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Companion Caliber for 300WM.
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<blockquote data-quote="Browninglover1" data-source="post: 489868" data-attributes="member: 29966"><p>Quote: "The idea being the closer I can match the 300WM at shorter distances, the better the training will translate to the larger caliber and longer distance."</p><p></p><p> I know this might be a stupid question but what do you mean by this? Are you looking for similar trajectories, similar recoil. etc? I found that when I was shooting at shorter distances and didn't want to waste my ammo for my 300 that a 22-250 was what I was looking for. I bought one that was super accurate that really allowed me to practice my technique and translated to way better groups when I would finally get behind my 300. Shooting the 22-250 also allowed me to shoot without much recoil until flinching was no longer a problem for me and anytime I notice myself feeling like I'm going to flinch with the 300 I put it away and shoot the 22-250 until my form is good again.</p><p></p><p>However, I know people will tell me I'm stupid for this but I have loved shooting the 17 HMR for practice. My first one was a Savage that would honestly shoot 1/2 inch groups on calm days and that rifle taught me more about shooting than any other rifle I've ever owned. Those little 17 grain bullets get blown in the wind like spit wads and it really makes you start to pay attention to the wind and learn how to dope it. Granted the dope you have to give the 17 at 200 yards is way more than you'd give your 300 at that distance but the principal has allowed me to judge wind and make first round hits on rocks at 500 yards with my 300 that I never would have made without all the practice the 17 gave me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Browninglover1, post: 489868, member: 29966"] Quote: "The idea being the closer I can match the 300WM at shorter distances, the better the training will translate to the larger caliber and longer distance." I know this might be a stupid question but what do you mean by this? Are you looking for similar trajectories, similar recoil. etc? I found that when I was shooting at shorter distances and didn't want to waste my ammo for my 300 that a 22-250 was what I was looking for. I bought one that was super accurate that really allowed me to practice my technique and translated to way better groups when I would finally get behind my 300. Shooting the 22-250 also allowed me to shoot without much recoil until flinching was no longer a problem for me and anytime I notice myself feeling like I'm going to flinch with the 300 I put it away and shoot the 22-250 until my form is good again. However, I know people will tell me I'm stupid for this but I have loved shooting the 17 HMR for practice. My first one was a Savage that would honestly shoot 1/2 inch groups on calm days and that rifle taught me more about shooting than any other rifle I've ever owned. Those little 17 grain bullets get blown in the wind like spit wads and it really makes you start to pay attention to the wind and learn how to dope it. Granted the dope you have to give the 17 at 200 yards is way more than you'd give your 300 at that distance but the principal has allowed me to judge wind and make first round hits on rocks at 500 yards with my 300 that I never would have made without all the practice the 17 gave me. [/QUOTE]
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