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Deciding calibers?
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<blockquote data-quote="MontanaRifleman" data-source="post: 781621" data-attributes="member: 11717"><p>I think you will find the 300 WSM barrel life to be significantly more than the 7. The 7, with slightly more case capacity and a good bit less diameter neck will burn a throat faster than the 300. No doubt about it. With proper care you should easily see 2000 rounds of accuracy with a 300 WSM and I have read of a guy competing very well with one having 4000 down the tube.</p><p></p><p>Bottom line, there is always going to be a trade off. The more performance you want, the more powder you are going to burn and the quicker your barrel will go, especially with the smaller cals.</p><p></p><p>You can mitigate loss of barrel life by nitriding which will also give you a little more performance, plus several benefits. If I wanted to smack coyotes @ 800, I would go with a nitrided 6.5x284. If you don''t want to do the nitride, I would recommend the 6.5x47 for a great 600 yd target rifle, moderate 800 yd coyote killer, with economical shooting and good barrel life.</p><p></p><p>Comes down to priorities. The Creedmore and the Swede are another couple of options. Sharper necks lead to longer barrel life.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MontanaRifleman, post: 781621, member: 11717"] I think you will find the 300 WSM barrel life to be significantly more than the 7. The 7, with slightly more case capacity and a good bit less diameter neck will burn a throat faster than the 300. No doubt about it. With proper care you should easily see 2000 rounds of accuracy with a 300 WSM and I have read of a guy competing very well with one having 4000 down the tube. Bottom line, there is always going to be a trade off. The more performance you want, the more powder you are going to burn and the quicker your barrel will go, especially with the smaller cals. You can mitigate loss of barrel life by nitriding which will also give you a little more performance, plus several benefits. If I wanted to smack coyotes @ 800, I would go with a nitrided 6.5x284. If you don''t want to do the nitride, I would recommend the 6.5x47 for a great 600 yd target rifle, moderate 800 yd coyote killer, with economical shooting and good barrel life. Comes down to priorities. The Creedmore and the Swede are another couple of options. Sharper necks lead to longer barrel life. [/QUOTE]
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