Sorry , wrong thread. recoil? I don't agree that a 7mm WSM suffers in a short action mag. Various calibers. Discussion in 'Firearms' started by clemsonguy81, Feb 6, 2009. It's a pretty lightweight rifle so the recoil is definately something to consider. Mag. Just food for thought. vs. .300 Win. Energy. I have one on my .338 Rem Ultra Mag and it is very pleasant to shoot. Plus, the .270 WSM could poach from an already extensive lineup of .277 bullets designed for the .270 Win. Just get your feed ramp notched to allow feeding the 180VLDs seated long. Does anyone know how bad the recoil from a 7mm rem mag is compared to a 300 wsm? I have a Rem. Mule Deer Cartridge Showdown: .270 Win. Reality is my 7-08 would do the job all day. I am liking what I see about the 7mm mag but a lot of people use the 300w/m . I've killed at least 1 cow and 3 bull elk with the 300 WSM/180 2,950 combo. Mag. At 500 yards, the 7mm Rem Mag overtakes the 300 Win in stopping power. bullets because of OAL in the magazines. Buzz Senior Member. I'm tuning up a 7mm wsm mostly for the cool factor and my ego. In the table below rifle weight is given in pounds, free recoil energy is given in foot pounds, and free recoil velocity is given in feet-per-second. I use the Alpha mags, but Seekins are another option. The 7mm WSM or 7mm Rem Mag are a bit better on account of the higher B.C. Nosler and Hornady load both 7mm Remington Magnum and .280 Ackley ammunition; looking at their data you’ll see a difference of 90 to 100 fps between the two, with the belted 7mm Magnum giving the higher velocities (with a 162-grain Hornady ELD-X, the 7mm Mag. Since they both shoot quite flat the recoil they produce would, according to Bowman, matter on where the bullet hit's. Which is sort of an explanation of why I have the .300. These will give substantially better performance than the 308 and won't burn barrels nearly as fast as the 7mm mag. The 7mm is kind of in between, but I got a smokin good deal on it. On the west coast, most hunters use the 7mm Rem Mag for rifle elk season, so ammo and reloading supplies are more common. Re: 300 WSM or 7mm WSM 7mms for higher BC with less recoil. In the WSM .270 fans found a short, powerful, efficient round that could be housed in compact, lightweight short-action rifles and which edged closer to 7mm Rem. In my opinion, there is no difference in recoil between the 7mm Rem Mag and the .300 Win Mag. The lighter recoil and more compact rifle would be a big help in her shooting well with confidence. There are more match grade bullets made for the .300WM. The 300 Win looks real good with bullets such as the 190 and 210 ABLRs BUT the 7mm Rem looks darned good with the 150's and 168 ABLRs as well. Rifles chambered for the .300 WSM are lighter than rifles chambered for the .300 Win Mag and this reduction in weight often means a bit meaner kick. Mag. Truly appreciate you watching the videos!Milk jugs with these two power houses!! That being said a .300 WSM won't be a bad choice at all. Same weight bullet, same velocity = same recoil. In objective terms (someone has a recoil calcultor out there somewhere), 7mm Rem Mag is very similar to the .30-06. I thought this was for your wife for some reason. The new WSM's seem to be in light weight rifles most of the time also. That is to say, .300 AAC Blackout bullets travel 2.6 times the speed of a 737 airplane at cruising speed, while 7mm-08 Remington bullets travel 3.2 times that same speed. Also consider 300 Win Mag will have substantially more recoil and cost slightly more to reload. Some may wonder why the popular .270 Win, 7mm Rem Mag and .270 WSM did not have better showings. Maybe more, but can't remember. The synthetic stocked rifle looks like a Winchester. Like all 7mms, they can fire bullets as light as 100-grains and as heavy as 180-grains. We put 3 popular cartridges to a head-to-head-to-head test Using a fat, 404 Jeffery case 2.850" long with the 30-degree shoulder pushed well forward, Remington engineers were able to beat the case capacity of the 300 Wby. As to case life; a competent handloader can get up to 10 reloads from brass handled properly. I had an easy time parting with the 300 WSM cause of the 7mm. When buying the Tikka I was a little unsure whether to decide on 7mm Rem Mag or some .30 cal. Recoil of the 300 WSM should be pretty much the same as the 300 Win Mag. Mag. blog) by 20 percent. I have also tested a variety of 30 cals, 300 win mag, 300 rum, 30-378, 30 Lapua, and so on. 7Mm WSM 7mms for higher BC with less recoil 99.270 WSM did not have better showings Mag are 300 wsm vs 7mm rem mag recoil! 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