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.30 Caliber Comparison
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<blockquote data-quote="Chawlston" data-source="post: 136920"><p>[ QUOTE ]</p><p>I am new to this board and I really enjoy reading/learning from all the people here. </p><p>I am in the planning stages of building an elk rifle. I have a Rem 700 action and I've settled on 30 cal. My question is; is there much "real/useable" difference out to the 600 yard area between the 300WinMag/300Weatherby/300Ultra/30-378? </p><p></p><p>Some of the info I have seen shows the traj. difference between the 300win and the 30-378 with a 180gr bullet is just over 2 inches at 600 yards. That doesn't seem like much to me. </p><p></p><p>I would really like some real world experience from the people doing who are out there.</p><p></p><p>Thanks for your input. </p><p></p><p>[/ QUOTE ]</p><p></p><p>Hello,</p><p></p><p>I am gong to throw my 2 cents in here. First understand that you have been bitten by the LR bug. Secondly, understand that this one purchase might not satisfy the bug and you may want a custom action based platform some time in the future. Keeping all this in mind, select a caliber that you can easily sell if you should by chance decide to jump big in the future for a full custom platform. With this criteria, I would select the 300Rum as it is more than enough for 600 yards as Kirby indicates and secondly, it will be easier to sell in the furture over any of the others listed in the caliber choices.</p><p></p><p>I have experience in this area of getting a bug and having to deal with it. In 1983 my wife gave me a Steyr SSG as a gift and that got the ball rolling on the accuracy bug.</p><p></p><p>Today, it has grown to four full custom benchrest competition guns, two fully custom rimfire guns and three Hall Express rifles with all the different bolt sizes (06, 300Winmag, 378 Wby) for the solid bottom ones and a multitude of barrels (read projects). Am I satisfied? Nope. I just ordered a new reamer yesterday for my Hall Express repeater. So in short, once you get bit, make sure your purchases are made understanding that you may want to get something in either caliber or platform in the future. </p><p></p><p>Finally, it is easier to back the performance off of a larger cartidge than to increase performance of a smaller one. Good luck in your decision.</p><p></p><p>James</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Chawlston, post: 136920"] [ QUOTE ] I am new to this board and I really enjoy reading/learning from all the people here. I am in the planning stages of building an elk rifle. I have a Rem 700 action and I've settled on 30 cal. My question is; is there much "real/useable" difference out to the 600 yard area between the 300WinMag/300Weatherby/300Ultra/30-378? Some of the info I have seen shows the traj. difference between the 300win and the 30-378 with a 180gr bullet is just over 2 inches at 600 yards. That doesn't seem like much to me. I would really like some real world experience from the people doing who are out there. Thanks for your input. [/ QUOTE ] Hello, I am gong to throw my 2 cents in here. First understand that you have been bitten by the LR bug. Secondly, understand that this one purchase might not satisfy the bug and you may want a custom action based platform some time in the future. Keeping all this in mind, select a caliber that you can easily sell if you should by chance decide to jump big in the future for a full custom platform. With this criteria, I would select the 300Rum as it is more than enough for 600 yards as Kirby indicates and secondly, it will be easier to sell in the furture over any of the others listed in the caliber choices. I have experience in this area of getting a bug and having to deal with it. In 1983 my wife gave me a Steyr SSG as a gift and that got the ball rolling on the accuracy bug. Today, it has grown to four full custom benchrest competition guns, two fully custom rimfire guns and three Hall Express rifles with all the different bolt sizes (06, 300Winmag, 378 Wby) for the solid bottom ones and a multitude of barrels (read projects). Am I satisfied? Nope. I just ordered a new reamer yesterday for my Hall Express repeater. So in short, once you get bit, make sure your purchases are made understanding that you may want to get something in either caliber or platform in the future. Finally, it is easier to back the performance off of a larger cartidge than to increase performance of a smaller one. Good luck in your decision. James [/QUOTE]
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