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Dober, What speed are you getting with your 338 WSM?
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I love the bolt handle, it feels good, looks good and didn't cost that much.
I'm using QR's because I overlapped the lightweights, they pinched the tube and made the scope fail. Swaro fixed it but I'll keeps sighted in spare ready on a big hunt. I don't lap lightweights anymore......................dj
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I'll try to remember to grab my load book tomorrow and post some speeds for you.
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Good dialogue guys. This is great information with loads and velocities and real life experiences while shooting and hunting. Thank you very much.
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I love the bolt handle, it feels good, looks good and didn't cost that much.
I'm using QR's because I overlapped the lightweights, they pinched the tube and made the scope fail. Swaro fixed it but I'll keeps sighted in spare ready on a big hunt. I don't lap lightweights anymore......................dj Well, if you hadn't "overlapped them" they'd have been fine. I've lapped seven or eight pairs of Talley LWT's with never an issue!
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As to the 325 WSM... neat cartridge. Does it offer anything on elk the 300 WSM doesn't? I SERIOUSLY doubt it, but choosing a cartridge you like is like choosing a woman... some like brunettes (me) and some like blondes... Here's a dead elk from a Kimber 300 WSM:
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Brad, Is that your bull? From this year?? If so, congrat's!!
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Nope... have only hunted three days... so far, bungled a shot on a bull and have worked nine days in a row... maybe I'll actually get to elk hunt this year
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Gees you guys in Montana and Wyoming our elk rifle season is about 4 days over here...
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Brad: At my age, I don't discriminate
The 280 Remington is overbore.
The 7 Rem Mag is over bore.
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Brad: At my age, I don't discriminate That's why you use a 270
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The thing about Lapping Talleys is this: If something is perfectly round an then you Lap it you make it not perfectly round. Talley's have tight tolerances and are usually about as round as you get, anything you take off is more likely to make them worse than better........................DJ
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Brad, how did you know my wife is blonde?! <grin>
What does a .325 offer than a .300 WSM doesn't you ask? Why, 200-gn bullets at 2950 fps. And 180's at 3100 fps.
What difference will that make on an elk you ask? Probably none <g>. Sure does work though.
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Brad, where'd you hit that bull and with what bullet and what were the results of the shot (I mean, death obviously, but what was the story? Cliff notes version is fine).
I'm sure I've mentioned it already on this thread- I always do on .325 WSM threads- but in my opinion the 300 WSM is the more practical, normal, (yawn) choice. :-)
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Sure does work though. So do little itty bitty .270 cal 130's@ 3450...see post below. Lefty
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Brad,
Don't you think it would look better with black scope rings and mounts?
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Fire Hawk, I will probably stick with my 7mmRM because I have used it so much that I am very comfortable with it and know what I can and can't do with it.
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In my Kimber .325, I am shooting 180 TSX at 3158 and .75" 5 shot group at 100. Plenty of thumping power there.
In reality though, my Kimber .308 will do anything I need it to, the .325 is just fun to have.
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Yes on the 180 NBT`s. Shoot fine and kill deer really good. Have not tried them on anything larger.
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In my Kimber .325, I am shooting 180 TSX at 3158 and .75" 5 shot group at 100. Plenty of thumping power there.
Hey Ed, mind sharing your load, or at least what powder you are using? PM is fine if you don't want to publically publish it. STA gets 3100 with those 180 TSX's... I pushed as hard as I was comfortable and "only" got to about 3060. Since that's 100 FPS behind you I'm just wondering if there's a powder I should try, there.... I keep hoping for either a 8mm TTSX, or an 8mm E-tip...
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