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7mm STW
Why 7STW over 300WM?
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<blockquote data-quote="Lefty7mmstw" data-source="post: 800421" data-attributes="member: 48043"><p>At 1,500 rounds my sendero 7mmstw was still putting up .3" to .4" groups at 100 yards. I retired it because I wanted to try a left handed rem in stw that I found. This rifle has over 400 rounds on it already and I've owned it a year and a month; I figure to shoot her out in 5 or 6 years. </p><p>I've got a 300 win that has well over 1000 rounds on it (probably 1,300 to 1,500) and she's already given up on a couple of loads she loved when new. The rifling looks better than the stw's did, but I believe she'll need a barrel in less than 1,000 rounds. </p><p>They are a horse a piece; you get slightly flatter trajectory with your bullets in the stw but you have more weight in the 300 win. I can get 3100 fps with my 24" barreled stw with a 171 barnes match. I have to push a 300 win to make 2950 fps with a 200-- with a 215-220 it's more like 2800 fps. I've had 3 different 300 wins and no 24" to 26" 300 win will break 2800 fps with a 220 without going over pressure. A longer barrel will go faster, sure, but I refuse to haul one of those through the badlands.</p><p>Now, the 300 rum and the 7 stw will be a bit closer. I can still walk my 300 rum with my 7stw as far as drop at 1000 yards even with a lowly 140 accubond at 3400 fps though. My 225's leave my 300 rum at 3000 fps loafing (I may try for more but why beat the rifle up). With a 250 yard zero she'll be 220 inches low at 1000 yards. My 7stw will be right at 203 inches low at 1000 yards with a 250 yard zero. Nearly 10% flatter in my pipes is plenty of reason to hunt the 7stw for me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lefty7mmstw, post: 800421, member: 48043"] At 1,500 rounds my sendero 7mmstw was still putting up .3" to .4" groups at 100 yards. I retired it because I wanted to try a left handed rem in stw that I found. This rifle has over 400 rounds on it already and I've owned it a year and a month; I figure to shoot her out in 5 or 6 years. I've got a 300 win that has well over 1000 rounds on it (probably 1,300 to 1,500) and she's already given up on a couple of loads she loved when new. The rifling looks better than the stw's did, but I believe she'll need a barrel in less than 1,000 rounds. They are a horse a piece; you get slightly flatter trajectory with your bullets in the stw but you have more weight in the 300 win. I can get 3100 fps with my 24" barreled stw with a 171 barnes match. I have to push a 300 win to make 2950 fps with a 200-- with a 215-220 it's more like 2800 fps. I've had 3 different 300 wins and no 24" to 26" 300 win will break 2800 fps with a 220 without going over pressure. A longer barrel will go faster, sure, but I refuse to haul one of those through the badlands. Now, the 300 rum and the 7 stw will be a bit closer. I can still walk my 300 rum with my 7stw as far as drop at 1000 yards even with a lowly 140 accubond at 3400 fps though. My 225's leave my 300 rum at 3000 fps loafing (I may try for more but why beat the rifle up). With a 250 yard zero she'll be 220 inches low at 1000 yards. My 7stw will be right at 203 inches low at 1000 yards with a 250 yard zero. Nearly 10% flatter in my pipes is plenty of reason to hunt the 7stw for me. [/QUOTE]
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