MontanaRifleman
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I'm considering a rechamber on one of my rifles to a 300 Dakota. I would probably put a 27" barrel on it. Anyone have any stats or experience with this cartridge?
There is nothing wrong with the dakota except the brass is hard to find
and expensive .
The 300 Winchester mag will edge it out in velocity and the RUM or the
Lapua will beat it by well over 100 ft/sec.
I would think the ease in getting brass,dies and standard mag bolt face
actions would make the Win Mag or the RUM a better choice.
If you dont mind these things I would recomend the Lapua over the dakota.
A while back I checked Into a 416 Dakota and the problems were just not
worth the trouble ,(brass was only available from Dakota and they were
proud of it,plus as Ol Mike said the boltface would have to be opened up).
So I built a 416 based on a 375 RUM and have been very happy with
my decision.
Good Luck and good hunting
J E CUSTOM
I have shot the 300 Dakota for over 10 years; very accurate cartridge. The load I used was 81.5 grains of RL22, 180 grain bullet and the velocity was 3125 out of a 23 inch barrel with a rechambered sako barrel.
For your question, a 27 inch barrel will definately be long enough to obtain desired velocity.
If you have any questions or comments send me a message.
P.s If you are interested, I have dies and brass available.
Hornaday is making the 330 Brass??? Last I ordered it, Norma was making the 7mm and 330 while Hornady was going to do the 300. Does anyone have any first-hand input on the above. I live the Dakota cartridges, but the Norma brass is very soft and does not tolerate pressure very well --- after spending money and time on brass prep, I've learned to keep pressures way down if I want to use the brass more than a couple of times.
I would suggest calling Dakota about the brass. What I posted is what they told me last year.
What adverse affects do you see in your Norma brass from pressure? I'm using it in my 300 WSM and it seems to be holding up OK so far with some slightly loose primer pockets.