D.Camilleri
Well-Known Member
All great comments, I am biased towards a 338 rum or equivilent because of the hammer effect. That being said, I also really like my 300 rum especially now that I have been playing with 215 bergers. The 300 gr bergers out of the 338 are truly amazing, but the price to pay is recoil, even with a brake. On the other hand, a 225 nosler accubond at 3300 fps works very well under 1k and has much less recoil, hits hard and shoots flat. The other thing I consider is the one shot live or die shot when hunting in grizzly country. I want the biggest hammer and a bullet that won't let me down. I am not saying that a 300 won't accomplish the goal, I just think the odds are better with the 338.
On a side note, I haven't tried the berger 230 otms yet, and I was excited when my chrono showed 3100 plus with the 215's, but reality sunk in when my drop charts confirmed that my 215's are going right at 3000 fps and not the 3100 that the chrono showed. My 180's easily bump 3350.
Today I was shooting with a friend and getting him some drop info for his 300 wby. When it was all said and done, his 190 gr bergers had a corrected speed of 3225 and shot very good to 1000 and that was with a 25 inch factory fluted barrel on an action that has been blueprinted.
On a side note, I haven't tried the berger 230 otms yet, and I was excited when my chrono showed 3100 plus with the 215's, but reality sunk in when my drop charts confirmed that my 215's are going right at 3000 fps and not the 3100 that the chrono showed. My 180's easily bump 3350.
Today I was shooting with a friend and getting him some drop info for his 300 wby. When it was all said and done, his 190 gr bergers had a corrected speed of 3225 and shot very good to 1000 and that was with a 25 inch factory fluted barrel on an action that has been blueprinted.