier, you won't gain much by going to a 300 over a 7mm.

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IF you want a new toy, go get the 300. as most have said 7mm will do the job!

I had a 7, thought I needed a new toy, got a 300WSM, I like it don't get it wrong.

7 would have been plenty!

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I would say all would depend on your usage of the gun. If all your shots are under 200yds your 35 whelen is all you will ever need. Elk, moose, or kodiak even. Is there enough of a difference to switch to a 300win mag over a 7mm rem mag. If you buy factory standard loads and only can shoot short ranges, there's no need. If you reload and stretch the range out to 400yds, yeah maybe the difference is enough depending on your bullet selection. I'm a reloader myself and I love the 300 win mag. It in my opinion is one of the best calibers ever made for a all around gun. My set up is pushing 11 pounds and it doesn't kick. Buying any magnum in a light weight mountain rifle class is just punishing. I don't like the noise of recoil reducers so I prefer to have the extra weight. Maybe its just me but hiking the mountains with the extra weight just don't phase me. If I only shot distances under 300yds and had to pick a moose/elk gun it would be a 375 h&h mag. But then again sighting it in will not be as pleasant as the 300win mag.

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Thanks for the help.