I don't know squat about these cartridges, but I have a 7RM...

Any real world diff shooting a 300WM/180 grainer vs. 7RM/175 grainer on say elk-sized game using Nosler Partitions???

Just curious

IMO it's a coin toss.....

The real value in the .300 is use of the larger bullet such as the 200 grainers......but then is 20 grains worth a lot?

I have always considered the 7mm Mag, the .300 Mags and the .30-06 as players in the same league.....not as a put-down to the magnums.....but as a measure of how good the .30-06 actually is!

For an accurate comparison you would have to compare the .300 180 gr. to a 7mm 160 gr. The 7mm will do fine on elk, when I lived in northern Alberta there were probably more elk taken with 7mm RM with 160 gr Partitions than all other calibres combined.

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Originally posted by Late-Bloomer:
I don't know squat about these cartridges, but I have a 7RM...

Any real world diff shooting a 300WM/180 grainer vs. 7RM/175 grainer on say elk-sized game using Nosler Partitions???

Just curious

The 175NP out of a 7mm RM will easily out penetrate the 300WM 180NP. BUT, it's penetration you don't need on an elk...

Both of the above will out perform the 30-06 on the biggest game... I've seen this myself using all 3 of them on moose ect...

DM

The .300WM 180 gr w/premium bullets - I like the SWIFT A-Frame - will take any deer or antelope on earth, including everyone in Africa, and will also take some of the dangerous game as well - Leopard and Crocodile for certain. I have done.

The 7mmRM leaves you under gunned on many, and the same for the venerable .30-06. JMO based upon experience, education and training.

I don't think the elk will notice.

But if you have a choice, 300 WM FTW

The Nosler manual maxes out the 175gr 7RM at 2970fps with RL22. It maxes out the 180gr in the -06 at 2872fps with RL22. An elk won't know the difference even when you consider BC at longer distances. That's why I've always stuck with the -06 The WM maxes out at 3160fps so there is an advantage there.

Thanks for the comments folks I appreciate it

With judicious reloading I'm liking the 300 WM 180g. all day over the 7mm with 175g or 160g..

I would use my 300 RUM shooting a 200gr Nosler if it were me

I've used the 300 w/200gr bullets and the 7mm w/160s. All of the elk looked prettty dead no matter which one I used.

Thanks folks I get the jist of it

Six of one and half dozen of the other.

465H&H