For what its worth, I just picked up a Rum (8.8lb scoped) and I find it punishes me a lot less than my older 300wm did off the bench at the range. for that matter, I find it recoils about the same as any "super light" does in 06. Mind you the rifle fits me a lot better. You can load the rum up or down and have a total hammer for all purposes. I suppose the same can be said for the WM but it just didn't scratch the itch for me..
there is something cool about loading over 100 grs of powder into a cartridge..
** you also get the newer beltless cartridge headspaced off the shoulder with the RUM, A nice upgrade over the WM and WBY. I have an uncle that has killed everything in north America, and just about all there is to shoot in NZ and Africa with his 300 wby as has been mentioned above, you cant go wrong.
there is something cool about loading over 100 grs of powder into a cartridge..
** you also get the newer beltless cartridge headspaced off the shoulder with the RUM, A nice upgrade over the WM and WBY. I have an uncle that has killed everything in north America, and just about all there is to shoot in NZ and Africa with his 300 wby as has been mentioned above, you cant go wrong.
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