Read about more than one manufacture of bolt guns that the wsm cartridges didn't cycle smoothly . Anybody have one of these or similar [7wsm] ?
What is COL cartridge overall length ?
Can the short action 300WSM take 200+ grain bullets at max powder charges without having compressed loads ? Don't mind a bit of compressed but refuse to use huge amount of compression .
Thanks
Feeding problems in WSMs were made up bullshit. It possible to make a rifle in ANY cartridge not feed if the ramp or rails are cut wrong. The WSMs feed fine, and notably much smoother than belted magnums, in a correctly made rifle. The M70 WSMs I have encountered have been 100% fine for any cartridge from 6mm WSM to 375 WSM. Never tried a .416...
Magazine box length is just shy of 3.1" on mine. Some margin is probably wise.
Whether a load is compressed or not depends on what powder you choose, just like for every other cartridge. The highest velocity loads will always be slower burning powders compressed (like for the vast majority of rifle cartridges). But if you do not want to compress, you can always go to a faster burning powder, sacrifice a bit of velocity, and have a load ratio below 100%.
