For those who have 300 mag Chambers with increased freebore what kind of velocities are you seeing?
I think I've decided on a custom 300 wm barrel over a nosler or RUM and I'm curious how much I'll be leaving on the table.
I'm considering booking a cow bison hunt in Sonora. Mexico doesn't permit cartridges larger than 8mm.
I have a long action savage and a short action zermatt and have no desire to buy a CIP length action.
That leaves me with 300 WSM, 325 WSM, 300 WIN MAG, 8MM REM MAG, and 30 NOSLER as choices...
What I want:
17 HM2 for squirrels
5.56 for large varmints, criminals, tyrants but I repeat myself
6 Dasher for steel
7SAUM for ungulates
300 PRC or Norma for bears or when guides insist on 30 cal
416...something... probably Ruger for ruminants
What I actually have:
22lr, 5.56 6.5 creedmoor...
Long actions are stupid.
In terms of ethical killing distance you don't see any significant improvement over a length restricted SAUM/WSM until you are shooting a 300 PRC or a 338 Norma/Lapua/RUM. The increase in recoil is exponential.
I guess they have the upside of being able to handle the...
7STW because wind calling.
If you're not great at wind calls like me the ethical range of the creedmoor is about 575 and the STW about 625.
YMMV based on your wind calling ability.
I finally got around to trying to install my carbon six 7wsm savage prefit i got fromy last year on my bighorn origin action. After 3 or 4 threads engage it gets hard to turn. I stopped. That's generally how you break things.
My proof-research savage prefit still threads on effortlessly...
I have a Proof savage prefit in 6.5 creedmoor that shoots .5MOA all day long with hornady factory ammo. I love it.
Groups during the initial break in were surprisingly large but after completing it they shrank to their current tiny size.
I'm considering upgrading my vortex vipers to the zeiss conquest 10x42. For those who have handled both does the difference in quality justify the $500 difference in price?
Is there something else at the conquest price point that you strongly recommend?
Thanks in advance