WSM RSAUM owners unite!
 

Do you have a WSM or RSAUM?

Which cartridge/rifle combination?

Hate? Like? Love? Why??

I have the Winchester Model 70 Ultimate Shadow .325 wsm. I initially bought it for an Alaska moose hunting trip & this gun ended up dropping two monster Yukon moose. As soon as I got it home to NW Montana I put it to work in the fall bear season, & it took down a beast on the second day back. I love the .325 caliber but the claw extractor on the bolt tends to be a little finicky which turns out to be a problem when you have a moose or bear standing in front of you... not sure if it is just my gun or the whole caliber?? Overall I am very pleased w/ this rifle as I am with all my model 70's (best model ever imo) but not sure if I had to do it over again I would do the same...

-South

I have the 270wsm and I love it. I like the shorter bolt throw, its low on recoil, and has good performance. Little spendy on ammo, the only downside I see, but overall, I would buy this caliber again for sure.

Is your gun a New Haven gun, or a Carolina gun? Check the manufacture location on the barrel near the caliber marking. Ive heard the New Haven models were getting a little rough at the end of production, tooling was wearing out. It would have to be your gun, just may need breaking in more, or a little cleanup. My 300RUM, longer version of that case, was a little rough feeding when I first got it(model 70 classic). Its now feeding better, as its worn in some.

For some reason I'm drawn to the 300 WSM, and if I were to hunt where I could use the extra range and power of a beefed up '06 I'd love to have one. I've seen a couple people refer to it as a .30-06 on steroids, and I like the idea of that. Just a weird personal preference thing for me.

Yep, it is a New Haven model... I hope it needing to be broke in is the fix because I really like this gun. Thanks for the info.

-South

Care to share the make/model?

I'm considering a winchester 70 featherweight stainless.
I've heard the new ones are rather nice.
I'd assume controlled feed would be nice on the WSM's, so I was a little surprised to hear of rough feeding, etc...

I use my 300RSAUM for target and groundhogs. With a 110gr V-Max, 30ft gray matter spray pattern is very common.:cool2:

oh, sorry, forgot that part, its a Remington 700 XCR

The new model 70's are really nice, well-made guns. I'd like one someday. They are the best 70's ever made IMHO and that includes the pre-64's that I'm very familiar with.

I have a Remington model 7 stainless/synthetic in 300 SAUM wit a Leupold VX3 in 2.8-8 x 36mm

The new ones look real nice, and everything Ive heard, is they feed smoother then the new haven models. Now my 7mm mag, circa 1995 vintage with the BOSS, has always fed smooth, trigger was decent out of the box, and shoot good. When I bought the identical gun in 2002 in 300 RUM, I was stunned at how rough the action felt, how rediculous the trigger pull was, etc. I had the trigger worked on, and when you find it's sweat load, it drives tacks. After a couple hundred rounds, it has slowly smoothed out. If I get around to adding to the collection for me, and not the wife,(shes an Xbolt fan), I am seriously looking at either a 300 or 325wsm, in model 70 of course! May consider featherweight as they look nice.