What is the best long action tactical round?

Long range 300 WM

I had Ted Gaillard build my 300 WM it sports a 26" heavey and is .950 strait taper. Is on a Remmy action trued and blued bedded into a PSS and ted also did the trigger.
With lapua brass weighed and volume tested 200 gr.projectiles will consistantly 1 hole at 100 yds. best 600 yd group is 2".
Only drawback is the weight 16lbs naked.
 
Guys, the Rem. action has enough mag length to seat big bullets anyway you want in the 300 WM. just decide what you want to shoot and have your smith throat it accordingly. Short barrels are slower but should be more accurate (stiffer).
 
Short barrel don't necessary mean more accuracy, accuracy start with a good barrel, and a tune action, I had my 300wm with 28inchs, and the best the rifles could do was alittle bit over 1/2inchs at 300meter, now that how good the gun could do with 190grain BTHP, Retumbo power, FC case with magnum primer, on Sand bag, at the moment I am trying to find a good load for 220grain BTHP sierra, and the best load That the gun like was alittle bit lest than haft inch at 100meter, will try out to 300meter nextweek, but my point is why go with a long action, magnum cartride and 20inchs barrel, have any one ever heard of Free Velocity, if you wanted a 20 inchs barrel 300wm, might as well stay with a 26inchs barrel 308, Just my Opinion....

GB
 
I assume you bought a magnum bolt faced action. If so, I would suggest the 7RM. Even with a 22" pipe, it can push a 162gr Amax to 3000fps+ and a 180gr Berger 2950+fps.

Ballistically, these exceed anything that you can do in a short barreled 30 or 338 and not dislocate your shoulder in the process.

Guntech has a superb reamer.

Jerry
 
Look at the numbers on the 338 bullets then check the fps you can get with the shorter barrel lenghts and I think you will like the 338win. You should be able to push a 250gr SMK at around 2600fps from a 20 to 22 inch barrel. I shoot them from a 24" barrel at about 2735fps.
 
mysticplayer said:
I assume you bought a magnum bolt faced action. If so, I would suggest the 7RM. Even with a 22" pipe, it can push a 162gr Amax to 3000fps+ and a 180gr Berger 2950+fps.

Ballistically, these exceed anything that you can do in a short barreled 30 or 338 and not dislocate your shoulder in the process.

Guntech has a superb reamer.

Jerry
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I agree, with the 162grain Hornady amax, it show a very high BC, look very promising, rem700P do chamber the caliber....
 
The results on the .338RUM are impressive. I have seen it called the "poor man's Lapua". I think I might have to give that round a try.

Just to be sure, before I go buy the donor, if I buy the 300RUM donor rifle there will be no issues building a .338RUM on it?

Any negative issues with this round would be appreciated as well, I might as well change my mind again. That is why I love this site. You can get the pros and cons in a very short time and the experience here is priceless!!!!
 
A few days ago,i spoke with Bavon King after he finished my barrel and he told me thet a "Gain twist barrel" reaches about 100f/sec more when compared with an equally long straight twist barrel.Thus meaning,that you could have your 300 WM und still preserve some of that precious velocity you're so badly looking for.
 
varminter said:
A few days ago,i spoke with Bavon King after he finished my barrel and he told me thet a "Gain twist barrel" reaches about 100f/sec more when compared with an equally long straight twist barrel.Thus meaning,that you could have your 300 WM und still preserve some of that precious velocity you're so badly looking for.
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I thought someone on here said that Bevan King was no longer doing work for the public?
 
CyberK said:
I thought someone on here said that Bevan King was no longer doing work for the public?
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Yeah,that's right.Mine was the last barrel he made for customers and he is doing stuff for himself now.He,himself is not doing any Gain twist barrels,but he used to when he started off and according to him,during our conversation,we talked about those barrels,as i got one on a short custom 243 done by Martini.You should give him a call,as he can put you in the right direction.It is always a pleasure talking to him.
 
300 Win Mag it is. I just ordered a barrel from Maclellan the other day. Should be ready in a couple of weeks!!! Luckily I caught him in the middle of a .30Cal run and it will be ready in record time.
 
1:10, standard twist, don't want to mess around with experimenting too much at this point. The reason I went with Maclellan is that he is just up the highway and I can pick it up and pay cash. No shipping or waiting.
 
"Tactical" in my opinion is a thought, strategy, or method of operating:bangHead: , and differs between police and military aplications. So there can be no Best Tactical caliber or round to cover all Tactical senarios. What you can hope to do is to cover as many of those senarios as posible with one caliber. But to be truely tactical it would be get the best rifle/caliber/round for the situation at hand.

My vote would go to .300WM. Not the winner of all senario's but in my opinion for now, the most versatile.

Why...there is a wide variety of ammunition avialable that is designed for shooting everything from gophers to light armour. It is effective on targets from 100yrds out well past 1200 and further with a well tuned rifle and ammo. It can be loaded to not over penetrate...Police aplication, or to give someone a real bad day behind a brick wall. It doesn't have the weight of a heavy hitter like the 408 chey-tac, .50BMG or even some of the .338 Lapuas. It will out range the .308/7.62, deliver more energy than the .308/7.62 weighs no more than a good .308 7.62 platform. And the .300WM will operate effectively in the ranges a precision rifle would most likely be employed.:sniper:

Just my opinion.
 
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