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300 wsm build for european games, selective hunting in Italy
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<blockquote data-quote="msouris" data-source="post: 2781073" data-attributes="member: 46812"><p>I like the 300 WSM a lot. I have three 300 WSM rifles. One is a Tikka t3 Lite SS. Its action is a long action as is the case for all Tikka rifles. Tikka only uses long rifle actions. </p><p>My gun kicks hard with 180 loads. A brake helped reduce recoil a lot. </p><p>My Tikka 300 WSM required a lot of load development in order to find an accurate load with 180 grain bullets. Also the barrel seems to foul up quite easily. My two other tikkas, 308 and 9.3 x 62, seem to shoot everything well. So, <u>my experience</u> with the 300 WSM Tikka may only apply to my specific rifle.</p><p></p><p>Regarding long/heavy bullets - my experience is that they will work in 300 WSM. However, ballistically the 300 WSM provides best performance with bullets up to 200 grs. The velocities will be less than the 300 Win Mag. The Tikka barrel rifling is 1 in 11". This will probably be your limiting factor with some of the very long bullets. </p><p> </p><p> I have no experience with 180 Accubonds in 300 WSM on roe deer or wild boar. From the experience I have had with Accubond bullets I believe that they will work well at the ranges you mentioned. </p><p></p><p> Regarding rifles, I have a 300 WSM Browning X-bolt and I like it's handling characteristics a lot. I like its rifling twist which is 1 in 10". Accuracy is good also.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="msouris, post: 2781073, member: 46812"] I like the 300 WSM a lot. I have three 300 WSM rifles. One is a Tikka t3 Lite SS. Its action is a long action as is the case for all Tikka rifles. Tikka only uses long rifle actions. My gun kicks hard with 180 loads. A brake helped reduce recoil a lot. My Tikka 300 WSM required a lot of load development in order to find an accurate load with 180 grain bullets. Also the barrel seems to foul up quite easily. My two other tikkas, 308 and 9.3 x 62, seem to shoot everything well. So, [U]my experience[/U] with the 300 WSM Tikka may only apply to my specific rifle. Regarding long/heavy bullets - my experience is that they will work in 300 WSM. However, ballistically the 300 WSM provides best performance with bullets up to 200 grs. The velocities will be less than the 300 Win Mag. The Tikka barrel rifling is 1 in 11”. This will probably be your limiting factor with some of the very long bullets. I have no experience with 180 Accubonds in 300 WSM on roe deer or wild boar. From the experience I have had with Accubond bullets I believe that they will work well at the ranges you mentioned. Regarding rifles, I have a 300 WSM Browning X-bolt and I like it’s handling characteristics a lot. I like its rifling twist which is 1 in 10”. Accuracy is good also. [/QUOTE]
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