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Help! What big 30cal?
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<blockquote data-quote="Wolf76" data-source="post: 2010478" data-attributes="member: 75779"><p>just a couple of thoughts and questions.</p><p></p><p>how far are you going shoot? what is big game?</p><p>you can get a 30-378 weatherby and have the highest capacity, but it comes with a short barrel life, tons of recoil, and lots of extra component costs for the extra velocity.</p><p>were this my decision, I'd take a mainstream cartridge - 300wm, 30 nosler, 300 rum. many people here practice at long range, but will limit shots on game to 5-7 hundred yards. if that's your situation, the 215 Berger+300wm have a great track record. if you "need" to shoot the heavies, the 300 rum with the Wyatt's mag extension will have the needed capacity. just remember the added performance comes at a cost (compare the barrel life of a 308 win vs 300 wm). </p><p>I'd suggest finding a balance in the performance/cost ratio and be honest with yourself on how far you're going to actually shoot.</p><p>As a side note, the 33 cal hits much harder than the 30 (300 rum vs 338 edge) and enjoys longer barrel life.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Wolf76, post: 2010478, member: 75779"] just a couple of thoughts and questions. how far are you going shoot? what is big game? you can get a 30-378 weatherby and have the highest capacity, but it comes with a short barrel life, tons of recoil, and lots of extra component costs for the extra velocity. were this my decision, I'd take a mainstream cartridge - 300wm, 30 nosler, 300 rum. many people here practice at long range, but will limit shots on game to 5-7 hundred yards. if that's your situation, the 215 Berger+300wm have a great track record. if you "need" to shoot the heavies, the 300 rum with the Wyatt's mag extension will have the needed capacity. just remember the added performance comes at a cost (compare the barrel life of a 308 win vs 300 wm). I'd suggest finding a balance in the performance/cost ratio and be honest with yourself on how far you're going to actually shoot. As a side note, the 33 cal hits much harder than the 30 (300 rum vs 338 edge) and enjoys longer barrel life. [/QUOTE]
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