20" barrel on a 300 WSM

you cant change your caliber now.I just started to get some confidence in the -308 after all that you talked about in the other threads
 
Given the same barrel lenght, the 300WSM is ALWAYS going to have more velocity than the 308 die to greater case capacity. You will probably lose about 100fps form a 24" barrel rifle. It will also be pretty loud, but most guns are.;)
 
my friend bought a 300wsm BLR last year and shot a moose at 75 yards or so with it while hunting from his truck. well the 300 wsm, because of the higher velocity, went straight through the moose, and he had to shoot it once again but the moose still didn't go down. it ran off into the bush so then he waited an hour or so to make sure the moose was dead before going in after it. it turns out he shot it through both lungs but because of the velocity of the bullet, it didn't cause as much damage as he'd hoped for. he's since sold the wsm and bought a BLR in 308 which is what i would have done in the first place. if you're shooting say 500 yards though.....i think the wsm is probly the way to go.
 
Hunter28 said:
my friend bought a 300wsm BLR last year and shot a moose at 75 yards or so with it while hunting from his truck. well the 300 wsm, because of the higher velocity, went straight through the moose, and he had to shoot it once again but the moose still didn't go down. it ran off into the bush so then he waited an hour or so to make sure the moose was dead before going in after it. it turns out he shot it through both lungs but because of the velocity of the bullet, it didn't cause as much damage as he'd hoped for. he's since sold the wsm and bought a BLR in 308 which is what i would have done in the first place. if you're shooting say 500 yards though.....i think the wsm is probly the way to go.
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Clearly, a .300 magnum is a poor choice for moose hunting.
 
Hunter28 said:
my friend bought a 300wsm BLR last year and shot a moose at 75 yards or so with it while hunting from his truck. well the 300 wsm, because of the higher velocity, went straight through the moose, and he had to shoot it once again but the moose still didn't go down. it ran off into the bush so then he waited an hour or so to make sure the moose was dead before going in after it. it turns out he shot it through both lungs but because of the velocity of the bullet, it didn't cause as much damage as he'd hoped for. he's since sold the wsm and bought a BLR in 308 which is what i would have done in the first place. if you're shooting say 500 yards though.....i think the wsm is probly the way to go.
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:rolleyes: :rolleyes: Well, yeah, OK. Tell that one to someone who has as much factual experience as you, and you can both believe it! Eagleye
 
Hunter28 said:
my friend bought a 300wsm BLR last year and shot a moose at 75 yards or so with it while hunting from his truck. well the 300 wsm, because of the higher velocity, went straight through the moose, and he had to shoot it once again but the moose still didn't go down. it ran off into the bush so then he waited an hour or so to make sure the moose was dead before going in after it. it turns out he shot it through both lungs but because of the velocity of the bullet, it didn't cause as much damage as he'd hoped for. he's since sold the wsm and bought a BLR in 308 which is what i would have done in the first place. if you're shooting say 500 yards though.....i think the wsm is probly the way to go.
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the dreaded excess velocity eh?...I hear it's a problem with more than a few "magnums"....gotta slow those bullets down....300WSM's should loaded to no more than 2500 fps with a 180 grain bullet.....afterall a 308 is obviously a better moose rifle.....:rolleyes:

it's too early to read something as bogus as this......more coffee please...:confused:..or, if it were evening I would say "pass the bottle, you're not making sense yet"
 
I've got one buddy who bought one of those 16" bbl'd Rugers in 300WSM, louder than all gitty up for sure, we put some handloads thru it over the chrony, 180's were spot on 2700FPS.

So 4" more bbl, hmm I'd wager you be in the stoked up 30'06 to 300H&H relm.
 
you only start to lose velocity on the .300 Win Mag when you go under 22" - i would assume its similar for the .300 WSM.

but IMHO if you are going to go with a magnum then you may as well get that extra 2" of barrel length to take full advantage of it.

Lefty #### said:
I've got one buddy who bought one of those 16" bbl'd Rugers in 300WSM, louder than all gitty up for sure, we put some handloads thru it over the chrony, 180's were spot on 2700FPS.
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i am a big fan of the Ruger Compacts, but IMO getting a magnum with a 16.5" barrel is retarded.
 
Hunter28 said:
my friend bought a 300wsm BLR last year and shot a moose at 75 yards or so with it while hunting from his truck. well the 300 wsm, because of the higher velocity, went straight through the moose, and he had to shoot it once again but the moose still didn't go down. it ran off into the bush so then he waited an hour or so to make sure the moose was dead before going in after it. it turns out he shot it through both lungs but because of the velocity of the bullet, it didn't cause as much damage as he'd hoped for. he's since sold the wsm and bought a BLR in 308 which is what i would have done in the first place. if you're shooting say 500 yards though.....i think the wsm is probly the way to go.
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This is why bullet selection is key!

Ok, back on topic. I'm not sure about the short barrel idea. "Real world experience" says a 20" barrel will "turn your WSM into a loud .308" :p
 
chuck nelson said:
It is amazing to me how this fact, applied generally, is lost on so many.
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Not lost on me.:D

I was always under the impression that with two cartridges of the same bore size, and different powder capacity, the smaller case was more effecient in burning all it's powder, whereas the larger case spit more unused propulsion energy out behind the bullet as muzzle flash.


Anyone with experience on a mod 7 in 300 WSM? Where they built with 20" or 22" tubes?
 
220Swifty said:
Not lost on me.:D

I was always under the impression that with two cartridges of the same bore size, and different powder capacity, the smaller case was more effecient in burning all it's powder, whereas the larger case spit more unused propulsion energy out behind the bullet as muzzle flash.

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The "muzzle flash" is hot gases igniting in oxygen, it's not powder burning. The propellant is all burned in the first few inches of barrel, unless it's a ridiculously inappropriate powder.
 
manbearpig said:
i am a big fan of the Ruger Compacts, but IMO getting a magnum with a 16.5" barrel is retarded.
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Well when your looking for a CQB deer rifle, and you like what's in your hands and the only cal. it's available at the time in is 300WSM, what does a guy do? It's not like a lot of shops have all sorts of em on the shelf afterall.
 
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