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Post by lunchbox on Oct 18, 2009 13:56:50 GMT -5
Does any one have any experience with this bullet? and what gun would be the better buy for accuracy and over all good make?
I like the savage guns but I dont know anyone that has shot this gun.
Thanks
Seth
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Post by ET on Oct 18, 2009 21:15:44 GMT -5
My choice was Tikka
MOA out of the box with factory ammo.
Bolt action is so smooth you often pull back the bolt to see if a round has been chambered.
Factory ammo is pricey so unless you reload they cost.
Ed
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Post by raf on Oct 18, 2009 22:09:36 GMT -5
My choice was Tikka MOA out of the box with factory ammo. Bolt action is so smooth you often pull back the bolt to see if a round has been chambered. Factory ammo is pricey so unless you reload they cost. Ed That's what I have and I originally zeroed it with 165 Fusion's. I hand load so that's what I shoot it in now. |
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Post by Tarheel on Oct 22, 2009 13:27:08 GMT -5
My friends have BAR STALKERS in 300WSM and love them. I just set in one with 150gr. Nosler Ballistic Tips FEDERAL loads and shot under an inch. They are devasting on deer but are costly at around $50 per box,
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Post by artjr338wm on Dec 19, 2009 19:11:57 GMT -5
I strongly seccond ETs excellent advice on the T3. I researched the he!! out of which should be my next rifle purchase and the rifle being as light as is practicle was my primary concern second only to accuracy, then lastly be able to handel any animal I would ever wnat to hunt.
A SST/SYN T3 in 300WSM was as good as I could come up with after looking at all rifles out there under $700. For under $1000 you simply can not beat the T3s big brother the Sakko I think its called the A7?
I have heard nothing but good things about the 300 WSM in terms of accuracy and it does actually equal the 300wm in terms of performance.
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Post by raf on Dec 20, 2009 9:35:31 GMT -5
As I said above, I have one and really like it. Only draw back is the recoil. It slaps you pretty good. I only feel it on the range though. In the field it's either adrenilin or all the clothes I'm wearing.
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Post by Tarheel on Dec 20, 2009 10:00:08 GMT -5
If you were considering spending $700, Remington SPS Stainless is a good choice. It has the new X-Pro trigger which is good and supercell recoil pad which is awesome. I just bought one in 257 WBY for $600 new and I am very satisfied. Another plus is that it is easy accurizing a Remington 700 since aftermarket gadgets are readily available if needed
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Post by lunchbox on Dec 20, 2009 10:09:21 GMT -5
thanks for the help. Still not sure which one I will get but looking at the Tikka
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Post by jeremylong on Dec 23, 2009 12:31:26 GMT -5
Nothing wrong with either of those guns. Either choice will be good.
The only other thing you may consider is the availability and cost penalty of the WSM shells. My experience has been that the advertised FPS is overrated and will barely keep up with the Win Mag. Not much dif but not an equal. If you reload no big deal, but just about everyone carries the win mag if you buy factory loads.
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Post by herman on Dec 24, 2009 8:46:59 GMT -5
If I got another 300wsm it would be a tikka or browning without the boss.With the boss it takes a lot of time and shots to work up a load.But if you're only shooting factory bullets just dial it in and shoot.I have shot 2 sakos,2 tikkas and one rem sps in 300wsm and all of them shoot. Have had a 270wsm in a browning stalker,a win classic.The browning was easy to work up loads for it had no boss on it,the win classic when I first got it it wouldn't shoot took it to one gun smith to bed and square the action when I got it back it still wouldn't shoot so took it to another gun smith that builds bench rifles and he told me that the crown was bad by just looking at it,he fixed it next time at the range it shot very well. Below is a couple loads for the 300wsm if anyone wants to try them,the one on the left is a buddies load that I tried in my rifle it shoots lights out in his tikka.The two on the right is with a 150 gr sst,If you try this one or any load in fact start out lower and work up,if you notice the speed is slower with the higher charge.This could mean in my rifle I have went over max pressure or on boarder line.I ended up going with the 68.8 gr load anyhow. Haven't shot a 300wsm in a savage but was talking to a young fellow at the gun shop and he said that he had one and it kicked the daylights out of him when he shot it,but have heard that they are very accurate.  |
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Post by lunchbox on Jan 2, 2010 10:49:51 GMT -5
what is the boss that your talking about on the guns?
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Post by herman on Jan 4, 2010 4:39:44 GMT -5
It is the adjustable brake that browning use on their rifles.They explain it and have charts on their web site.
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Post by whtlhntr on Jan 5, 2010 20:00:03 GMT -5
.....I shoot a savage mod16 stainless synthetic 300wsm ...i get a chuckle every time someone say's they kick like a mule.....i'd sooner shoot the wsm for the day at the range than my 303 brit...lol...and like the rest of my savage rifle's very accurate!!!
WHTLHNTR
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