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300 win = what in 7mm
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<blockquote data-quote="Long Time Long Ranger" data-source="post: 203464" data-attributes="member: 505"><p>Cross, Weatherby's are exceptionally accurate holding the thousand yard record group with various versions through the years. I have shot weatherby calibers since the 60's and during the 70's the 7mm-300 was about the hottest thing in 1000 yard competition holding the world record for quite some time. The 300 also was a good one and did well. It is just one of the all time inherently accurate rounds. I have at least one of every weatherby caliber except the 460, plus wildcats off the various cases. </p><p></p><p>One thing I could never understand all through the years was why everyone was trying to design something to compete with the weatherby's. Why didn't they just get a weatherby? I am a Weatherby fan but also a fan of about everything else so I am not biased. Most of my rifles are not Weatherby calibers anyway. After 50 years their is still nothing off a standard magnum case that will outshoot a Weatherby. The 7mm STW wildcat is probably about the best argument. The big nock all through the years was the cost of brass and no selection other than wby/norma brass. Cost was a big factor with a lot of people and they went with lesser chamberings. </p><p></p><p>The reason they were never as popular is because of expensive brass. The brass is excellent quality made by Norma. The expense is the reason the STW began to do well and the 7mm-300 wby started to slide. They are essentially the same thing with different shoulders and the STW holds a little more powder. However I have 5 STW's and only two will outshoot my straight 7mm wby. None will outshoot my 7mm-300 wby. Also any of my wby's will shoot more accurate than any of my STW's but I am sure that is just law of averages from a small sample. If I had a hundred of each they would probably average out because one should not be any more or less accurate than the other. Just depends on that particular rifle.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Case bodies are the same diameter. The length and seating depth depends on which magnum action you have. Some actions made just for the 300 winchester length stuff are to short for seating out the 7mm-300 but are fine for the standard 7mm wby. Heck, they are to short to seat out the 300 winny on some. They will work you just can't seat way out there. With the rem 700 or win mdl 70 action the one made for the 375 H&H is the one you would want for the 7mm-300.</p><p></p><p>If you use to much lube and full length size the wby shoulder is more likely to dent on the radius. I always neck size mine, no problem. The other is not a problem either because you shouldn't use that much lube anyway. If your action is long enough to seat out the 300 winny then it is probably long enough to seat out the 7mm-300 although the 7mm-300 is longer so check. You should not experience any feeding problems. With most of the shorter magnum actions sold in 300 winny you can't seat way out there.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Long Time Long Ranger, post: 203464, member: 505"] Cross, Weatherby's are exceptionally accurate holding the thousand yard record group with various versions through the years. I have shot weatherby calibers since the 60's and during the 70's the 7mm-300 was about the hottest thing in 1000 yard competition holding the world record for quite some time. The 300 also was a good one and did well. It is just one of the all time inherently accurate rounds. I have at least one of every weatherby caliber except the 460, plus wildcats off the various cases. One thing I could never understand all through the years was why everyone was trying to design something to compete with the weatherby's. Why didn't they just get a weatherby? I am a Weatherby fan but also a fan of about everything else so I am not biased. Most of my rifles are not Weatherby calibers anyway. After 50 years their is still nothing off a standard magnum case that will outshoot a Weatherby. The 7mm STW wildcat is probably about the best argument. The big nock all through the years was the cost of brass and no selection other than wby/norma brass. Cost was a big factor with a lot of people and they went with lesser chamberings. The reason they were never as popular is because of expensive brass. The brass is excellent quality made by Norma. The expense is the reason the STW began to do well and the 7mm-300 wby started to slide. They are essentially the same thing with different shoulders and the STW holds a little more powder. However I have 5 STW's and only two will outshoot my straight 7mm wby. None will outshoot my 7mm-300 wby. Also any of my wby's will shoot more accurate than any of my STW's but I am sure that is just law of averages from a small sample. If I had a hundred of each they would probably average out because one should not be any more or less accurate than the other. Just depends on that particular rifle. Case bodies are the same diameter. The length and seating depth depends on which magnum action you have. Some actions made just for the 300 winchester length stuff are to short for seating out the 7mm-300 but are fine for the standard 7mm wby. Heck, they are to short to seat out the 300 winny on some. They will work you just can't seat way out there. With the rem 700 or win mdl 70 action the one made for the 375 H&H is the one you would want for the 7mm-300. If you use to much lube and full length size the wby shoulder is more likely to dent on the radius. I always neck size mine, no problem. The other is not a problem either because you shouldn't use that much lube anyway. If your action is long enough to seat out the 300 winny then it is probably long enough to seat out the 7mm-300 although the 7mm-300 is longer so check. You should not experience any feeding problems. With most of the shorter magnum actions sold in 300 winny you can't seat way out there. [/QUOTE]
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