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What ACTION for a 7mm-338 LAPUA Imp. cartridge?
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<blockquote data-quote="goodgrouper" data-source="post: 64854" data-attributes="member: 2852"><p>I am a firm believer in the chinese proverb, "don't use cannon to kill mosquito." </p><p> Yes, I do use a 300 win mag and I have found it to be a true gem of a cartridge. I have used it for deer, elk, sheep, coyotes, and prairie dogs! Now you might think that a 300 mag IS using a cannon to kill a prairie dog, but these were looooonnng prairie poodles. Way past normal ranges, and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend the 300 mag for deer if looong deer are your quest!</p><p>But having said that, I will probably not go with a .300 winny when it comes time to rebarrel that gun. Truth be told, I could have killed my 820 yard cow, and my 835 yard spike with a lowly dirty-06! Now I won't rebarrel it to an '06, but something like a .308 Norma or .30-.338 gets 98% the trajectory of a .300 winny with less powder, a longer neck, and up to 20% more throat life-all with equal accuracy! THis is the kind of research that seperates frustrated 300 ulta mag users (who are always rebarreling) from the happy and content .30-.338 shooters at 1k benchrest matches.</p><p>PS. I can already hear the retorts of the disgruntled ultra users, so let me say that I am not harping on your gun, I am merely stating the fact that my cow would not be able to tell the diff of getting hit by a 308, or a 300 ultra. She was dead, and there are no degrees of dead. It is all up to the shooter and his ability to compensate for the less-flat traj of the punier cartridges.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="goodgrouper, post: 64854, member: 2852"] I am a firm believer in the chinese proverb, "don't use cannon to kill mosquito." Yes, I do use a 300 win mag and I have found it to be a true gem of a cartridge. I have used it for deer, elk, sheep, coyotes, and prairie dogs! Now you might think that a 300 mag IS using a cannon to kill a prairie dog, but these were looooonnng prairie poodles. Way past normal ranges, and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend the 300 mag for deer if looong deer are your quest! But having said that, I will probably not go with a .300 winny when it comes time to rebarrel that gun. Truth be told, I could have killed my 820 yard cow, and my 835 yard spike with a lowly dirty-06! Now I won't rebarrel it to an '06, but something like a .308 Norma or .30-.338 gets 98% the trajectory of a .300 winny with less powder, a longer neck, and up to 20% more throat life-all with equal accuracy! THis is the kind of research that seperates frustrated 300 ulta mag users (who are always rebarreling) from the happy and content .30-.338 shooters at 1k benchrest matches. PS. I can already hear the retorts of the disgruntled ultra users, so let me say that I am not harping on your gun, I am merely stating the fact that my cow would not be able to tell the diff of getting hit by a 308, or a 300 ultra. She was dead, and there are no degrees of dead. It is all up to the shooter and his ability to compensate for the less-flat traj of the punier cartridges. [/QUOTE]
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