Thread: .300 WinMag Break vs Suppressor

Originally Posted by DanS

I have my .243 for my bush hunting but was after a tops rifle, so was pretty keen on the .300winmag as I've read alot of good stuff on it out to longer distances but that doesnt mean when you pop your head over a ridge or into a gully there isnt an animal standing there looking at you. I was looking at Senderos but will probably pass as they would be the best part of a 20lb rifle all set up and thats way to heavy for me, so was now looking at Tikkas.

I have a 25/06 on a Rem 700 action with a 26.5" fluted No4 barrel in a wooden stock with a Leupold 6.5-20 x 50mm LR scope weighs in at a shade under 10Lb, loaded with Berger 115 VLDs at 3100fps it is still doing 2100fps at 500 metres 1800fps is need to get reliable expansion so this would
probably be ok at 600 yds, I have shot a lot of 300WM's they are pigs of things especially in synthetic T3"s the magazine is too short to load 180 grain bullets the barrel is too short should be 26" take a look at the standard Rem 700 BDL if you want a 300WM a better choice would be one in 7mm Mag or get a 280 AI built almost the same ballistics, only sissies use brakes if you can't handle the recoil get a calibre you can and some decent ear protection there is plenty of time to deploy them when sniping deer at over 300 metres if they can't smell you they just stand there,