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<blockquote data-quote="6072mc" data-source="post: 593288" data-attributes="member: 40332"><p>After all the replies in this thread I think now that I am leaning more towards the 300wsm. I think, untill today...</p><p> </p><p>I did some bullet searching today and made a spreadsheet in excel on the trajectory of some factory produced ammo for the 300 WSM & 7mm WSM. I used Winchester and Corbon manufacturers' and using the provided details for the rounds I input them into Hornady's Ballistic calculator. 100 yard sight in, 1.5inch sight height, muzzel velocity (3010 for the 300wsm - 2850 for the 7mm wsm), 35 degree's, Barometric pressure 29.53, humidity (78%), and Ballistic Coefficient for each round. </p><p> </p><p>300 wsm @ 180gr Winchester's E-Tip had a trajectory of -288.6 inches at 1000 yards</p><p>7mm wsm @ 180gr Corbon's Performance Match VLD had a trajectory of -251.3 inches at 1000 yards</p><p> </p><p>That's 37.3 inches less elevation needed for the 7mm wsm from a factory produced bullet which is what I will be shooting for at least the first year. I won't ever need to go above 180gr's, so is the 7mm wsm the better choice since it has less bullet drop at a thousand yards? I'm just looking at the most bang for my buck or more specifically less drop at a thousand yards for a 180gr's?</p><p> </p><p>PS.</p><p>Also How does handloading compare to these trajectories for both caliber's?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="6072mc, post: 593288, member: 40332"] After all the replies in this thread I think now that I am leaning more towards the 300wsm. I think, untill today... I did some bullet searching today and made a spreadsheet in excel on the trajectory of some factory produced ammo for the 300 WSM & 7mm WSM. I used Winchester and Corbon manufacturers' and using the provided details for the rounds I input them into Hornady's Ballistic calculator. 100 yard sight in, 1.5inch sight height, muzzel velocity (3010 for the 300wsm - 2850 for the 7mm wsm), 35 degree's, Barometric pressure 29.53, humidity (78%), and Ballistic Coefficient for each round. 300 wsm @ 180gr Winchester's E-Tip had a trajectory of -288.6 inches at 1000 yards 7mm wsm @ 180gr Corbon's Performance Match VLD had a trajectory of -251.3 inches at 1000 yards That's 37.3 inches less elevation needed for the 7mm wsm from a factory produced bullet which is what I will be shooting for at least the first year. I won't ever need to go above 180gr's, so is the 7mm wsm the better choice since it has less bullet drop at a thousand yards? I'm just looking at the most bang for my buck or more specifically less drop at a thousand yards for a 180gr's? PS. Also How does handloading compare to these trajectories for both caliber's? [/QUOTE]
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