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<blockquote data-quote="Don Ward" data-source="post: 378209" data-attributes="member: 19118"><p>An off the shelf rifle can shoot great, average, or not so great regardless of brand. I would go with one that is a good foundation to work on if you end up with one of the not so great ones. Some weight is always nice when trying to put hits on at longer ranges (okay...any ranges!).</p><p></p><p>If you want to run the Bergers, going to a 300WSM or 300WM isn't necessarily a gain as has been suggested. If you compare the 180VLD from a 7mm going 2850fps vs a 185VLD 30 cal going 3000fps, the 7 will have the advantage at 800 yards in speed, energy , & drift. </p><p></p><p>Either can be pushed harder (we run the 7mm 180 @ 2980 in our chamber) but these are average velocities I see every day making dials for these calibers.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Don Ward, post: 378209, member: 19118"] An off the shelf rifle can shoot great, average, or not so great regardless of brand. I would go with one that is a good foundation to work on if you end up with one of the not so great ones. Some weight is always nice when trying to put hits on at longer ranges (okay...any ranges!). If you want to run the Bergers, going to a 300WSM or 300WM isn't necessarily a gain as has been suggested. If you compare the 180VLD from a 7mm going 2850fps vs a 185VLD 30 cal going 3000fps, the 7 will have the advantage at 800 yards in speed, energy , & drift. Either can be pushed harder (we run the 7mm 180 @ 2980 in our chamber) but these are average velocities I see every day making dials for these calibers. [/QUOTE]
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