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Which short action magnum?
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<blockquote data-quote="FEENIX" data-source="post: 2701756" data-attributes="member: 14204"><p>Whether you go with .270 WSM or 7 WSM, this boils down to personal preference and intended purpose. As others have noted, the flaw with the WSM is the COAL; it needs >3" to take advantage of those long high BC bullets. Having said that, my .300 WSM propels the 215 Berger at 2850 FPS; not a slouch, IMHO. Because I have other .30 caliber/chamberings, the WSMs shortfall is not an issue.</p><p></p><p>.338 NMI - build-in-progress</p><p>.338 WM</p><p>.30 LARA</p><p>.300 WM (3)</p><p><strong>.300 WSM (2)</strong></p><p>.30 Gibbs</p><p>.30-06</p><p>.30 M1</p><p>7MM SAUM</p><p>.270 AI</p><p>.264 WM</p><p>6.5x55</p><p>6.5 CM</p><p>.257 WBY</p><p><strong>.24/6MM - the current gap might be my next project build.</strong></p><p>.223/5.56</p><p></p><p>As you can see, I prefer the .30 cal over the .28 cal. I used to have 7MM STW but got rid of it. The .270 AI was specifically built to propel the 165/175 Matrix VLD and 170 Bergers.</p><p></p><p>Good luck!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FEENIX, post: 2701756, member: 14204"] Whether you go with .270 WSM or 7 WSM, this boils down to personal preference and intended purpose. As others have noted, the flaw with the WSM is the COAL; it needs >3" to take advantage of those long high BC bullets. Having said that, my .300 WSM propels the 215 Berger at 2850 FPS; not a slouch, IMHO. Because I have other .30 caliber/chamberings, the WSMs shortfall is not an issue. .338 NMI - build-in-progress .338 WM .30 LARA .300 WM (3) [B].300 WSM (2)[/B] .30 Gibbs .30-06 .30 M1 7MM SAUM .270 AI .264 WM 6.5x55 6.5 CM .257 WBY [B].24/6MM - the current gap might be my next project build.[/B] .223/5.56 As you can see, I prefer the .30 cal over the .28 cal. I used to have 7MM STW but got rid of it. The .270 AI was specifically built to propel the 165/175 Matrix VLD and 170 Bergers. Good luck! [/QUOTE]
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