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7mm STW
7STW vs. 300WM for elk hunting rifle??
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<blockquote data-quote="Broz" data-source="post: 963589" data-attributes="member: 7503"><p>Lefty, I appreciate you open minded approach. But I sure wish I could get with you to burn some powder and shoot my 300 win with a 215 Hybrid @ 3035 fps. I have read your posts for long enough to have somewhat of a feel for the way you like to hunt. Now if I could just get you to try a 215 in your 300 win instead of that 165. </p><p> </p><p>My point is for my elk hunting needs. A 215 or 230 from a 30 cal is better suited than a 225 or 250 from a small cased 338. I know what the 338 win is capable of and it is a great caliber inside that zone. I still have a 340 Wby in the safe. It is happiest with 250's and has limits, limits my 300 win will exceed in some areas. But if you want to use a .338 win to represent the family of .338's then you should use a 7mm-08 to represent the 7mm's and a .308 to represent the 30 cal's. That said there has been some very interesting reports from the .308 boys that are now loading 215's in them. But!, loading a 300 gr in a .338 win does not yield the same results. My way of thinking tends to be more like representing the 7's with a 7mm-300, STW or RUM, 30 cal with a 300 win, 300 RUM, or 30-378 and the 338's with a 338EDGE, Lapua or Lapua AI. All loading top weight high BC bullets. </p><p> </p><p>I just don't like it when I see any caliber represented with a bullet weight that the next caliber smaller will shoot. Like a 140 in a 7, a 165 in a 30 or a 225 in a 338.</p><p> </p><p>Just my opinion.</p><p> </p><p>Jeff</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Broz, post: 963589, member: 7503"] Lefty, I appreciate you open minded approach. But I sure wish I could get with you to burn some powder and shoot my 300 win with a 215 Hybrid @ 3035 fps. I have read your posts for long enough to have somewhat of a feel for the way you like to hunt. Now if I could just get you to try a 215 in your 300 win instead of that 165. My point is for my elk hunting needs. A 215 or 230 from a 30 cal is better suited than a 225 or 250 from a small cased 338. I know what the 338 win is capable of and it is a great caliber inside that zone. I still have a 340 Wby in the safe. It is happiest with 250's and has limits, limits my 300 win will exceed in some areas. But if you want to use a .338 win to represent the family of .338's then you should use a 7mm-08 to represent the 7mm's and a .308 to represent the 30 cal's. That said there has been some very interesting reports from the .308 boys that are now loading 215's in them. But!, loading a 300 gr in a .338 win does not yield the same results. My way of thinking tends to be more like representing the 7's with a 7mm-300, STW or RUM, 30 cal with a 300 win, 300 RUM, or 30-378 and the 338's with a 338EDGE, Lapua or Lapua AI. All loading top weight high BC bullets. I just don't like it when I see any caliber represented with a bullet weight that the next caliber smaller will shoot. Like a 140 in a 7, a 165 in a 30 or a 225 in a 338. Just my opinion. Jeff [/QUOTE]
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