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I AM LOOKING FOR A NEW WHITETAIL DEER RIFLE THAT IS GOOD FOR ELK AND MOOSE ALSO.
I CURRENTLY USE A 30-06 AND IT IS PLENTY OF GUN DONT GET ME WRONG, BUT I HUNT A FIVE HUNDRED YARD LONG ALFALFA FIELD AND NEED LONG RANGE KNOCK DOWN FOR TROPHY HUNTING...I AM LOOKING AT THE.... BROWNING WHITE GOLD R.M.E.F .325 WSM...THE WINCHESTER COYOTE LIGHT .325 CAL....OR WEATHERBY SUB MOA .338CAL
ANOTHER DEBATE IS TO SHOOT .325 WSM...300WSM....338,
ANY OPINIONS

257 Roy is about as flat as a deer/elk rifle gets.

Agree with Dog Hunter; for your stated purpose you need to drop back in bore diameter to obtain a flatter trajectory. Lots of good choices (use what DH suggested) also look at the 270 WIN, 270 WSM, 7mm REM MAG, 7mm WSM, 7mm Weatherby Mag, etc. Bullet choice is good, lots of "elk" bullets to pick from.

257 Weatherby is an excellent suggestion, but it sounds like MERAMECMAN might have a bad case of "magnumitis". The only cure that I have ever seen for "magnumitis" is to buy one.

Been there, done that, and I got the sore shoulder to prove it.

IF YOU NEED SOMETHING LONG RANGE AND VERSATILE ENOUGH TO SHOOT HEAVIER BULLETS, I'D GO 7MM OR 300WSM AND NOT LOOK BACK.

HI GUYS! WHAT'S GOING ON IN HERE & WHY ARE WE YELLING?

300 Ultra mag, 180 Swift Scirroco. enough said

I thought MERAMECMAN was having trouble hearing and/or preferred all caps.

what are those things in your avatar skane?

Dave-

Remington bolt handles that I found last week while out looking for sheds - they were everywhere.

Haa!!

I see it now, hillarious!!

oops, I just tripped on one at work here!!

7RM is certainly a good one.

500yds is quite a poke and one that shouldn't be attempted unless the rifle and hunter are well praticed at that range and the conditions are perfect IMO.

loder

I ADMIT I MAY HAVE MAGNUMITUS...BUT THE WAY I LOOK AT IT IS I SIT IN A TREE FOR A WEEK WAITING FOR THAT ONE TROPHY BUCK HE MAY BE 20 YARDS HE MAY BE 500 YARDS..EITHER WAY I WANT TO MAKE DARN SURE HE IS GOING TO GET A HEAVY LOAD.
I SHOOT A 150" WHITETAIL WITH 243 WSSM AT 350 YARDS IN THE RAIN.
AND PRACTICE SHOOTS LIKE THESE SO I FEEL I CAN PERFORM FOR THE CALIBER I CHOOSE.
WHAT RIFLES???HAVENT HEARD ANY POSTS ON THEM.

Thats funny..maybe funnier than the robot girlfriend

JUST DONT SEE WHY GO WITH A 300WSM WHEN THERE IS 325 WSM...NOT WORRIED ABOUT AMMO PRICE.... SHOULDNT TAKE MORE THAN ONE SHOT ANYHOW.
AND I USE IT MABEY 2 TIMES A YEAR FOR ELK AND DEER./.
JUST SO YA KNOW WHAT I AM DOIN WITH THIS NEW RIFLE

If you really want 500 yard reach, either a 300 Wby or a 300RUM might be the ticket.

The issue is not so much about power, but trajectory.

And you ought to be worried about ammo price--you are going to need to practice at 500 yds if you want tohave the skills to take ethical shots at that range. You are getting into distances that can be pretty humbling.

MOOSE IS A MABEY SOMEDAY THING....TROPHY NORTHERN WHITETAIL DEER AND AN ELK EVERY 2 YEARS IS WHAT I WILL BE USING THIS GUN FOR MOST

LEANING TOWARD THE BROWNING WHITE GOLD 325
OR WEATHERBY SUB MOA 300 WSSM
what do you guys think about the new winchester model 70 coyote light????

300 rum

GET A 378 WEATHERBY.