I'd rather have a 22" 7mm Remmie on a long poke,than a 26" 300Winny upon same....................
I totally concur
The .300 Winny was my default cartridge for a long time then I discovered the .280AI (especially when using the 120 Nosler BT and the 162 A-Max for long shooting) and the .300 Winny love just went away.
I have developed some shoulder joint and other neuro-muscular issues that make toting my 9.5 lb .280AI all real pain in azz.
The .280AI shoots so good I don't want to tear it apart and my dad really likes it so I traded it to the old man.
This 7 Mag project will hopefully replace the .280AI for hunting use when I am not slumming my Tikka T3 .243.