Thread: 300wsm killing range?

If it’s any consilation,I thought it was a magical piece of sarcasm......

Originally Posted by Taff

You need to get one of them ranger range finders, you get a lot more for your money, generally about four meters.
Not sure if my sarcasm in my posts is understood.

More interested in the Vortex than the original op. I'm looking at getting one. Apart from Gibo (we all know he's getting one saving up for it as we speak) who else has one and what's the pros and cons.



Himmm bugger high jacked this thread tooooo

I got one. Works good as gold and I have had no issues with it at all. Bought it at Bass Pro in Orlando. I originally wanted to buy a more expensive brand. The guy behind the counter recommended the Vortex instead. I know he’s the “guy behind the counter” but happy I took his advice.

Originally Posted by Max Headroom

Your customers are impressive people. What's a pouk?

Pukeko - a bird, common in the north island, I'm assuming you get a few down south?

Originally Posted by Garret

Pukeko - a bird, common in the north island, I'm assuming you get a few down south?

Plagues of em.

Same down here in spots. Used to come up on the lawn off the lake, they also hassled the ducks.
Dog sorted it. and they went away after only one casualty

Originally Posted by kidmac42

Same down here in spots. Used to come up on the lawn off the lake, they also hassled the ducks.
Dog sorted it. and they went away after only one casualty

I would love to shoot the barstards harrasing the ducks and woodhens here but unfortunatly I live in the city.

Originally Posted by Garret

Pukeko - a bird, common in the north island, I'm assuming you get a few down south?

next to feral pigeons (not native pigeons) they are the closest thing to winged rabbits in places. Breed like them they do.

Originally Posted by Garret

Pukeko - a bird, common in the north island, I'm assuming you get a few down south?

Yeah we do. Just never heard it called a pouk.

Yea, a good dog is worth its weight sometimes.

I miss the forum - these posts made my day!

Originally Posted by Max Headroom

Yeah we do. Just never heard it called a pouk.

Further south again, we call em Pukes.

I think of them as reactive long range targets

About 500m max on the bigger stuff. A little further for nanies etc. depends on your bullet choice. Only go further than that if you have experience with making correct wind calls and have tested you bullets expansion on lighter game before you take on these bigger game.
We’re not talking about what it might take down it’s what it will take down every time with minimal wind deflection in light wind.
I’ve tested bullets in my 270. And the Barnes lrx etc expands 1/2 the bullet at 280m but only 1/4 at 425m. I haven’t found one in the dirt at 725m yet. But I expect it would hardly open up at all. So it’s likely to do little damage.

I’ve just found recently a wealth of knowledge from an old timer gunsmith called “the real gunsmith” with Randy Shelby that has confirmed what I’ve learnt over the last few years since we’ve started pushing the envelope on range. I shoot some game at long ranges ie 800m but they are light animals such as Roos and rabbits, perfect to test and practice. But larger game I keep inside 300-400 with the 270 because I know it works. Outside that it’s iffy, you might get lucky.
He’s done a lot of shooting this guy and believes all these new eldx bullets etc are not real tough game bullets just glorified match bullets.
Check out his bullet technology.