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<blockquote data-quote="Raudy707" data-source="post: 2456909" data-attributes="member: 105681"><p>Stay on task fellas. He's not a handloader. Components don't matter. Brass doesn't matter. Bullets don't matter. The guy wants to walk in a store buy a few boxes of ammunition and go shoot. He isn't shooting 215 Bergers or Lapua brass. Factory ammunition for 300 wsm means 150, 165-168, 178, and 180's. That's 98% of the ammo. If he special orders I'm sure he could find a 200 eld-x or 210 Berger at $65 to $100. The 6.8 Western is geared towards this kind of shooter. 162, 165, 170, 175 grains bullets available. 2900 to 3000 fps is stellar performance. $50-$60 box and I saw stacks of it at my local Sportsmens Warehouse. In the Browning rifle or Winchester it doesn't matter what animals he's hunting it's a coin toss. I have a 300 wsm and like it. I also have a 270 wsm with an 8 twist (basically a 6.8 Western) and I adore it. Accuracy I lean 300 but for pleasant shooting I go 6.8. I see your dilemma here. Years ago I bought a 308 Marlin Express. Super charged 30-30. It didn't have a big following and only Hornady produces one Leverevolution 160 grain type of ammo. It died out. This was in 2008 I believe. If you go look in my truck right now guess what rifle is riding shotgun to go out to the ranch every day?. The Marlin Express. I'd buy the 6.8 Western and let'er rip!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Raudy707, post: 2456909, member: 105681"] Stay on task fellas. He's not a handloader. Components don't matter. Brass doesn't matter. Bullets don't matter. The guy wants to walk in a store buy a few boxes of ammunition and go shoot. He isn't shooting 215 Bergers or Lapua brass. Factory ammunition for 300 wsm means 150, 165-168, 178, and 180's. That's 98% of the ammo. If he special orders I'm sure he could find a 200 eld-x or 210 Berger at $65 to $100. The 6.8 Western is geared towards this kind of shooter. 162, 165, 170, 175 grains bullets available. 2900 to 3000 fps is stellar performance. $50-$60 box and I saw stacks of it at my local Sportsmens Warehouse. In the Browning rifle or Winchester it doesn't matter what animals he's hunting it's a coin toss. I have a 300 wsm and like it. I also have a 270 wsm with an 8 twist (basically a 6.8 Western) and I adore it. Accuracy I lean 300 but for pleasant shooting I go 6.8. I see your dilemma here. Years ago I bought a 308 Marlin Express. Super charged 30-30. It didn't have a big following and only Hornady produces one Leverevolution 160 grain type of ammo. It died out. This was in 2008 I believe. If you go look in my truck right now guess what rifle is riding shotgun to go out to the ranch every day?. The Marlin Express. I'd buy the 6.8 Western and let'er rip!! [/QUOTE]
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