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300 WM vs. 300 WSM
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<blockquote data-quote="liltank" data-source="post: 292035" data-attributes="member: 13275"><p>Food for thought, I just put together a 300 WSM round of 71 grns of H1000 w/ a 200 SMK. My velocity is 2922 avg. with an ES of 14fps. I am cutting .5 MOA or less with this bullet if I do my part on a stock SS 26" Savage 1:10 twist barrel. This load according to 1500 ft lbs puts me right at 920 for elk. I can get to 1300 for Whitetail with 1000 ft lbs. Just thougt I would put that out there. The 200grn. SMK has a BC of .570 according to a calculator I use. </p><p></p><p>There is a smith that I know that is using longer barrels with the 300 WSM and getting 3000+ fps. (30-32 inch Barrels), but these are all hand loaded rounds. If you went with a 1:12 twist barrel or even a custom 1:11 you would get better speed. If you went with anything heavier than the 200 grain round then you would definitely need a 1:10 twist. Not sure if you are a loader. The 300 Win Mag would probably push that round to about 3050 or more. Good luck on your decision. </p><p></p><p>Tank</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="liltank, post: 292035, member: 13275"] Food for thought, I just put together a 300 WSM round of 71 grns of H1000 w/ a 200 SMK. My velocity is 2922 avg. with an ES of 14fps. I am cutting .5 MOA or less with this bullet if I do my part on a stock SS 26" Savage 1:10 twist barrel. This load according to 1500 ft lbs puts me right at 920 for elk. I can get to 1300 for Whitetail with 1000 ft lbs. Just thougt I would put that out there. The 200grn. SMK has a BC of .570 according to a calculator I use. There is a smith that I know that is using longer barrels with the 300 WSM and getting 3000+ fps. (30-32 inch Barrels), but these are all hand loaded rounds. If you went with a 1:12 twist barrel or even a custom 1:11 you would get better speed. If you went with anything heavier than the 200 grain round then you would definitely need a 1:10 twist. Not sure if you are a loader. The 300 Win Mag would probably push that round to about 3050 or more. Good luck on your decision. Tank [/QUOTE]
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