ORIGINAL: stubblejumper
Other option may be the Remington 700P LTR in .300 RSAUM.
It is a new cartridge and they have a 190 gr. load that just has guady numbers and it will only get better as they develop more loads.
The 300rsaum is not a new cartridge.it was introduced to compete with the 300wsm,but sales were so bad that it is being phased out.It has already been dropped from several models in favour of the 300wsm.They won't be developing more loads for this dying cartridge,in fact it is more likely that this cartridge will soon be dropped all together.
Muzzle
100
200
300
400
500
Remington® Express®
190 BTHP Match
2900
2725
2557
2395
2239
2089
Energy (ft-lbs)
Cartridge Type
Bullet
Muzzle
100
200
300
400
500
Remington® Express®
190 BTHP Match
3547
3133
2758
2420
2115
1840
only drops -6.9 inches at 300 yards
With those numbers I seriously doubt it will be leaving anytime soon. It's right up there with the WSM. If Hornady took up the torch it would outperform the WSM. Even if it does fade into obscurity,we all know the best cartridges never make it into the mainstream half the time (25-06, 280, 340 weatherby etc etc). Like how many people realize the .375 RUM outperforms the .375 H&H? People would look at you like you had two heads.
A 7.5 lb 700 LTR in this cartridge would be a superb sub-MOAgun for any North American game. For only $800....