This post is not for the sole purpose of starting a big opinionated fight between 7 mm Remington Magnum and 300 Win Mag.
Although that would be both informative and amusing.
The story starts as such:
I traded a Dan Wesson revolver 4 a Browning BAR 300 Win Mag supposedly and something else I don't remember what it was for a Browning a bolt stainless stalker 300 WSM.
However I was so happy at getting what I saw as the better end of the trade and how pretty both rifles looked and their overall excellent condition that I did not inspect carefully the barrel inscription on the Browning BAR 300 Win Mag.
If you can see where this is headed you will now know that rifle was actually a Browning BAR 7mm Remington Magnum instead.
Although I was not looking to add a new caliber to my collection and already have rifles in 300 Win Mag, and at first was quite heated and embarrassed when I noticed this after the fact, I still know I got the better of the deal overall.
But my burning question is which is better?
A Browning BAR Safari 300 Win Mag or Browning BAR Safari 7 mm Remington Magnum?
Preliminary research suggests there is very little difference between the two and that I may even be better off having gotten the seven mm by chance.
Did I do better by goofing up or did I screw myself by not being careful?
Either way I learned a lesson.
Now what can you guys teach me?
Although that would be both informative and amusing.
The story starts as such:
I traded a Dan Wesson revolver 4 a Browning BAR 300 Win Mag supposedly and something else I don't remember what it was for a Browning a bolt stainless stalker 300 WSM.
However I was so happy at getting what I saw as the better end of the trade and how pretty both rifles looked and their overall excellent condition that I did not inspect carefully the barrel inscription on the Browning BAR 300 Win Mag.
If you can see where this is headed you will now know that rifle was actually a Browning BAR 7mm Remington Magnum instead.
Although I was not looking to add a new caliber to my collection and already have rifles in 300 Win Mag, and at first was quite heated and embarrassed when I noticed this after the fact, I still know I got the better of the deal overall.
But my burning question is which is better?
A Browning BAR Safari 300 Win Mag or Browning BAR Safari 7 mm Remington Magnum?
Preliminary research suggests there is very little difference between the two and that I may even be better off having gotten the seven mm by chance.
Did I do better by goofing up or did I screw myself by not being careful?
Either way I learned a lesson.
Now what can you guys teach me?