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<blockquote data-quote="Bravo 4" data-source="post: 208161" data-attributes="member: 8873"><p>Sorry brother, can't help you with the 300 short loads. I have experience with the 300 wm and think you made a good choice with the cartridge selection. As far as the rifle is concerned, if you can hit with it then it is a good choice. A light rifle is just harder to keep steady, but that is my opinion and they vary.</p><p>As far as the bullets are concerned, if you know they will not reliably expand at the velocities they will arrive on target then you're asking for trouble. Would you shoot an elk or deer with a FMJ? Because a bullet that doesn't expand will basically be one. You might get lucky and hit a bone but even then the damage might not be enough to kill. Even if it does kill, that could be a slow death. Have you ever shot a deer and it didn't leave much of a blood trail to find? It happens. Imagine trying to find a blood trail of an animal that maybe barely bleeding and you have to pin point his exact location from 1000yards. Even if you do, he might not die! Then you have an animal with over half a mile lead on you. You see where I'm going with this I hope. The possibilities are endless...oh my.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bravo 4, post: 208161, member: 8873"] Sorry brother, can't help you with the 300 short loads. I have experience with the 300 wm and think you made a good choice with the cartridge selection. As far as the rifle is concerned, if you can hit with it then it is a good choice. A light rifle is just harder to keep steady, but that is my opinion and they vary. As far as the bullets are concerned, if you know they will not reliably expand at the velocities they will arrive on target then you're asking for trouble. Would you shoot an elk or deer with a FMJ? Because a bullet that doesn't expand will basically be one. You might get lucky and hit a bone but even then the damage might not be enough to kill. Even if it does kill, that could be a slow death. Have you ever shot a deer and it didn't leave much of a blood trail to find? It happens. Imagine trying to find a blood trail of an animal that maybe barely bleeding and you have to pin point his exact location from 1000yards. Even if you do, he might not die! Then you have an animal with over half a mile lead on you. You see where I'm going with this I hope. The possibilities are endless...oh my. [/QUOTE]
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