Cougar71 said:
Just defending my rifle is all,
It doesn't need defending. You are happy with it, that is ALL that matters.
Cougar71 said:
Evidently, according to you, I don't know what I am talking about so I will shut-up on this matter. Boss.
Unless you think the minute you paid for your rifle you magically became capable of taking 800 yard shots on game, then I wasn't talking about you.
CharlieDeltaJuliet said:
A .243 or 6.5 CM will shoot 100+ yards... Jeez emcon5, some of us just get the old 300's out for gun. I shoot .338RUM & 338LM. I have a Bushmaster BA50. I am not going to limit myself to one caliber. Besides each plays a different role..
Agreed, I am not saying anything at all is wrong with any magnum cartridge. Just saying the only threads I remember "putting down" the 300 mags were not doing any such thing. They all had one thing in common, someone wanting to get in to LR target shooting, and asking which monster magnum round he should get.
Experienced LR shooters generally answer "none of them". There are several solid LR options for target shooting that do as well, or nearly so, to the various .30 magnums with less blast, less powder, less recoil and longer barrel life.
CharlieDeltaJuliet said:
So there is still plenty of uses for these "300 mondo magnums"
Of course there are. I was referring specifically to the dimwits who watch a YouTube video of some assclown shoot an elk at 800 yards, and think that all they need to do the same is buy a 300 or 338RUM.
Shooting 800 yards on a flat surveyed range is not that difficult.
Elk are rarely at exactly 800 yards, and the bullet drops about a foot per 25 yards at that range. When you get the range wrong, and you will, you will miss or have a cripple. When you get the wind call wrong, and you will, you will miss or have a cripple.
Generally speaking, if you think taking such a shot is a good idea, you probably have no business even trying it.
The greater point of this is "Who cares"? The OP has a 300 RUM that his is happy with. Good for him. Why should he give a crap what some random people on the internet think?