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I want, but do I really need a 300 WSM?
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<blockquote data-quote="BoatTail" data-source="post: 2422695" data-attributes="member: 74670"><p>Over the last 3 years I've had to have several surgeries on my neck, right shooting shoulder and bicept. All three of the Surgeons told me that I could not shoot anything more than a 22 for several months after each surgery and could start no earlier than 4 to 6 weeks after the surgery. So I put my 28 Nosler in the safe, but being defiant, I immediately started thinking about a lighter, less recoil, long range rifle. I was hoping I could find some way to squeeze hunts in between the surgeries, I hatched a plan to build a pair of long throated 7mm and 270 WSM rifles with extended magazine boxes and shoot 140 gr bullets. I know, it was foolish thinking I could drop down just a few foot pounds of recoil from my 28 Nosler and have it make a difference in preventing damage to my repairs, but what can I say I was defiant and looking for a miracle. I purchased a Hyskore DLX Precision Shooting Rest with Remote Triggering so I could do load development without imacting my healing, this is what I found. Both were extremely accurate with the Hornady ELD-X bullets, and Reloader 26 pixie dust. I got higher levels of performance than I had expected from looking looking at the various reloading manuals without excessive pressure. I later bumped the 7WSM up to 162 grain ELD-X and it outperformed my 7 Remington Mag with the same bullet. Perhaps it's time to do load development with the newer powders for my 7 Remington Mag. So bottom line, I fell in love with these fat short cased WSMs. Now I'm considering the 300 WSM with a longer throat and magazine As I said I don't need it but I want one. Your thoughts?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BoatTail, post: 2422695, member: 74670"] Over the last 3 years I've had to have several surgeries on my neck, right shooting shoulder and bicept. All three of the Surgeons told me that I could not shoot anything more than a 22 for several months after each surgery and could start no earlier than 4 to 6 weeks after the surgery. So I put my 28 Nosler in the safe, but being defiant, I immediately started thinking about a lighter, less recoil, long range rifle. I was hoping I could find some way to squeeze hunts in between the surgeries, I hatched a plan to build a pair of long throated 7mm and 270 WSM rifles with extended magazine boxes and shoot 140 gr bullets. I know, it was foolish thinking I could drop down just a few foot pounds of recoil from my 28 Nosler and have it make a difference in preventing damage to my repairs, but what can I say I was defiant and looking for a miracle. I purchased a Hyskore DLX Precision Shooting Rest with Remote Triggering so I could do load development without imacting my healing, this is what I found. Both were extremely accurate with the Hornady ELD-X bullets, and Reloader 26 pixie dust. I got higher levels of performance than I had expected from looking looking at the various reloading manuals without excessive pressure. I later bumped the 7WSM up to 162 grain ELD-X and it outperformed my 7 Remington Mag with the same bullet. Perhaps it's time to do load development with the newer powders for my 7 Remington Mag. So bottom line, I fell in love with these fat short cased WSMs. Now I'm considering the 300 WSM with a longer throat and magazine As I said I don't need it but I want one. Your thoughts? [/QUOTE]
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