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300 RUM or 338 RUM?? Which and why???
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<blockquote data-quote="sambo3006" data-source="post: 360604" data-attributes="member: 2740"><p>Either will fit the bill just fine. You can run the 225 gr Accubond out of the 338 RUM at around 3100 fps and the 250 gr Accubond at 3000 fps. They have published BC's of .550 and .575 respectively. With the 300 RUM you can run the 180 gr Accubond with a BC of around .500 at 3300+ fps and the 200 gr Accubond with a BC of .588 at 3100-3200 fps. If you run the trajectory and energy numbers you won't see a huge difference out to 1000 yards. </p><p>I've killed elk with both rounds and they couldn't tell the difference! I have found both rounds capable of sterling accuracy. The nod does go to the 338 RUM for barrel life but either way that is still a lot of shooting before you have to worry about a rebarrel.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sambo3006, post: 360604, member: 2740"] Either will fit the bill just fine. You can run the 225 gr Accubond out of the 338 RUM at around 3100 fps and the 250 gr Accubond at 3000 fps. They have published BC's of .550 and .575 respectively. With the 300 RUM you can run the 180 gr Accubond with a BC of around .500 at 3300+ fps and the 200 gr Accubond with a BC of .588 at 3100-3200 fps. If you run the trajectory and energy numbers you won't see a huge difference out to 1000 yards. I've killed elk with both rounds and they couldn't tell the difference! I have found both rounds capable of sterling accuracy. The nod does go to the 338 RUM for barrel life but either way that is still a lot of shooting before you have to worry about a rebarrel. [/QUOTE]
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