Fat bottom gurls....

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Outlaw81

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Ok, I've been on this 300wsm trip lately. I went ahead and bought another one and I honestly think I'm gonna just stick with this caliber and see what monsters I can build out of it. Yesterday I picked up a Savage 12 Varmint Low Profile in 300 wsm. I handloaded with winchester brass, WLR Primers, 60gr of H4350, and 190smk's. I was expecting roughly 3/4" @ 100 since it's brand new. Nope. I managed a five shot ragged hole at 100 after my 3 shot sight in. I went on out to 250. I managed a 5 shot group that could've been covered with a dime!!!!! This has been a go-to load for me for a few years now in this caliber. Coal is 2.886" and it chronoed 2895 out of a 26" stock tube. ES was about 15 fps. A couple years ago I got tired of people saying the 3short mag couldn't hang with the .300 Win Mag. So I set out to prove to myself it could. I had a long lilja throated for a 3.15" WSM. with this setup you can actually push the 240 smk to about 2750 without pressure signs. My 300 win mag can only get about 2650. The shorter cartridge can burn powder more efficiently than the longer one and with the correct length, can beat the longer one. I built that one off a remington 700 long action, with a custom dbm and 28.5" tube with a 9 twist. So, in reflection; beware of the Fat bottom gurls...(WSM, SAUM, WSSM's) you might just fall in love!! :D
 
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I've been using the 300 WSM for the last 6 years, and not only is it extremely accurate, it's my go-to rifle for large game.
 
What are the ballistics as opposed to a .300 WM or Wby? I've always wondered because i would like to eventually run 220gr or 240gr SMKs in our .300 WBY but the .300 WSM has crossed my mind. The 7 WSM is also an extremely accurate cartridge.
 
Ill get em up as soon as I get home. I'm stuck in Lubbock for the next few days doin shutdowns. There ain't no heat like west Texas heat!!!
 
Pic: check out the attachment!

Here's the target we shot that day. Luckily my bro still had the camera in his jeep. He sent it in an email. Hope yall enjoy! We started about 10am. It was about 90 degrees, 75% humidity @ 700ft. Wind was roughly 5-10 mph left to right. After I zeroed at 250 (top left), my brother took some shots (bottom left) We waited a little while and smoked a cig waiting on the barrel to cool. I waited 5 mins between shots. I first moved the target to 110 yds just to see how high it would hit (bottom right). A 300wsm roughly has the same impact at 100 when zeroed at 250 as a .308 win. I was pleased and not really all that suprised at the results at 100. So I moved on out to 250(bottom right). My bro can tell you that I was visibly shaking when we saw the results from 250. Each of these circles is 3" in diameter. I was ready to take on 1000yds but we didn't have a 30mm tube on the gun. So we settled on 500. The shot marked 1st rd, found wind, denotes my ignorance of what was goin on. The damn wind started gustin to 25 mph!!!! So I made the necessary adjustments and watched the grass by the target to duplicate conditions. All in all, I think we did alright. I'll post some pics of the gun I did it with when I can get to the safe. I'll post my heavy hitter .300 wsm when it gets back from the smith. It's gettin some trigger work done and the smith in Dallas likes takin his sweet time.

By the way, the load on this was Winchester Brass, WLR Primers, 60gr H4350, 190gr SMK'S, COAL is 2.886". The gun was a Savage 12 VLP DBM in 300wsm 26" Varmint Barrel. I highly recommend this gun. The weight makes a HUGE difference. I say it doesn't kick any more than a 7lb 30-06 with a 180gr bullet.
 

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