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Quest for a Mile- 300 Win Mag
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<blockquote data-quote="edward hogan" data-source="post: 1463811" data-attributes="member: 1341"><p>Getting an actual 1300fps at 5000+ feet is pretty Iffy in real world conditions; from a standard .300win case. Never owned a Savage rifle, but have been switchbarreling Sako m995, Rem 700 (not since 2009), and Win 70 since 2003.</p><p></p><p>In 2003, discovered the .338/300 win. The better .338 bc and weight was great improvement. What there wasn't in 2003 was the .375 Ruger... Not doing it all over again, but were I; the .375 Ruger case necked to .338 would be the ticket to ride.</p><p></p><p>The .300win chamber can be reamed to accept the Ruger case. If you want to stay with .30cal can go for it. The .338 just has THE Bullet Selection with several .80 bc (maybe better since last time I looked) bullets and plenty over .70bc.</p><p></p><p>If recoil is an issue, necking the .300win down to 7mm or 6.5mm will solve that. The .264win or a necked-up .257wby could be another solution, or maybe there're some high bc .25cal match bullets out there these days? Savage rifles are reputedly easy to switchbarrel, and iirc, bolt bodies are available for real versatility. David Tubb's Mile shooting video with the 6.5/284 established the real versatility of the Sierra 142gr matchking which has been upgraded/improved by Sierra since.</p><p></p><p>The Ruger-Hornady brass is excellent. Being able to ream a belted mag chamber to straight .533 and go with the higher capacity Ruger case is a great potential. Then again, if not recoil sensitive, there are some great .375 bullets out there made for the Chey-Tac that never really caught on. Still a .375 Ruger has a lot to offer. For the money, improving your .300win to .300/375 Ruger with a throat job for your favorite bullet should be The Ticket. Great topic. Good luck!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="edward hogan, post: 1463811, member: 1341"] Getting an actual 1300fps at 5000+ feet is pretty Iffy in real world conditions; from a standard .300win case. Never owned a Savage rifle, but have been switchbarreling Sako m995, Rem 700 (not since 2009), and Win 70 since 2003. In 2003, discovered the .338/300 win. The better .338 bc and weight was great improvement. What there wasn't in 2003 was the .375 Ruger... Not doing it all over again, but were I; the .375 Ruger case necked to .338 would be the ticket to ride. The .300win chamber can be reamed to accept the Ruger case. If you want to stay with .30cal can go for it. The .338 just has THE Bullet Selection with several .80 bc (maybe better since last time I looked) bullets and plenty over .70bc. If recoil is an issue, necking the .300win down to 7mm or 6.5mm will solve that. The .264win or a necked-up .257wby could be another solution, or maybe there're some high bc .25cal match bullets out there these days? Savage rifles are reputedly easy to switchbarrel, and iirc, bolt bodies are available for real versatility. David Tubb's Mile shooting video with the 6.5/284 established the real versatility of the Sierra 142gr matchking which has been upgraded/improved by Sierra since. The Ruger-Hornady brass is excellent. Being able to ream a belted mag chamber to straight .533 and go with the higher capacity Ruger case is a great potential. Then again, if not recoil sensitive, there are some great .375 bullets out there made for the Chey-Tac that never really caught on. Still a .375 Ruger has a lot to offer. For the money, improving your .300win to .300/375 Ruger with a throat job for your favorite bullet should be The Ticket. Great topic. Good luck! [/QUOTE]
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