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7mm SAUM vs 300 WSM for Elk/western hunting?
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<blockquote data-quote="gillettehunter" data-source="post: 1807502" data-attributes="member: 25760"><p>I have had both the .300 WSM. Killed some elk with it as well as deer. It was a Tika T3 so on the light side. It was not pleasant to shoot at the range. Recoil can cause flinches and affect shooting for some people. I did OK with that rifle. A friend of mine shot it once at the range and to this day he still talks about how bad the recoil was.</p><p> I have had a 7 SAUM for a number of years. I have a 25 inch barrel and get 2900 FPS using a Berger 180 Gr VLD. Took it to Africa last Sept. I had 13 one shot kills and I put a 2nd one in a Pattersons eland that was well over 1500 lbs. He looked like he was getting ready to go down, but I was leaving nothing to chance. In a 22 inch barrel you will likely be around 2800 FPS with some RL26. </p><p> Both are great rounds and will do what you want it to do. I prefer the SAUM. Less powder, recoil and cost in bullets. Great bullet selection. I suspect that it will do what you want it to do. In fac,t I just last year re-barreled the .300 WSM and turned it into a 6,5SS. </p><p>Bruce</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gillettehunter, post: 1807502, member: 25760"] I have had both the .300 WSM. Killed some elk with it as well as deer. It was a Tika T3 so on the light side. It was not pleasant to shoot at the range. Recoil can cause flinches and affect shooting for some people. I did OK with that rifle. A friend of mine shot it once at the range and to this day he still talks about how bad the recoil was. I have had a 7 SAUM for a number of years. I have a 25 inch barrel and get 2900 FPS using a Berger 180 Gr VLD. Took it to Africa last Sept. I had 13 one shot kills and I put a 2nd one in a Pattersons eland that was well over 1500 lbs. He looked like he was getting ready to go down, but I was leaving nothing to chance. In a 22 inch barrel you will likely be around 2800 FPS with some RL26. Both are great rounds and will do what you want it to do. I prefer the SAUM. Less powder, recoil and cost in bullets. Great bullet selection. I suspect that it will do what you want it to do. In fac,t I just last year re-barreled the .300 WSM and turned it into a 6,5SS. Bruce [/QUOTE]
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