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7mm RUM vs. 300 RUM and (PICS)....
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<blockquote data-quote="Pdvdh" data-source="post: 185981" data-attributes="member: 4191"><p>I don't think there will be much difference between the 7mm and 300 UMs. Both rifles will probably have brakes installed, so recoil wouldn't be a big deciding factor. If shooting without brakes I'd take the 7mm UM just to reduce recoil and increase the ability to shoot tight groups.</p><p></p><p>The purpose of my post is more to express my agreement with Lerch that one doesn't need to shoot to the extent that goodgrouper prefers in order to be proficient at long range. By the time I've developed a good load for the rifle and established a drop chart for the rifle to at least the ranges that I intend to shoot, both on the level and over some angles slopes, I find myself proficient enough to shoot at the distances I've practiced out to. Practice rarely hurts anyone, but there's a point of diminishing returns, and that has to be factored in with the rest of life's necessities. I feel it important to have shot and confirmed zero just prior to each hunt, and that ensures some continual range practice all in itself. </p><p></p><p>If you like to shoot as much as you like to hunt, then yes at some point GG's concern becomes an overridding concern. If you hunt more than you shoot, then the barrel burners should still last quite a long time provided you shoot at a reasonable rate of fire (let the barrel cool between shots). jmo.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pdvdh, post: 185981, member: 4191"] I don't think there will be much difference between the 7mm and 300 UMs. Both rifles will probably have brakes installed, so recoil wouldn't be a big deciding factor. If shooting without brakes I'd take the 7mm UM just to reduce recoil and increase the ability to shoot tight groups. The purpose of my post is more to express my agreement with Lerch that one doesn't need to shoot to the extent that goodgrouper prefers in order to be proficient at long range. By the time I've developed a good load for the rifle and established a drop chart for the rifle to at least the ranges that I intend to shoot, both on the level and over some angles slopes, I find myself proficient enough to shoot at the distances I've practiced out to. Practice rarely hurts anyone, but there's a point of diminishing returns, and that has to be factored in with the rest of life's necessities. I feel it important to have shot and confirmed zero just prior to each hunt, and that ensures some continual range practice all in itself. If you like to shoot as much as you like to hunt, then yes at some point GG's concern becomes an overridding concern. If you hunt more than you shoot, then the barrel burners should still last quite a long time provided you shoot at a reasonable rate of fire (let the barrel cool between shots). jmo. [/QUOTE]
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