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Have a WSM donor. What to build?
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<blockquote data-quote="dougduey" data-source="post: 1443269" data-attributes="member: 33159"><p>Go for the 300 WSM. I have one and it's my dedicated elk rifle. Bullets from 165-200gr are fantastic and lethal. I usually shoot a 180gr Accubond, but switched to the 200gr ELDX bullet last year. Killed a nice 5x5 NM bull elk with that combo. It looked like somebody pulled the rug out from under him. It was bang flop!!</p><p>The nice thing about the WSM's is the weight. I have a Sako 75 with a Swarovski Z5 on top of it. Fully loaded with ammo, sling, scope, and bipod is 8.5 lbs. It's a joy to carry up and down the mountains all day when chasing elk.......I never really notice it on my shoulder, which I cannot say about many of the other rifle calibers I own. As far as twist, go with a 1:10 since it will shoot everything well. My Sako is a 1:11 twist and had no problem stabilizing the 200 gr ELDX even though they suggest a 1:10.5 or 1:10 twist rate (can't remember off the top of my head which one)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dougduey, post: 1443269, member: 33159"] Go for the 300 WSM. I have one and it's my dedicated elk rifle. Bullets from 165-200gr are fantastic and lethal. I usually shoot a 180gr Accubond, but switched to the 200gr ELDX bullet last year. Killed a nice 5x5 NM bull elk with that combo. It looked like somebody pulled the rug out from under him. It was bang flop!! The nice thing about the WSM's is the weight. I have a Sako 75 with a Swarovski Z5 on top of it. Fully loaded with ammo, sling, scope, and bipod is 8.5 lbs. It's a joy to carry up and down the mountains all day when chasing elk.......I never really notice it on my shoulder, which I cannot say about many of the other rifle calibers I own. As far as twist, go with a 1:10 since it will shoot everything well. My Sako is a 1:11 twist and had no problem stabilizing the 200 gr ELDX even though they suggest a 1:10.5 or 1:10 twist rate (can't remember off the top of my head which one) [/QUOTE]
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