Which Magnum?

[BOB LEE SWAGGER]

I have a 7 rsaum for shooting the 180 hybrids. I have a Bat m with a magnum boltface on order. I am leaning towards a 300 wsm. It is strictly "because I want to add to my toys" gun. Non competition paper & gongs 600 to 1000 yards. Starting to wonder about a bigger 7 than the rsaum for the berger 195 with the amazing b.c.. 338 lapua way too much recoil for me!

Any thoughts are appreciated.

 

[bobinpa]

Why not an STW or RUM?

 

[effendude]

28 Nosler is awfully nice. Efficient use of the ultramag case with less waste. I have a 28 launching the 195's at 3100 fps and have a friend doing 3200 fps. I am getting single digit ES with the load and .3-.4 MOA groups at 600 yard which is awfully good for a 22X scope. BTW, I had a 7mm Ultra, just to prove I could, and was disappointed. STW is nice, but essentially a Nosler light.

Scott

 

[338 Mollett]

Now Bob Lee I saw you shoot a big Cheytac in the movies!

 

[Alex Wheeler]

6.5 saum

 

[ShootDots]

Hello Bob.. It would be very difficult to beat your original thought of the .300WSM.. I have a friend who shoots one with the 230 Hybrid. He is getting right at 2885 F.P.S. and amazing accuracy. His biggest drawback is the recoil under the stress of shooting F-Open and the L-O-N-G shot strings associated with it. However, for what you are looking at, you would be hard pressed to eclipse that .300 WSM!

 

[4xforfun]

Hello Bob.. It would be very difficult to beat your original thought of the .300WSM.. I have a friend who shoots one with the 320 Hybrid. He is getting right at 2885 F.P.S. and amazing accuracy. His biggest drawback is the recoil under the stress of shooting F-Open and the L-O-N-G shot strings associated with it. However, for what you are looking at, you would be hard pressed to eclipse that .300 WSM!

^^^THIS^^^ Also, give the 215 Hybrid a try. my 300 WBY tubes like the 230, and my 300 WSM tubes like the 215. Also...I would think that the tube life on the 300WSM would be MUCH better than a hotter 7mm!!

Good luck,

Tod

 

[nastynatesfish]

I'd put in consideration brass availability and cost. I'm looking at a 7/300 win mag and the 7mm rouge now. I'm going to run 27" regardless of which. And I can get 300 win mag brass for 65cents each new primed.