Best bet for 1 Mile 7WSM vs 300WSM

[mikegaiz]

Has any one shot either of these at a mile? Which one stands the best chance?

 

[dragman]

the 300WSM wins IMHO.
I have shot 1 mile pretty successfully with the 300 WSM. I have also shot it with 7 SAUM, 7X300WSM, and a 7wsm. And the good ole 300 WSM hands down was the best in my experiences.

 

[dk17hmr]

I have shot 300wsm out to almost 2200 yards. 200+ grain at 2850-2950 does it at my elevation pretty easily.

 

[Orr89rocz]

Just hit a 16” plate twice at a mile yesterday with my 300 wsm. 208 berger long range. Seems pretty accurate, had a bunch of close calls hit all around the plate. Took 19.4-19.5 mils

a properly set up 7 wsm with the 180-195 should also do pretty good but the 300 i think is so nice and easy to load for

 

[Gargoyle]

Just hit a 16” plate twice at a mile yesterday with my 300 wsm. 208 berger long range. Seems pretty accurate, had a bunch of close calls hit all around the plate. Took 19.4-19.5 mils

a properly set up 7 wsm with the 180-195 should also do pretty good but the 300 i think is so nice and easy to load for

Sub minute, heck yeah! What temp, elevation, & velocity?

 

[Orr89rocz]

Sub minute, heck yeah! What temp, elevation, & velocity?

I wouldnt call it sub minute lol may have been some luck. Hit all around the plate on like a half dozen shots or so. Some i didnt see impact so not sure where they went. It shoots ragged hole at 100 yards.

it was 56 deg or so, around 1250 elevation where i sit but target is up hill at 1650 ft. Magnetospeed says 2860’s fps.

 

[Gargoyle]

I wouldnt call it sub minute lol may have been some luck. Hit all around the plate on like a half dozen shots or so. Some i didnt see impact so not sure where they went. It shoots ragged hole at 100 yards.

it was 56 deg or so, around 1250 elevation where i sit but target is up hill at 1650 ft. Magnetospeed says 2860’s fps.

Don't sell yourself short. 16" at 1 mile is less than 18.43" which makes it sub minute for the 6 you did hit!
I'm running 300WM with 208 ELDM 3050fps 725ft at 75 F I'm at 17.5-17.6. 30" barrel. Haven't shot any colder temps yet though.

 

[dragman]

my 2 longest kills - 1804 & 1602 both with 300 WSM
3023 fps with 208 Amax If memory serves the 1804 was something like 69.75 MOA and I was holding 8.5 MOA of wind.
The 300wsm gets the job done!

 

[Gargoyle]

my 2 longest kills - 1804 & 1602 both with 300 WSM
3023 fps with 208 Amax If memory serves the 1804 was something like 69.75 MOA and I was holding 8.5 MOA of wind.
The 300wsm gets the job done!

Those are some long shots there! How was the terminal performance?

 

[dragman]

Those are some long shots there! How was the terminal performance?

groundhog, coyote size game. I wouldn't push whitetail that far. for Deer 1200 is about the max. usually over 800 you don't get an exit, but i have killed many between 600-1200 and the only deer I ever lost was with a 338 lapua the rest were 300 WSM lol what are those odds.

 

[shooter74]

I take my 300 wsm using 215’s @2885 past a mile on a regular basis. Once I get to 2k and farther the impacts are harder earned. But it has been to 2240 with accuracy on target at times. I built mine as a trainer for future elr ventures, which I am shooting a 375 CT as my heavy gun. But the trusty wsm gets shot more, just gets the job done very well for a sa round.

 

[SKWERLZ]

I’ve shot 7 saum a mile and well beyond extensively.
The Combination of mild recoil and BC is hard to beat.