325 wsm vs 300 wsm

[ironworker]

The 270 WSM is my favorite cartridge. I think you can make an argument for the need of the 270 wsm. It hits harder, fly's flatter and faster than the win. I have both 270win and wsm and prefer the wsm. Matter of fact, my new Borden will be chambered in 270 wsm. That will be three rifles chambered in 270.

Arrowslinger; the 300 RUM is the 700 CDL classic deluxe. I mounted a new Nikon Monarch 30mm 2.5x10x56 with BDC on top. With a 26" barrel, the rifle is surprising long. It's not as heavy as my Weatherby deluxe but it's running a close second.
I wouldn't buy the 300 RUM in the SF or other lite configurations. One look at the 300 RUM cartridge and you know the lighter riflesa would almost be unbearable to shoot.

My local gun shop didn't stock the power level ammunition so I bought a box of the 180gr siriocco.
I got home and opened the box and noticed the ugly brass, the brass was dirty looking with ripples near the case mouth and small indentations. The ammo looked like bad reloades.
I went online looking for brass to reload and didn't find anything but Remington in stock. I'm scared to buy the remington brass now.....

If I can find some Norma brass I would get a bag of 1000. That one bag would last me a lifetime of reloading for this particular gun.
I know guy's say that Norma brass is too expensive but I think you can reload it more times than other brands.

I'm going to the range sometime this week. Arrowslinger, I will let you know how I like it.

Rich

 

[ironworker]

I did some searching and found Nosler brass for the 300 RUM. Prices were around $58 for 50 pcs.
Damn that's an expensive cambering!

I also found Conley precision cartridge company (click), they seem to sell match hunting ammo and very decent prices. Matter of fact, thier prices are cheaper than name brand loads.

What's the 411 with Conley?

Rich

 

[ironworker]

I spent the afternoon at the range on Sunday. It was the warmest day in a very long time. Of course the range was packed in fact the only shooting stations left when I arrived were in the sun.

Arrowslinger: the 300 RUM is one hell of a gun. I was shooting Remington's 180 gr. Siroccos. The recoil wasn't as bad as i thought it would be. Very similar to my Weatherby 300 mag. Both will leave you with a sore shoulder before you can finish a box of shells.
I did wear an extra Carhart vest when shooting the RUM, I had four other rifles I wanted to shoot and didn't want to blow out my shoulder.
The groups were about 2" @ 100 yards. With some practice I'm sure i could get that smaller.

This was my very first attempt at reloading and my son and I both shot reloads and factory ammo. Since I loaded to the factory specs of ammo we were using the were almost identical in grouping.

We did have problems however, the warm sun didn't allow the rifles to cool down properly between rounds. The 300 RUM uses a lot of powder and the barrel gets extremley hot after only three rounds.
We had fun watching guys continually fire round after round in their rifle wondering why they were having trouble hitting the target. They would adjust the knobs on their scopes, up down left right! Funny as hell. Never once did they check the barrel for heat.

I plan on going back later tonight just before they close to dial in the 300 RUM a little further.

If your contemplating buying the 300 RUM for anything other than big game (Elk, Bear, moose) I would look at buying the 300 wsm. The RUM is not a rifle for those with tendencies to flinch on other calibers.


Rich

 

[Bwana Turtle]

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We did have problems however, the warm sun didn't allow the rifles to cool down properly between rounds. The 300 RUM uses a lot of powder and the barrel gets extremley hot after only three rounds[/b]

Hose 'em off and when the barrel stops steamin', commence to shootin' again.

 

[ironworker]

I'll get right on that

 

[ironworker]

I bought a Sako 85 hunter in 300 WSM, comparing it to the 300 RUM it's more accurate. It could be that the remmy didn't like the paticular load I was using, even though it was a remmington cartridge. Using a 180 nosler in the 300 WSM and the 180 grain Sicrocco in the RUM, the WSM had more recoil.
I'm not sure if I was holding the rifle incorrectly or what but the 300 WSM left my shoulder sore for almost a week. I was shooting just with a T-shirt and they may have something to do with it.
To think, the 270 wsm is just a necked down 300 wsm makes you think about the power behind a little 270 bullet.

No comparison over the quality of the two rifles, Sako beats the Remmy hands down.
There still not a lot of ammo availible for the RUM so I bought a bunch of brass to load up my own. Just a few thoughts about the two loads.


Rich

 

[myfriendis410]

The only thing you lose is the ability to shoot a heavy bullet. The thing you gain is burning way less powder to do it. You made a great choice, but I still prefer my model 700 LSS in .300 WM. AND it's American made.