Tell me about .300 Ultra Mag recoil...
08-22-2010, 07:38 PM
#41
Nontypical Buck
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08-22-2010, 08:17 PM
#42
Spike
Join Date: Aug 2010
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Well I don't own a 300 RUM yet, but I'm seriously considering working with my gunsmith to build a custom one for myself. It's way overkill for anything that I shoot, in fact there's no ranges around that even provide a place to shoot over 400 yards where I live. But I love big guns and that's what I want.
I have a Rem 700 CDL in 7mm RUM and I absolutely love my gun. When I bought it the recoil was sick, I couldn't shoot 10 rounds without being bruised. My gunsmith built a custom brake for it and installed it for $150, he also did a trigger job on it for me. I'm shooting sub 1" 5 round groups at 100 yards and about 2" 5 round groups at 300 yards...with factory ammo. After having the brake installed the 7mm RUM has less felt recoil than my model 700 .270 Win.
Shoot whatever makes you happy if you can afford it. That's just my 2-cents, take it for what it's worth to you.
I have a Rem 700 CDL in 7mm RUM and I absolutely love my gun. When I bought it the recoil was sick, I couldn't shoot 10 rounds without being bruised. My gunsmith built a custom brake for it and installed it for $150, he also did a trigger job on it for me. I'm shooting sub 1" 5 round groups at 100 yards and about 2" 5 round groups at 300 yards...with factory ammo. After having the brake installed the 7mm RUM has less felt recoil than my model 700 .270 Win.
Shoot whatever makes you happy if you can afford it. That's just my 2-cents, take it for what it's worth to you.
08-23-2010, 07:10 AM
#44
Typical Buck
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The fact that your 06 load is 50 fps above the Federal load and your WM load is 100 to 150 fps above the Federal load should tell you something about your comparison above. Especially since the Federal 06 loads are operating below 60,000 psi.
Hopefully since I own and reload for an 06 I meet your requirements and have your permission to post here.
Last edited by Scott Gags; 08-23-2010 at 07:18 AM.
08-23-2010, 08:34 AM
#45
Nontypical Buck
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Hey Scott.....any accomplished reloader can squeeze the 180 grain bullets from the .30-06 in a bolt rifle to 2800 FPS at the muzzle if he is willing to load to .270 Winchester pressures.....and I'm talking from a featherweight 22" barrel! Again....it's not rocket science!
RL-22 powder does the trick nicely
RL-22 powder does the trick nicely
Last edited by Vapodog; 08-23-2010 at 08:42 AM.
08-23-2010, 08:48 AM
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Hey Scott.....any accomplished reloader can squeeze the 180 grain bullets from the .30-06 in a bolt rifle to 2800 FPS at the muzzle if he is willing to load to .270 Winchester pressures.....and I'm talking from a featherweight 22" barrel! Again....it's not rocket science!
RL-22 powder does the trick nicely
RL-22 powder does the trick nicely
for one to know if something is or is not rocket science, they would have know in detail what rocket science is, which IMO is one of the easiest science to grasp and understand.
08-23-2010, 11:03 AM
#47
Boone & Crockett
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V-dogs basis for his reasoning is akin to a general practitioner reccomending that someone reduce their fat and calorie intake so they don't have a hear attack. While the GP may not be a heart surgeon it doesn't take a heart surgeon to know that a high fatty diet can cause heart problems. It's well documented and established knowledge, much like the ballistics of a RUM.
BC, your argument against his is more akin to letting someone work on a $50,000 Perazzi shotgun that has never worked on a shotgun but might have vast knowledge and experience with 1911's.
BC, your argument against his is more akin to letting someone work on a $50,000 Perazzi shotgun that has never worked on a shotgun but might have vast knowledge and experience with 1911's.
08-23-2010, 11:29 AM
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V-dogs basis for his reasoning is akin to a general practitioner reccomending that someone reduce their fat and calorie intake so they don't have a hear attack. While the GP may not be a heart surgeon it doesn't take a heart surgeon to know that a high fatty diet can cause heart problems. It's well documented and established knowledge, much like the ballistics of a RUM.
BC, your argument against his is more akin to letting someone work on a $50,000 Perazzi shotgun that has never worked on a shotgun but might have vast knowledge and experience with 1911's.
BC, your argument against his is more akin to letting someone work on a $50,000 Perazzi shotgun that has never worked on a shotgun but might have vast knowledge and experience with 1911's.
I mean don't you even get sick of seeing folks throwing out advise on this forum when its clear they have very little shooting experience. I mean people are going out and spending thier hard earned money on advise of some young guy who is on his first gun and did a bunch of reading in Guns and Ammo.
Everybody wants to push thier way of doing things on others. I enjoyed the RUM. During that time in my life, I wanted an absolute rocket with out going the routes of the warbirds and etc. Not everyone wants to own a 30-06 and only shoot that.
Last edited by bigcountry; 08-23-2010 at 11:37 AM.
08-23-2010, 11:56 AM
#49
Nontypical Buck
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I am curious, what qualifies you to even talk about science nevermind rocket science? What are your creditials?
for one to know if something is or is not rocket science, they would have know in detail what rocket science is, which IMO is one of the easiest science to grasp and understand.
for one to know if something is or is not rocket science, they would have know in detail what rocket science is, which IMO is one of the easiest science to grasp and understand.
08-23-2010, 12:05 PM
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Wow, you just are rarely correct about much, are you?
You got me curious again. What does blama have to do with 300RUM and what you know about rocket science? This is comical watching you dig your hole here.
So when you meet anyone that questions your reasons, do you automatically say, "I bet you voted for obama"? Rather ignorant assumption but par for the course of your logic. I mean you would actually let a doctor that knows nothing about heart surgery perform heart surgery on you.
You got me curious again. What does blama have to do with 300RUM and what you know about rocket science? This is comical watching you dig your hole here.
So when you meet anyone that questions your reasons, do you automatically say, "I bet you voted for obama"? Rather ignorant assumption but par for the course of your logic. I mean you would actually let a doctor that knows nothing about heart surgery perform heart surgery on you.