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<blockquote data-quote="WildRose" data-source="post: 879171" data-attributes="member: 30902"><p>The .280 AI and 7mm WSM are neck and neck just behind the 7mm Rem Mag with comparable bullets.</p><p></p><p>There's a couple of good threads here if you do a little searching specifically detailing out kills on Moose, Elk, Both species of Bear etc so the performance is certainly there.</p><p></p><p>I was just eyeballing an awfully nice stainless M 70 in 30wsm (again just a hair lower on performance than the 300wm) over on Gunbroker. It'll probably sell under 800.00.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=376849771" target="_blank">http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=376849771</a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=376110233#PIC" target="_blank">http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=376110233#PIC</a></p><p></p><p>The WSM's certainly have their place and the application you are talking about just screams for either the 7mm wsm or .264wsm (same case just necked down to 6.5).</p><p></p><p>I don't own one yet but I keep leaning towards the 325wsm in the Model 70 coyote light model.</p><p></p><p>They are not "light" in that they are not a mountain rifle weight, but they are lighter than the Sendero by a couple of pounds if I remember right. The taper on the muzzle is similar to a light varmint contour. I read somewhere on Winchester's site that the taper is similar to that of the Sendero but finishes around .750 at the muzzle end instead of .830.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WildRose, post: 879171, member: 30902"] The .280 AI and 7mm WSM are neck and neck just behind the 7mm Rem Mag with comparable bullets. There's a couple of good threads here if you do a little searching specifically detailing out kills on Moose, Elk, Both species of Bear etc so the performance is certainly there. I was just eyeballing an awfully nice stainless M 70 in 30wsm (again just a hair lower on performance than the 300wm) over on Gunbroker. It'll probably sell under 800.00. [URL]http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=376849771[/URL] [url]http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=376110233#PIC[/url] The WSM's certainly have their place and the application you are talking about just screams for either the 7mm wsm or .264wsm (same case just necked down to 6.5). I don't own one yet but I keep leaning towards the 325wsm in the Model 70 coyote light model. They are not "light" in that they are not a mountain rifle weight, but they are lighter than the Sendero by a couple of pounds if I remember right. The taper on the muzzle is similar to a light varmint contour. I read somewhere on Winchester's site that the taper is similar to that of the Sendero but finishes around .750 at the muzzle end instead of .830. [/QUOTE]
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