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Magnum obsession seems real
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<blockquote data-quote="ATH" data-source="post: 1863558" data-attributes="member: 1656"><p>IMHO the 300WM is the most versatile round on the planet. I load it with everything from 110gr VMAX for prairie dogs to 200gr AB for elk. If the barrel wasn't in its latter stages I'd probably work up heavier bullets.</p><p></p><p>This is a Long Range Hunting site. I've been a member here 17 years now, learned a lot in those early years which let to my first centerfire rifle (300WM). Took an elk at 620 yards. Learned about the 338 Edge here, build one and took an elk at 730 yards with one. Performance was MUCH more dramatic than the 300WM. </p><p></p><p>I don't get what is controversial about the increased performance of magnums at Long Ranges. It's simply a fact. They hit harder, are moving at higher velocity, and have less drift (drops are easier to predict).</p><p></p><p>Now, outside of Long Range, I quickly look to other rounds. Here in Indiana if I'm hunting open fields on whitetails to 500 yards, I'm carrying my 243AI. But my primary hunting property now is typically <100 yard shots, 150 yards max. I rotate between 35 Remington, 45-70, 458 SOCOM, 44MAG carbine. Yes, I exchange displacement for diameter to drop them quickly. I have smaller rounds for my kids to hunt with but in my experience frontal area matters.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ATH, post: 1863558, member: 1656"] IMHO the 300WM is the most versatile round on the planet. I load it with everything from 110gr VMAX for prairie dogs to 200gr AB for elk. If the barrel wasn't in its latter stages I'd probably work up heavier bullets. This is a Long Range Hunting site. I've been a member here 17 years now, learned a lot in those early years which let to my first centerfire rifle (300WM). Took an elk at 620 yards. Learned about the 338 Edge here, build one and took an elk at 730 yards with one. Performance was MUCH more dramatic than the 300WM. I don't get what is controversial about the increased performance of magnums at Long Ranges. It's simply a fact. They hit harder, are moving at higher velocity, and have less drift (drops are easier to predict). Now, outside of Long Range, I quickly look to other rounds. Here in Indiana if I'm hunting open fields on whitetails to 500 yards, I'm carrying my 243AI. But my primary hunting property now is typically <100 yard shots, 150 yards max. I rotate between 35 Remington, 45-70, 458 SOCOM, 44MAG carbine. Yes, I exchange displacement for diameter to drop them quickly. I have smaller rounds for my kids to hunt with but in my experience frontal area matters. [/QUOTE]
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