NorCal Hal
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I have a Weatherby Mark lV Ultralight composite stock and S.S. fluted barrel with muzzle brake in 7mm Remington Mag that I'd like to get rid of. It has been sent back to Weatherby twice who fittled and Far-ed with it and improved its performance marginally but my Winchester Model 70 30-06 will CONSISTENTLY outshoot it every day of the week under the EXACT same conditions.
There is so little difference in ballistics between the 30-06 and 7mm R.M. that I'd like to get a rifle that will handle Moose and Elk out to 400+ yards which is beyond the maximum range I can confidently shoot the 7mm and -06.
On a recent Mule deer hunt in Montana the outfitter told me he has seen more game wounded and lost by 7mm's than all other calibers combined. I have also heard that the 7mm Rem Mag is not a very accurate caliber - which my Weatherby seems to confirm.
I have had friends with 300 Win Mags that flinch and jerk so much due to the rifles back end punishment they gave up on the rifles. I could put a muzzle brake on a 300 R.M. but would like other ideas.
What about the 300 RUM with brake? The same MT outfitter praised the
338 which the only thing I know about is that my B.C. Canada guide about took off my head & hearing when he fired his from a few feet behind me on a recent Moose hunt. (He thought my double lung shot with the Weatherby using 160 grain Federal Premium / Nosler partioned hadn't done the job as the Moose kept on walking and didn't flinch or make a sound when hit.)
Thanks
There is so little difference in ballistics between the 30-06 and 7mm R.M. that I'd like to get a rifle that will handle Moose and Elk out to 400+ yards which is beyond the maximum range I can confidently shoot the 7mm and -06.
On a recent Mule deer hunt in Montana the outfitter told me he has seen more game wounded and lost by 7mm's than all other calibers combined. I have also heard that the 7mm Rem Mag is not a very accurate caliber - which my Weatherby seems to confirm.
I have had friends with 300 Win Mags that flinch and jerk so much due to the rifles back end punishment they gave up on the rifles. I could put a muzzle brake on a 300 R.M. but would like other ideas.
What about the 300 RUM with brake? The same MT outfitter praised the
338 which the only thing I know about is that my B.C. Canada guide about took off my head & hearing when he fired his from a few feet behind me on a recent Moose hunt. (He thought my double lung shot with the Weatherby using 160 grain Federal Premium / Nosler partioned hadn't done the job as the Moose kept on walking and didn't flinch or make a sound when hit.)
Thanks