Thread: Moving up in calibre - 300 Win, 300 WSM, 7mm RM or there?

I’d look at a 7RM or 300WSM, particularly if not reloading. If you are reloading then it opens up a lot more options as mentioned. 300WM is just a lot of gun. 7 PRC will be cracker if they come out in a Tikka from factory. Personally i’d go a suppressor as brakes can be a prick in a lot of hunting situations. I’m biased towards 7mm so I would say go that way as it’s the perfect balance of ballistics, recoil and terminal performance in my opinion. 30cal gets greater terminal performance but you get increased recoil by needing to push bigger pills with more powder in order to get good ballistics. If you want a genuine magnum then stay 7mm or 30cal, not a 6.5. Again, just my opinion (I own a 6.5 cal and do love it for what I use it for - meat gathering).

4 - 500 also isn’t hugely far. I read that you do want a more accurate rifle which makes a lot of sense. A 270 will do what you are wanting and so would a 7mm08 and 308 etc. The magnums will just do it better and with more confidence and authority so long as you are doing your part right though so again you are on the right track. Goodluck