Large caliber rifle help

[Balcones_Walker]

For those shooting 300 win mags, how heavy a set up are you using?

9lbs; it's a good excuse to mount a vortex gen 2.

[sharkhunter]

For what you said you are realistically planning on hunting. It’s very hard to beat a 300 Win Mag. Ammo is readily available and the 180 Nosler Accubond is a hammer.

X2 I like the 200gr NP as well. My go to round.

[88 Bound]

7mm Rem Mag in a sendero platform.

[Slick8]

I'm with Paul, I want a 375 H&H with a low power scope and within 100 yards. I do have a very accurate 45-70 that would fit the same bill for up close and personal.

Other than that, I vote for a 300wm.

[WyoBull]

My two larger caliber rifles are the 7mm RUM and 375 H&H (also own a Marlin 45-70 SBL but really consider it as a close in caliber). For me, there is nothing in my world that one of these two calibers would not be very effective harvesting.
I would take that a step further and say other than the largest dangerous game, the 7mm RUM would be my choice for about anything I hunt.

[noguts-no-glory]

45-70.

[Johnny44]

I was hoping someone would pick a true Big Bore like the Win 94 in 450 Marlin

If you like recoil, give it a whirl

[xman59]

I was hoping someone would pick a true Big Bore like the Win 94 in 450 Marlin

If you like recoil, give it a whirl

since when was the 45-70 not a true big bore? it was mentioned several times

[TxAg]

Needs to have decent trajectory.

300 win mag for the lead

[Johnny44]

since when was the 45-70 not a true big bore? it was mentioned several times

45/70 is a Big Bore, didn’t mean to imply it weren’t. Just so much talk of the whimpy medium bores. Its only banter for me as any rifle will kill anything.

I just followed this train off its rails.

[xman59]

45/70 is a Big Bore, didn’t mean to imply it weren’t. Just so much talk of the whimpy medium bores. Its only banter for me as any rifle will kill anything.

I just followed this train off its rails.

i just wanted to see the response, since it and the 450 were the same bullet

[Artos]

Go big or go home...

https://discussions.texasbowhunter.com/forums/showthread.php?t=94874

[chrisk]

I have a Mossberg Patriot in .375 Ruger that is light but haven’t shot it past 100. I recently traded for a Browning Bar in .338 Win Mag. Ammo for the .375 Ruger is in the $50’s. I bought ammo through Vizards for the .338 and it cost me $33 a box for the Hornady 225 grain SST’s Superformance ammo. I would go with the .338 and buy several boxes of ammo and then dies.

[TxAg]

I was hoping someone would pick a true Big Bore like the Win 94 in 450 Marlin

If you like recoil, give it a whirl

since when was the 45-70 not a true big bore? it was mentioned several times

I do love me some lever action


The trajectory seems like an issue, though

[gfulton]

.300 WM or .300WSM