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How about a 300 Win Mag “Modified”?
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<blockquote data-quote="nicholasjohn" data-source="post: 1630529" data-attributes="member: 109113"><p>I don't think that the belt is a problem - just unnecessary. The short neck, though, may be. I've read that longer necks slow down throat wear considerably. This may or may not be true. Somebody out there probably knows from experience, and they'll quite likely chime in about it. </p><p></p><p>It looks to me like the new Hornady .30-caliber round has got you covered, as someone else recently posted. No belt, longer neck, correct shoulder angle, etc. I would be looking at that one, Sir. Someone else also posted a question about the 30-06 AI, which I have some experience with. It does most of what the 300 Win. Magnum does, coming in only about 100 fps short of the magnum's velocity with 180-grain bullets. With some of the newer powders that have come out in the last several years, it may be even closer than that in performance. ( I was using H-4350 for all my work with that cartridge years ago, and getting 2950 fps out of a 24" barrel.) </p><p></p><p>There's also a .300 Sherman round, that's based on the 30-06 case that may warrant a look. It has the shoulder pushed slightly forward of where it's located on the 30-06 AI, and their website says 3000 fps for 200-grain bullets. One advantage I see with this one is that one could completely clean up a standard 30-06 chamber without having to set the barrel back. Its neck is significantly longer than the 30 Gibbs, so it is definitely NOT a re-run of that cartridge. In fact, the neck length looks about perfect, about one bullet diameter long. Lots of options ……...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nicholasjohn, post: 1630529, member: 109113"] I don't think that the belt is a problem - just unnecessary. The short neck, though, may be. I've read that longer necks slow down throat wear considerably. This may or may not be true. Somebody out there probably knows from experience, and they'll quite likely chime in about it. It looks to me like the new Hornady .30-caliber round has got you covered, as someone else recently posted. No belt, longer neck, correct shoulder angle, etc. I would be looking at that one, Sir. Someone else also posted a question about the 30-06 AI, which I have some experience with. It does most of what the 300 Win. Magnum does, coming in only about 100 fps short of the magnum's velocity with 180-grain bullets. With some of the newer powders that have come out in the last several years, it may be even closer than that in performance. ( I was using H-4350 for all my work with that cartridge years ago, and getting 2950 fps out of a 24" barrel.) There's also a .300 Sherman round, that's based on the 30-06 case that may warrant a look. It has the shoulder pushed slightly forward of where it's located on the 30-06 AI, and their website says 3000 fps for 200-grain bullets. One advantage I see with this one is that one could completely clean up a standard 30-06 chamber without having to set the barrel back. Its neck is significantly longer than the 30 Gibbs, so it is definitely NOT a re-run of that cartridge. In fact, the neck length looks about perfect, about one bullet diameter long. Lots of options ……... [/QUOTE]
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