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Magnum obsession seems real
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<blockquote data-quote="greenejc" data-source="post: 1863404" data-attributes="member: 60453"><p>A magnum, in my opinion, isn't required in most hunting. It may be required when shooting game at ranges past 500 yards. If it is, your 300 win mag will definitely do the job. I own and use two of them. For long range, penetration and diameter are important, though. A bullet(most bullets) doesn't expand reliably at velocities below about 1700 fps, so bullets that have smaller diameters tend to pencil through a game animal unless it hits a bone. Also, past about 600 yards, mass(not relative mass for caliber but over-all mass) becomes more important for penetration. That means heavy bullets that can be pushed fast enough to arrive at the animal with enough velocity to deform and create large wound channels. As to whether a magnum is necessary for long shots, I would not say. I know that I can make some pretty long effective shots with the 30-06 and Sierra 200 grain Gamekings, which leave my 30-06's at 2650fps or so, and my .35 Whelens are good 700 yard rifle with 225 gr gamekings, and a little farther using Speer 250 grain hotcors. Either bullet arrives at a target at distance and starts with a .358 cal. entrance hole, delivering more energy than the .357 magnum does at the muzzle. Your 300 win mag will shoot very accurately and have plenty of stuff left for shots past 700 yards, though, if you use a 180 grain or above bullet. Last Monday, I used my 26" barreled 300 to shoot through an 8 inch fence post(old post and not in use) at a lazed 480 yards. The bullets penetrated and my buddy found one afterward, which he dug up. By the way, the 300 win mag is capable of sub m.o.a. at about any distance if you feed it what it likes. But so are my 30-06's and my 35 Whelens.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="greenejc, post: 1863404, member: 60453"] A magnum, in my opinion, isn't required in most hunting. It may be required when shooting game at ranges past 500 yards. If it is, your 300 win mag will definitely do the job. I own and use two of them. For long range, penetration and diameter are important, though. A bullet(most bullets) doesn't expand reliably at velocities below about 1700 fps, so bullets that have smaller diameters tend to pencil through a game animal unless it hits a bone. Also, past about 600 yards, mass(not relative mass for caliber but over-all mass) becomes more important for penetration. That means heavy bullets that can be pushed fast enough to arrive at the animal with enough velocity to deform and create large wound channels. As to whether a magnum is necessary for long shots, I would not say. I know that I can make some pretty long effective shots with the 30-06 and Sierra 200 grain Gamekings, which leave my 30-06's at 2650fps or so, and my .35 Whelens are good 700 yard rifle with 225 gr gamekings, and a little farther using Speer 250 grain hotcors. Either bullet arrives at a target at distance and starts with a .358 cal. entrance hole, delivering more energy than the .357 magnum does at the muzzle. Your 300 win mag will shoot very accurately and have plenty of stuff left for shots past 700 yards, though, if you use a 180 grain or above bullet. Last Monday, I used my 26" barreled 300 to shoot through an 8 inch fence post(old post and not in use) at a lazed 480 yards. The bullets penetrated and my buddy found one afterward, which he dug up. By the way, the 300 win mag is capable of sub m.o.a. at about any distance if you feed it what it likes. But so are my 30-06's and my 35 Whelens. [/QUOTE]
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