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Is the 300 RUM Dead??
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<blockquote data-quote="toddc" data-source="post: 1268620" data-attributes="member: 4566"><p>Even if you don't make a mistake, at 800 yds a lot of stuff can go wrong. Animal moves, wind switches at 200 and you cant see it, bullet, case or load is flawed. Magnetic pole of the Earth decides to switch. Whatever happens a 408 will have a lot more insurance than a 6.5 both on the place it hits AND what it does when it gets there.</p><p></p><p>LRH used to be populated with guys figuring out how to run really big bullets as fast as possible.</p><p></p><p>Now I see more threads about how to build a lighter gun so that it won't be a chore to pack. When I first got on here we would have had a conniption fit about some of the posts that are commonplace nowadays.</p><p></p><p>Anything past 500 yds, run all the lead ya can as fast as ya can and quit worrying about what PRS shooters are shooting STEEL with. </p><p></p><p>Steel doesn't move, bleed or suffer. While steel is incredibly tough, all ya gotta do to make a hit count is make it go PING.</p><p></p><p>Worst part is that the guys who need the most INSURANCE for marginal hits are the ones most enamored with lightweight, low recoil and stuff they can buy FACTORY AMMO for. </p><p></p><p>As a board we should be pushing for more horsepower for LRH. Yeah a 6.5 Creed CAN kill at 1200 yds.....I've done it.....but whether I want to admit it or not I was playin with the LR Gods and sooner or later you will get slapped back to reality.</p><p></p><p>Here's to a move back to the 30, 338 and 375 rigs from 10 yrs ago and lets keep the Creeds and the like where they belong.....on the range or for shorter shots.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="toddc, post: 1268620, member: 4566"] Even if you don't make a mistake, at 800 yds a lot of stuff can go wrong. Animal moves, wind switches at 200 and you cant see it, bullet, case or load is flawed. Magnetic pole of the Earth decides to switch. Whatever happens a 408 will have a lot more insurance than a 6.5 both on the place it hits AND what it does when it gets there. LRH used to be populated with guys figuring out how to run really big bullets as fast as possible. Now I see more threads about how to build a lighter gun so that it won't be a chore to pack. When I first got on here we would have had a conniption fit about some of the posts that are commonplace nowadays. Anything past 500 yds, run all the lead ya can as fast as ya can and quit worrying about what PRS shooters are shooting STEEL with. Steel doesn't move, bleed or suffer. While steel is incredibly tough, all ya gotta do to make a hit count is make it go PING. Worst part is that the guys who need the most INSURANCE for marginal hits are the ones most enamored with lightweight, low recoil and stuff they can buy FACTORY AMMO for. As a board we should be pushing for more horsepower for LRH. Yeah a 6.5 Creed CAN kill at 1200 yds.....I've done it.....but whether I want to admit it or not I was playin with the LR Gods and sooner or later you will get slapped back to reality. Here's to a move back to the 30, 338 and 375 rigs from 10 yrs ago and lets keep the Creeds and the like where they belong.....on the range or for shorter shots. [/QUOTE]
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