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<blockquote data-quote="6point5x284" data-source="post: 1124646" data-attributes="member: 66669"><p>Better killing power? Yes. But, it comes at a price. Expensive ammo whether you buy or reload, hard brass to find, hard ammo to find in a pinch, shorter barrel life, harsher recoil, and in my opinion you need a heavy and long barrel to take advantage of the extra powder capacity. I'm not knocking the RUM, it's a beast, and excels at sending 180's really far really fast. Just getting at if getting a RUM, do it right and take full advantage of the capability of the cartridge. That means handload, and have a long quality barrel. My .02 </p><p> </p><p>Those velocities are pretty weak from Nosler FYI. I'm getting almost 3100 fps with 168 Bergers from HSM factory ammo in a factory 24" barrel. That is par with the Nosler STW ammo you provided. The downfall to having to utilize factory ammo is just that. I handload for everything except when I don't have time to perfect my load for the season as in my current case.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="6point5x284, post: 1124646, member: 66669"] Better killing power? Yes. But, it comes at a price. Expensive ammo whether you buy or reload, hard brass to find, hard ammo to find in a pinch, shorter barrel life, harsher recoil, and in my opinion you need a heavy and long barrel to take advantage of the extra powder capacity. I'm not knocking the RUM, it's a beast, and excels at sending 180's really far really fast. Just getting at if getting a RUM, do it right and take full advantage of the capability of the cartridge. That means handload, and have a long quality barrel. My .02 Those velocities are pretty weak from Nosler FYI. I'm getting almost 3100 fps with 168 Bergers from HSM factory ammo in a factory 24" barrel. That is par with the Nosler STW ammo you provided. The downfall to having to utilize factory ammo is just that. I handload for everything except when I don't have time to perfect my load for the season as in my current case. [/QUOTE]
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