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1st Post......Building a 1000yrd RUM???
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<blockquote data-quote="Long Time Long Ranger" data-source="post: 500971" data-attributes="member: 505"><p>First is what is wrong with the 7mm STW. Does it not shoot well? I have 5-6 of them and they are outstanding 1000 yard rifles with proper bullets. If you are going to rebarrel the 300 RUM is fantastic as a long range hunting rifle. This year I took a deer over 1000 yards with one shot and on the next shot an antelope over 900 yards shooting 208 Amax bullets over 3200 fps out of my 28" barrel. If you are going to pack this rifle elk hunting think about weight. A 26" 300 RUM has plenty of power to easily make 1000 yard kills. Not only is it lighter by being shorter but lighter because you can go a step down in contour and still acheive the same stiffness. My two 300 RUM's are 28" #4 barrels and they are deadly at long range. They weigh 10-3/4 pounds scoped out. </p><p> </p><p>Very few rifles will outperform a 300 RUM at long range hunting to 1200 or so yards. A quality hunting bullet with a BC in the .6's going 3500 fps leaves most everything in the dust. I own virtually every cartridge commonly discussed on this forum and I can tell you from 40 years personal experience those numbers are hard to beat inside 1200 yards. Which is where everyone shoots unless they are specifically trying show out with a mile kill or something like that. But in a hunting situation a guy can usually stalk to 1200 yards. If you shoot further than that it is best to get out of the RUM case and go to the 378 wby, 416 rigby, excalibur or similar cases in 338 or 375 caliber.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Long Time Long Ranger, post: 500971, member: 505"] First is what is wrong with the 7mm STW. Does it not shoot well? I have 5-6 of them and they are outstanding 1000 yard rifles with proper bullets. If you are going to rebarrel the 300 RUM is fantastic as a long range hunting rifle. This year I took a deer over 1000 yards with one shot and on the next shot an antelope over 900 yards shooting 208 Amax bullets over 3200 fps out of my 28" barrel. If you are going to pack this rifle elk hunting think about weight. A 26" 300 RUM has plenty of power to easily make 1000 yard kills. Not only is it lighter by being shorter but lighter because you can go a step down in contour and still acheive the same stiffness. My two 300 RUM's are 28" #4 barrels and they are deadly at long range. They weigh 10-3/4 pounds scoped out. Very few rifles will outperform a 300 RUM at long range hunting to 1200 or so yards. A quality hunting bullet with a BC in the .6's going 3500 fps leaves most everything in the dust. I own virtually every cartridge commonly discussed on this forum and I can tell you from 40 years personal experience those numbers are hard to beat inside 1200 yards. Which is where everyone shoots unless they are specifically trying show out with a mile kill or something like that. But in a hunting situation a guy can usually stalk to 1200 yards. If you shoot further than that it is best to get out of the RUM case and go to the 378 wby, 416 rigby, excalibur or similar cases in 338 or 375 caliber. [/QUOTE]
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