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Is the 300 wsm case somewhat magical?
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<blockquote data-quote="TOM H" data-source="post: 261660" data-attributes="member: 306"><p>I'd like to thank you for answering my other post. </p><p></p><p>Long before the internet that made some so called experts NRA published the factory data for most caliber including the 300mag Fed 300mag with 180gr bullets @ 3000fps,Win 180gr bullet @2960fps and Rem 180 bullet @ 2960fps I pulled up Hornady data with a 180gr bullet @2960fps their heavy mag load with 180gr bullet was @3 3100fps. I might add the NRA data came out in 1986 and in their loading data they had many load in the 3100fps with 180gr bullets. There use to be a good old load with 82.3gr/R-25 with 180gr bullet @3112fps out of a 24" barrel. Sierra has data for the 180gr bullet over 3100fps and one loaf over 3000fps with a 200gr bullet in the 300mag.</p><p></p><p>Sierra had data for the 300WSM out of a factory model 70 rifle with a 24" 180gr bullet 3000fps and 200gr @2850/.2900fps.</p><p></p><p>I build a 300mag with a 26" Lilja 1/11 twist barrel I sure don't have any problems with that rifle getting over 3100fps with a 180gr bullet using some of that old reloading data that is still considered a max load today.</p><p></p><p>Let me answer your statement</p><p>"I don't see how the WSM would get 2900fps, even with max loads, because the bullet takes up too much of the powder space". Do you have any idea how long the magazine box is on a Win short mag action? Have you ever heard of throathing a bullet out to take advanatage of some extra case capacity but still have the loaded round feed in the magazine"?</p><p></p><p>I remember all the hype about the 300mag and the short neck it had all the gun writers figure it wouldn't last and what a big mistake not taking the 30-338mag case instead in fact Rem made the 40x in 30-338mag .</p><p></p><p>I've seen cases come and go in almost 45yrs of reloading and really maybe it the internet but I've never heard so much bad mouthing again a case because of something they read or is that just an excuse to prove the gun writers wrong. It's on every site mention the WSM here come the boogy man. I've got a custom 300WSM with a 24" barrel, 270WSM with a 25 1/5" barrel and a factory Tikka T-3 in 300WSM I think the WSM is a good case my custom 300WSM weigth 9lb. I learned along time ago if you get locked into my caliber is the best it's a very narrow tunnel your looking through.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TOM H, post: 261660, member: 306"] I'd like to thank you for answering my other post. Long before the internet that made some so called experts NRA published the factory data for most caliber including the 300mag Fed 300mag with 180gr bullets @ 3000fps,Win 180gr bullet @2960fps and Rem 180 bullet @ 2960fps I pulled up Hornady data with a 180gr bullet @2960fps their heavy mag load with 180gr bullet was @3 3100fps. I might add the NRA data came out in 1986 and in their loading data they had many load in the 3100fps with 180gr bullets. There use to be a good old load with 82.3gr/R-25 with 180gr bullet @3112fps out of a 24" barrel. Sierra has data for the 180gr bullet over 3100fps and one loaf over 3000fps with a 200gr bullet in the 300mag. Sierra had data for the 300WSM out of a factory model 70 rifle with a 24" 180gr bullet 3000fps and 200gr @2850/.2900fps. I build a 300mag with a 26" Lilja 1/11 twist barrel I sure don't have any problems with that rifle getting over 3100fps with a 180gr bullet using some of that old reloading data that is still considered a max load today. Let me answer your statement "I don't see how the WSM would get 2900fps, even with max loads, because the bullet takes up too much of the powder space". Do you have any idea how long the magazine box is on a Win short mag action? Have you ever heard of throathing a bullet out to take advanatage of some extra case capacity but still have the loaded round feed in the magazine"? I remember all the hype about the 300mag and the short neck it had all the gun writers figure it wouldn't last and what a big mistake not taking the 30-338mag case instead in fact Rem made the 40x in 30-338mag . I've seen cases come and go in almost 45yrs of reloading and really maybe it the internet but I've never heard so much bad mouthing again a case because of something they read or is that just an excuse to prove the gun writers wrong. It's on every site mention the WSM here come the boogy man. I've got a custom 300WSM with a 24" barrel, 270WSM with a 25 1/5" barrel and a factory Tikka T-3 in 300WSM I think the WSM is a good case my custom 300WSM weigth 9lb. I learned along time ago if you get locked into my caliber is the best it's a very narrow tunnel your looking through. [/QUOTE]
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