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.300 WSM questions.
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<blockquote data-quote="MontanaRifleman" data-source="post: 746710" data-attributes="member: 11717"><p>The WM will push bullets a little faster on average but I can get 3200 fps pushing 180's with my WSM using RL17. The WSM generally has a good reputation for good barrel life. Although manufacturers put the WSM in short actions, you can not seat the longer high BC bullets in a short action and have a repeater. If I were to build a 300 WSM, it would definitely be a long action. That said, trying to build a 300 WM on a Howa/Vanguard long action would be very cramped and you could not load bullets like the CE 180's to fit the mag box. I am currently building a 6.5 WSM on a Howa LA. The 300 WSM is an efficient cartridge as I can get 3200 fps with 180 bullets and 66 gr of powder vs 3400 fps with the same bullets out of my 300 RUM and 100 gr of powder.</p><p></p><p>You can't go wrong with either the WM or WSM. I like the WSM.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MontanaRifleman, post: 746710, member: 11717"] The WM will push bullets a little faster on average but I can get 3200 fps pushing 180's with my WSM using RL17. The WSM generally has a good reputation for good barrel life. Although manufacturers put the WSM in short actions, you can not seat the longer high BC bullets in a short action and have a repeater. If I were to build a 300 WSM, it would definitely be a long action. That said, trying to build a 300 WM on a Howa/Vanguard long action would be very cramped and you could not load bullets like the CE 180's to fit the mag box. I am currently building a 6.5 WSM on a Howa LA. The 300 WSM is an efficient cartridge as I can get 3200 fps with 180 bullets and 66 gr of powder vs 3400 fps with the same bullets out of my 300 RUM and 100 gr of powder. You can't go wrong with either the WM or WSM. I like the WSM. [/QUOTE]
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