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<blockquote data-quote="Centre Punch" data-source="post: 83870" data-attributes="member: 3048"><p>Red Dog,</p><p>Untill i bought my Win Stealth in 300WSM the most powerfull rifle i had owned was a 22-250, i had tried allsorts of calibres from to 222 to 416 Rigby. Only during a prolonged detail at the range with a 308 VLS did i develope concerns about recoil, thinking to myself this is'nt fun anymore, the recoil is starting to become uncomfortable.</p><p></p><p>Over the years i refined my bench technique and coped better with recoil but i was still worried that i had made a mistake when i bought the 300WSM.</p><p>After touching off my first handload (63grns of H4350 and 185 Scenar) i was pleasantly surprised that the rifle was comfortable to shoot. To be fair though, the combo of heavey barrel, big scope, heavy duty mounts and rings did bring the weight to just short of 13 pounds.</p><p></p><p>With my confidence improved i am now ready to move up to a 338 but it will be of similar or heavier weight and have a brake.</p><p>The 300WSM will certainly flatten any of the game that you have mentioned and when loaded with lighter bullets will be an excellent longrange varmint round.</p><p></p><p>By the way i too am married to the most wonderfull woman in the world, she too does not want to spend any money unless she absolutely has to, even if i tell her to go and treat herself.</p><p>Understanding of my needs to attend the range is also equalled by her understanding of my passion for casting my fishing tackle at all the local rivers and lakes as often as i can.</p><p></p><p>Ian.</p><p></p><p>"I meant to shoot the pike but the duck got in the way"</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Centre Punch, post: 83870, member: 3048"] Red Dog, Untill i bought my Win Stealth in 300WSM the most powerfull rifle i had owned was a 22-250, i had tried allsorts of calibres from to 222 to 416 Rigby. Only during a prolonged detail at the range with a 308 VLS did i develope concerns about recoil, thinking to myself this is'nt fun anymore, the recoil is starting to become uncomfortable. Over the years i refined my bench technique and coped better with recoil but i was still worried that i had made a mistake when i bought the 300WSM. After touching off my first handload (63grns of H4350 and 185 Scenar) i was pleasantly surprised that the rifle was comfortable to shoot. To be fair though, the combo of heavey barrel, big scope, heavy duty mounts and rings did bring the weight to just short of 13 pounds. With my confidence improved i am now ready to move up to a 338 but it will be of similar or heavier weight and have a brake. The 300WSM will certainly flatten any of the game that you have mentioned and when loaded with lighter bullets will be an excellent longrange varmint round. By the way i too am married to the most wonderfull woman in the world, she too does not want to spend any money unless she absolutely has to, even if i tell her to go and treat herself. Understanding of my needs to attend the range is also equalled by her understanding of my passion for casting my fishing tackle at all the local rivers and lakes as often as i can. Ian. "I meant to shoot the pike but the duck got in the way" [/QUOTE]
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