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.300 RUM w/200gr Accubonds
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<blockquote data-quote="crkckr" data-source="post: 2030099" data-attributes="member: 78056"><p>I really like RUM Series of rifles and if I were just starting out I'd probably have a 300 & 338 instead of my -06 and my Ruger 77 .338 WM. The -06 is strictly a back-up for the .338, which shoots both the 210 and 250 Partitions quite well, with a very slight edge to the 210's. I killed my CO elk with the 210's and they made very nice sized holes coming and going. I would use the .338 RUM on elk & anything that bites, while the .300 (especially of it shot like my buddies rifle!) on everything smaller. I've killed a few of the big western muley's with a .270 Win and the .308 but both are (in my not so humble opinion) somewhat range limited. I couldn't see myself taking anything but the .270 for antelope just because it's so durn accurate. I like to sneek up and shoot 'em behind the ear but I can still take the longer shots if necessary (my longest shot ever, on anything, was a 750 yard shot at a goat that another hunter had managed to blow the lower jaw off with his 7mm Mag! Even at that range it was a thru & thru, hitting ribs going in and coming out. Not bad for a little 130gr. Partition!). Generally I'm not concerned about ruining meat, I'm much more interested in getting them down & out, even if the shot is a bit long or not as perfectly placed as I like, so I tend to go for accuracy first & "bigger" when it comes to caliber. I know a lot of elk have been killed with 7mm mag but in interviewing several guides a few years back, the #1 caliber for wounded elk was 7mm Mag. -06 was second and 270 Win. was third. After seeing first hand what kind of damage elk can absorbe and still keep going, I wouldn't recommend anything less than a 300 WM (and then only with premium bullets such as Partitions). Ok, I wouldn't make it a law or anything but if someone asks, I tell 'em go with the biggest thing you can shoot well as long as it's a big 30 cal or bigger! Bigger doesn't solve all possible problems but it can sure CYA when you get a less than perfect shot a big Royal at 350+ yards!</p><p>Cheers, </p><p>crkckr</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="crkckr, post: 2030099, member: 78056"] I really like RUM Series of rifles and if I were just starting out I'd probably have a 300 & 338 instead of my -06 and my Ruger 77 .338 WM. The -06 is strictly a back-up for the .338, which shoots both the 210 and 250 Partitions quite well, with a very slight edge to the 210's. I killed my CO elk with the 210's and they made very nice sized holes coming and going. I would use the .338 RUM on elk & anything that bites, while the .300 (especially of it shot like my buddies rifle!) on everything smaller. I've killed a few of the big western muley's with a .270 Win and the .308 but both are (in my not so humble opinion) somewhat range limited. I couldn't see myself taking anything but the .270 for antelope just because it's so durn accurate. I like to sneek up and shoot 'em behind the ear but I can still take the longer shots if necessary (my longest shot ever, on anything, was a 750 yard shot at a goat that another hunter had managed to blow the lower jaw off with his 7mm Mag! Even at that range it was a thru & thru, hitting ribs going in and coming out. Not bad for a little 130gr. Partition!). Generally I'm not concerned about ruining meat, I'm much more interested in getting them down & out, even if the shot is a bit long or not as perfectly placed as I like, so I tend to go for accuracy first & "bigger" when it comes to caliber. I know a lot of elk have been killed with 7mm mag but in interviewing several guides a few years back, the #1 caliber for wounded elk was 7mm Mag. -06 was second and 270 Win. was third. After seeing first hand what kind of damage elk can absorbe and still keep going, I wouldn't recommend anything less than a 300 WM (and then only with premium bullets such as Partitions). Ok, I wouldn't make it a law or anything but if someone asks, I tell 'em go with the biggest thing you can shoot well as long as it's a big 30 cal or bigger! Bigger doesn't solve all possible problems but it can sure CYA when you get a less than perfect shot a big Royal at 350+ yards! Cheers, crkckr [/QUOTE]
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