What caliber do you shoot

Post by **killerbee** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 6:22 pm

300 weatherby for it all!! i load swift sirrocos 150's for deer and Swift A-Frames 165's for anything else. the 165 A-Frames did a heack of a # on my moose in AK a couple yrs ago.

loco4muleys · Post by **loco4muleys** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 7:49 pm

.280, works great for elk or deer

skull krazy · Post by **skull krazy** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 8:09 pm

Personally i'm with killerbee....300wby all the way, "rack 'em & stack 'em long range".
But....you mentioned the 7MM.
There are several 7MM's out there. If you are looking for something that will really perform well and "better than average" but still want a 7MM, take a serious look at the 7MM Ultra Mag. It is the hottest 7 out there, even surpasses the 7STW, and literally leaves the regular 7MM Remington Mag or Weatherby Mag in the dust! It will be plenty for both elk & deer! Chances are (and just like my 300WBY) it will do things beyond what you'll ever ask of it.
Hope that helps...and good luck with whatever you decide!

creepingdeath · Post by **creepingdeath** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 8:17 pm

mossback300 wrote:I shoot a new 300 win mag with swaroskvi scope, but I shot my first elk with a 7mm 08 at 480 yds and knocked it dead with one shot. 130 grain bullet, killer gun for deer also.

Shhhh!

What ever you don't don't let Nonya see that quote!

Silly mossback didn't you know the little old 7-08 can't kill elk past 100 yds!

Guess someone forgot to tell the elk that.

NONYA · Post by **NONYA** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 9:44 pm

7 Mag for anything and everything,8mm RM for an elk only hunt,.50 cal ML for doe deer and antelope,bow for everything.

BTW i never said it couldnt be done with an 08,I said I wouldnt try it.

dahlmer · Post by **dahlmer** » Thu Aug 30, 2007 9:22 am

I shoot both a 7mm mag and a 300 WSM. Both are great guns. If you use factory loads then it will be easier to find ammo and cheaper to shoot the 7mm. If you reload it shouldn't make that big of a difference. I use 180 grain nosler partitions and acubonds in the 300 and 160 grain nosler partitions in the 7mm.

JBird · Post by **JBird** » Thu Aug 30, 2007 12:20 pm

I shoot a 270 but if I were to get a mag it would be a 300.

MULEY7MM · Post by **MULEY7MM** » Thu Aug 30, 2007 5:05 pm

Thanks for all the help ive gotten from you guys i ended up with the rem. 7mm mag for 275.00 dollars with a bushnell scope it was alot cheaper and i am not sure how much more riffle hunting i am going to do since i have been doing the bow hunt

creepingdeath · Post by **creepingdeath** » Thu Aug 30, 2007 6:01 pm

Great cartridge! One word, Partitions!!! IMO the 7mm with the 160 partition is the same as a -06 with a 180 gr partition. And that's a good thing!! .284's Rule!

79Ford · Post by **79Ford** » Thu Aug 30, 2007 9:28 pm

Personally I shoot a Remington model 700 .270 that is probably older than I am, but i cant think of a gun I'd rather shoot. Shoots flat and straight and takes down both deer and elk. But then again it's the only hunting rifle i've ever owned so I have a biased opinion. I have been deer hunting with guys shooting larger caliber rifles and presonally I like to have some meat left for the freezer.