Tell Me Why

[truck driver]

Tell me why I don't need a 300win M70.

 

[ShadeTree]

When it comes to somebody else spending their money, expect nothing but enabler's on here including me! Lol.

With me it's often want, not need, but in your case I say you need one. Are you talking the new model 70's?

 

[Anonymous]

Not me...the .300 makes too much sense as a "one gun" solution for everything on the continent.

I'd do without a large number of cartridges....a good .300 isn't one of them.

 

[DrMike]

Uh, can't think of a reason at the moment. :? Sure you'll get lots of help spending your money, though.

 

[mjcmichigan]

Geez Rodger, if you had a 300 Mag, m70, you could kill any game in North America. You could compete in long distant shooting competitions. You could defend your spouse...

I think there’s a lot of us with 300Winmags I. model 70 that would let you shoot them...

Mine is the EWS, and while I love great wood, I love the Bell&Carlson I the extreme weather system.

Sorry brother, can’t help ya with a reason to not get one.




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[Elkman]

Because you already have a .338 ??? :grin:

 

[truck driver]

Because you already have a .338 ??? :grin:

I'm looking to replace the .338 with a smaller caliber but still have enough gun for 500lb plus animals.
I don't have a lot of faith in the big 7s and though I could get by with just my 30-06 I feel I need a little more reach and flatter shooting round.
I would like a 308 Norma but it would be more expensive to shoot and I would have to have a action barreled and chambered for it so the cheaper choice is the 300win and I can load it down or up if I want to duplicate the 308 Norma which I think would be a better round for what I want but not a cost effective option.

 

[truck driver]

When it comes to somebody else spending their money, expect nothing but enabler's on here including me! Lol.

With me it's often want, not need, but in your case I say you need one. Are you talking the new model 70's?

I was looking at a used 1980's model push feed.
I have 2 already and I like them, nothing wrong with the newer ones just more then I want to spend. I buy used and then dress them up the way I want them.

 

[cloverleaf]

well - I would never be one to talk you out of buying a rifle.... . But here would be my question: what bullet will the 300 handle that the 30-06 cannot? Yup you will loose some velocity, but will the critter on the other end know the difference? You will get some additional point blank range from the magnum, I would think. But are you really chucking lead out that far? Don't know. Friend shot his pronghorn at 400+ with his 300 mag. Took three shots though....and he is a good shot. competes well at 600 and 1000. My .02- but buy a rifle! CL

 

[FOTIS]

Bad place to ask a question like that

 

[Elkman]

Roger your quote

" I could get by with just my 30-06 I feel I need a little more reach and flatter shooting round." i

is the exact same reason I bought mine.

 

[Blkram]

Because if you actually shot and hunted with the 7 Rem Mag, and put hundreds of pounds of quality venison in the freezer with it, you would realize that it a very effective cartridge, that will be more pleasant to shoot than the the 300 Win Mag!

And the Federal Premium 7 MM Rem Mag factory load with the 165 gr SGK shoots flatter and retains more energy than a 180 gr bullet out of the 300 WM past 300 yards! (I have taken lots of elk, moose and deer with this combination and have never felt undergunned!)

 

[truck driver]

Bad place to ask a question like that

Yeah I know. That's how I ended up with the 338win :wink:

 

[truck driver]

Because if you actually shot and hunted with the 7 Rem Mag, and put hundreds of pounds of quality venison in the freezer with it, you would realize that it a very effective cartridge, that will be more pleasant to shoot than the the 300 Win Mag!

And the Federal Premium 7 MM Rem Mag factory load with the 165 gr SGK shoots flatter and retains more energy than a 180 gr bullet out of the 300 WM past 300 yards! (I have taken lots of elk, moose and deer with this combination and have never felt undergunned!)

Gil I really haven't given it a chance and maybe I should.
I checked my zero with it last year in Montana and it was exactly the same as it was before I left and was able to make first shot hits at 200,300 and 400yds with it on the steel targets the outfitter had set up on their range. But I did that also with the 338win and the 35Whelen/AI. All three cartridges where loaded to with in 50fps of each other and the 35/AI was pushing the heavier bullet of the three.
I could pick up any of those three rifles and not worry about not reaching out and hitting what I was shooting at.
I had shot the 7mmRem less then the other two because it was the easiest to find a load for and was one and done and right down boring. :lol:

 

[Gunner46]

Me thinks your hunting elder's soul is subtlety telling you need a 338/06(AI) !

 

[Blkram]

Rodger,
My 7MM's (280, 7MM RM and STW) have been one and done, but never boring!
Love those 1/2 MOA groups!
Plus they are pleasant to shoot, even off the bench.
As someone once said, "the only interesting rifle, is an accurate rifle!"

 

[truck driver]

Me thinks your hunting elder's soul is subtlety telling you need a 338/06(AI) !

I have it's big brother, 35/06(AI) and it thinks it's a sniper rifle.

Rodger,
My 7MM's (280, 7MM RM and STW) have been one and done, but never boring!
Love those 1/2 MOA groups!
Plus they are pleasant to shoot, even off the bench.
As someone once said, "the only interesting rifle, is an accurate rifle!"

I hear yeah Gil. I'm probably going to just keep the 338 and try some reduced loads with lighter bullets. So far I have been loading it to near max with medium weight bullets, the recoil is stiff but not unbearable.

 

[Blkram]

A friend of mine loaded his 338 Win Mag with a mild load behind Speer 200 gr Hot-cor bullets and found accuracy and performance on big game very good with pleasantly reduced recoil. I will see if I can get the powder and charge info for you.

 

[Anonymous]

I'm probably going to just keep the 338 and try some reduced loads with lighter bullets. So far I have been loading it to near max with medium weight bullets, the recoil is stiff but not unbearable.

My buddy shoots the 180AB in his .338WM and it's a hammer...you could slow them down a bit and not be much off the .300WM recoil level.

 

[Silent Sam]

Only if you don't need/want the extra 100yds plus/minus range advantage over your 30-06...
and the extra recoil.