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300 Win. vs 300 WSM
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<blockquote data-quote="Michael Eichele" data-source="post: 246145" data-attributes="member: 1007"><p>I have very little experiance with either so take these opinions with a grain of salt.</p><p></p><p>1st: I believe (as has been stated) that for up to 180's the WSM is the bomb. For 200+ bullets, the WM wins out but only in the velocity department.</p><p></p><p>2: Barrel life should be slightly longer in a WSM. Less powder is burned here. Velocities are very close but due to the better efficiency of the short fat case, higher velocities are achived safely with less powder. It is the amount of powder (among other things) that have a bigger effect on bbl life than velocity alone.</p><p></p><p>3: A wsm rifle will be lighter and more compact that the WM rifles due to the shorter action.</p><p></p><p>4: IMHO shorter fatter cases are less finicky and a wee bit more inherently accurate than longer skinny ones. Also shorter actions are more ridged. Please before you give me flack about the accuracy statement, I intend to meen this as one will find more powders in a broader spectrum of charges that will yield acceptable accuracy in a short fat case than a long skinny one.</p><p></p><p>All in all, if I were in the market to build a medium magnum 300. I would go with the WSM over the WM.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Michael Eichele, post: 246145, member: 1007"] I have very little experiance with either so take these opinions with a grain of salt. 1st: I believe (as has been stated) that for up to 180's the WSM is the bomb. For 200+ bullets, the WM wins out but only in the velocity department. 2: Barrel life should be slightly longer in a WSM. Less powder is burned here. Velocities are very close but due to the better efficiency of the short fat case, higher velocities are achived safely with less powder. It is the amount of powder (among other things) that have a bigger effect on bbl life than velocity alone. 3: A wsm rifle will be lighter and more compact that the WM rifles due to the shorter action. 4: IMHO shorter fatter cases are less finicky and a wee bit more inherently accurate than longer skinny ones. Also shorter actions are more ridged. Please before you give me flack about the accuracy statement, I intend to meen this as one will find more powders in a broader spectrum of charges that will yield acceptable accuracy in a short fat case than a long skinny one. All in all, if I were in the market to build a medium magnum 300. I would go with the WSM over the WM. [/QUOTE]
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