I've never tried it. But I own 30-06 and 300 WSM and have played all the mental games and looked at all of the possible load combinations. As near as I can determine the guys who are getting those numbers with a 30-06 are using at least 26" barrels and loads hotter than I'm comfortable with.

The 300 WSM is going to be at least 150-200 fps faster with a 24" barrel and with sane load levels. You might get the 30-06 within 100 fps, but not with loads I'd trust.

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The way I see it, if I can get at least 2700 I'm not giving up anything meanigdul to the WSM.


Nosler shows 2944 fps from the 300 WSM, and 2688 fps for the 30-06 with RL-22 and 200 gr Accubonds. I think 256 fps is meaningful. Even if you reached 2700 fps, you'd still be 244 fps behind the 300 WSM.

Is it something I need, is it worth the added recoil and reduced magazine capacity? Those are questions I often ask myself.


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