Q: Im hunting moose in 2 weeks and im bringing my 270. win model 70. I have hunting moose for many years with this rifle and never have had a problem. Im getting a bigger one because im doing a grizzly hunt in alaska with a frined next year. The rifle i get will be hunting only 1 grizzly, lots of moose, caribou, black bear. I think im going to get a 300 wsm because i love this calibre. But the model im a stuck on im thinking of getting either the Browning A-Bolt Stainless Stalker or the Sako Synthetic Stainless. WHich one is better? i like both rifles against my shoulder and thats why im asking. Somebody also told me to look at the sako A7. How is this rifle
A: I think going from a 270 winchester to a 300 WSM or a regular 300 winmag is a good choice based on your listed game species. (Although I'd stick with the 270 for caribou and black bear) I would advise you to check out what kinds of bullets are available in factory loads, the longer 300 winmag in general handles the very heavy bullets, and you definately want 220 grain for grizz, 220 and 200 are gonig to be good for moose. I haven't looked at the entire line of 300 WSM recently but last time I did they only offered bullets of weight range 150-180 I'd recommend the Sako, they have a great reputation for producing consistently accurate production rifles, and with the A7 accuracy guarntee, you should be golden. I just don't have much experience with the browning Abolt to recommend it.