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300 Win for a beginner or RUM?
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<blockquote data-quote="woods" data-source="post: 333520" data-attributes="member: 6042"><p>I have both. If there was a choice to have just one it would be the 300 win mag. Probably because I can shoot the 300 win mag all day without a muzzle brake in a carry weight rifle and it will do all that needs to be done.</p><p></p><p>Shooting at the longer distances past 600 yards takes years of paying dues laying groundwork at 100, 200 and 300 yards working your way through precision handloading, load development, scopes, shooting techniques, wind doping, rifle beddings, etc. Many times it is 2 steps forward one step back. The RUM's are high maintenance and not pleasant to shoot.</p><p></p><p>The 338RUM I have is a custom rebarrel with a Brux #5 contour with barrel porting and 2 recoil suppressors in the butt of the stock and it still kicks like hell. Anytime you are shooting a 225 gr bullet at 3100 fps and using over 90 grains of powder you have a monster in your hands. It weighs about 10 pounds all geared up and it is a bad boy to tote around the mountains even though I did last month on an Elk hunt (didn't get a shot).</p><p></p><p>The last Elk I shot was with a 300 win mag 180 gr TSX at 253 yards and it did an admirable job. It will become your friend and the 338RUM will become work. You will need a muzzle brake of some kind or carry a 12 pound rifle unless you enjoy punishment.</p><p></p><p>The 300 win mag will be cheaper on dies, brass and powder and it is easy to load for. Again, doesn't need a brake. This will do all you need </p><p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/bwestfall/TARGETS/DSCN0435.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>and this will do more than you ever need</p><p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/bwestfall/TARGETS/RL25-975.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>JMHO</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="woods, post: 333520, member: 6042"] I have both. If there was a choice to have just one it would be the 300 win mag. Probably because I can shoot the 300 win mag all day without a muzzle brake in a carry weight rifle and it will do all that needs to be done. Shooting at the longer distances past 600 yards takes years of paying dues laying groundwork at 100, 200 and 300 yards working your way through precision handloading, load development, scopes, shooting techniques, wind doping, rifle beddings, etc. Many times it is 2 steps forward one step back. The RUM's are high maintenance and not pleasant to shoot. The 338RUM I have is a custom rebarrel with a Brux #5 contour with barrel porting and 2 recoil suppressors in the butt of the stock and it still kicks like hell. Anytime you are shooting a 225 gr bullet at 3100 fps and using over 90 grains of powder you have a monster in your hands. It weighs about 10 pounds all geared up and it is a bad boy to tote around the mountains even though I did last month on an Elk hunt (didn't get a shot). The last Elk I shot was with a 300 win mag 180 gr TSX at 253 yards and it did an admirable job. It will become your friend and the 338RUM will become work. You will need a muzzle brake of some kind or carry a 12 pound rifle unless you enjoy punishment. The 300 win mag will be cheaper on dies, brass and powder and it is easy to load for. Again, doesn't need a brake. This will do all you need [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/bwestfall/TARGETS/DSCN0435.jpg[/IMG] and this will do more than you ever need [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/bwestfall/TARGETS/RL25-975.jpg[/IMG] JMHO [/QUOTE]
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