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300 Win vs 300 RUM vs 30-378 Weatherby
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<blockquote data-quote="MontanaRifleman" data-source="post: 849051" data-attributes="member: 11717"><p>You could certainly go with a 300 WSM, but I would not buy a factory one because it will be on a short action. I shot a 300 RUM Sendero without a brake and I used a slip on recoil pad which worked fine. Don't really need it in the field. I actually got used to shooting without the slip on pad. I've sold that rifle and had another built and it is wearing a muzzle brake. It makes the shooting much more enjoyable and helps you get back on target much quicker.</p><p></p><p>You will loose aout 200-400 fps of velocity with the same bullet between the WSM and RUM which means you will loose that much in range. With most loads, the 300 WSM comes up just shy of 1800 fps @ 1K. With a load of RL17 and 215 hybrids, you can easily get past 1K. But like I said, the factory short actions will limit your options a lot in the WSM.</p><p></p><p>As for a 7mm or 6.5, they are great deer cartridges, but IMO the 30 cals are better for elk. You can certainly kill an elk with a 7 or 6.5 but you better the odds with a 30. Bigger bullets make bigger holes.</p><p></p><p>It all depends on your priorities.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MontanaRifleman, post: 849051, member: 11717"] You could certainly go with a 300 WSM, but I would not buy a factory one because it will be on a short action. I shot a 300 RUM Sendero without a brake and I used a slip on recoil pad which worked fine. Don't really need it in the field. I actually got used to shooting without the slip on pad. I've sold that rifle and had another built and it is wearing a muzzle brake. It makes the shooting much more enjoyable and helps you get back on target much quicker. You will loose aout 200-400 fps of velocity with the same bullet between the WSM and RUM which means you will loose that much in range. With most loads, the 300 WSM comes up just shy of 1800 fps @ 1K. With a load of RL17 and 215 hybrids, you can easily get past 1K. But like I said, the factory short actions will limit your options a lot in the WSM. As for a 7mm or 6.5, they are great deer cartridges, but IMO the 30 cals are better for elk. You can certainly kill an elk with a 7 or 6.5 but you better the odds with a 30. Bigger bullets make bigger holes. It all depends on your priorities. [/QUOTE]
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