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<blockquote data-quote="winmag" data-source="post: 399061" data-attributes="member: 22166"><p>Well I think everybody already covered everything I was gonna say.</p><p>So it comes down to simmilar performance in a short (lighter wt.) action, or long action, unless of course you wanna shoot real long heavy bullets. Both are great choices. I would go with the wsm for 3 reasons;</p><p>1) lighter wt.</p><p>2) uses less powder- cheaper to shoot</p><p>3) dont have to mess with a belted case.</p><p>I would trade my model-70 Win,300wby for the right model-70 Win, 300wsm for those 3 reasons. But thats just my opinion. It fits my hunting style better.</p><p>Ill explain.</p><p> What is long range for me (600+/- on critters), barely constitutes the bullet leaving the end of the bbl for alot of shooters here. I keep practicing at longer ranges to get better, but I hunt steep country and wt. is a big issue for me. So at the yardages mentioned, I dont nesicarally need the higher B.C. that a looong heavy bullet gives you. Wich means I dont need the long action and long case for the long heavy bullets to shoot in my comfort range.</p><p>However if I ever extend my range the larger case capacity, and ability to shoot higher B.C. bullets would give me a definate advantage. Theres always a trade off.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="winmag, post: 399061, member: 22166"] Well I think everybody already covered everything I was gonna say. So it comes down to simmilar performance in a short (lighter wt.) action, or long action, unless of course you wanna shoot real long heavy bullets. Both are great choices. I would go with the wsm for 3 reasons; 1) lighter wt. 2) uses less powder- cheaper to shoot 3) dont have to mess with a belted case. I would trade my model-70 Win,300wby for the right model-70 Win, 300wsm for those 3 reasons. But thats just my opinion. It fits my hunting style better. Ill explain. What is long range for me (600+/- on critters), barely constitutes the bullet leaving the end of the bbl for alot of shooters here. I keep practicing at longer ranges to get better, but I hunt steep country and wt. is a big issue for me. So at the yardages mentioned, I dont nesicarally need the higher B.C. that a looong heavy bullet gives you. Wich means I dont need the long action and long case for the long heavy bullets to shoot in my comfort range. However if I ever extend my range the larger case capacity, and ability to shoot higher B.C. bullets would give me a definate advantage. Theres always a trade off. [/QUOTE]
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