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Old 01-27-2008, 07:54 PM
Ron AKA Ron AKA is offline
 
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Originally Posted by calvin View Post
i've been in the same thought process and what about the 300 rum with using the 3 levels of ammo by remington. anyone got some insight or experience here?
The three levels of loading that Remington has come out with for the RUM is an intersting idea. However, a handloader can do that with any cartridge. My view is that for North American game the 300 RUM is too big, and in fact quite a bit too big (bore and case size). To me the sweet spot for bore size is in the 6.5-7mm range. Within that bore pick your punishment based on the case size. While an oddball of sorts, the 280 Remington is perhaps close to the ideal.

But then I don't believe in rifles with a big hole in the end of the barrel. If that was a good thing, I would just buy slugs for my 12 guage.

Ron
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