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Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: Noiro on February 22, 2013, 02:36:30 PM

Title: If you only had one rifle
Post by: Noiro on February 22, 2013, 02:36:30 PM: If you only had one rifle and it was Rem 700 Sendero .300 RUM what load would you use for predators at all ranges?
Title: Re: If you only had one rifle
Post by: bobcat on February 22, 2013, 02:41:22 PM: Maybe a 180 grain Nosler Accubond. I think that would do the trick, at short and long distances. :tup:
Title: Re: If you only had one rifle
Post by: 300rum on February 22, 2013, 02:52:10 PM: I would use the same thing I was using for big game or target practice or whatever you are using it for. I wouldn't change loads based on what I am shooting at. Change rifles, yes, loads, no.
Title: Re: If you only had one rifle
Post by: Noiro on February 22, 2013, 03:00:18 PM: With a name screen name like 300rum you would know!
Think a 150 gr Scirocco at 3450 fps will handle all WA game?

Zero at 300 yds
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.300_Remington_Ultra_Magnum (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.300_Remington_Ultra_Magnum)

300 Remington Ultra Mag Swift Scirocco Bonded 150 gr 3450 fps
http://www.remington.com/en/products/ammunition/centerfire/premier-scirocco/premier-scirocco-bonded.aspx (http://www.remington.com/en/products/ammunition/centerfire/premier-scirocco/premier-scirocco-bonded.aspx)
Title: Re: If you only had one rifle
Post by: 300rum on February 22, 2013, 03:07:15 PM: I am more of a heavy bullet guy. Just a personal thing. I am worried about burning a barrel up way too quick pushing anything at that velocity for too long.

If your accuracy is acceptable, then it is probably just fine. I really don't have a clue how long a barrel would last a wild guess would be not too long or at least not long enough for me? I just couldn't get them to stabilize well enough at those velocities and didn't think I was giving anything up going with a 180gr (at least) bullet.
Title: Re: If you only had one rifle
Post by: bobcat on February 22, 2013, 03:10:29 PM: No need for that much speed. A 180 grain bullet will have a higher BC and still more than enough velocity for a very flat trajectory out of that RUM. Also will do better in the wind.

The only reason to go with a 150 is if you're wanting less recoil.
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Post by: AWS on February 22, 2013, 07:18:00 PM: I was always partial to e Seira 200gr SP BT in the big 30's
Title: Re: If you only had one rifle
Post by: BULLBLASTER on February 22, 2013, 07:21:27 PM: With a rum you aren't utilizing it to potential unless you are 200+ grains. I would say 215 Berger's at 2950 but I can't find them anywhere... so 210 Berger at 2900 it is! Big or small game near or far. :twocents:
I have a sendero 300 rum too!
Title: Re: If you only had one rifle
Post by: BULLBLASTER on February 22, 2013, 07:22:25 PM: I know I am just above win mag velocitys but my gun shoots them well and brass lasts for ever.
Title: Re: If you only had one rifle
Post by: kentrek on February 22, 2013, 07:36:41 PM: the biggest fastest Berger it will shoot
Title: Re: If you only had one rifle
Post by: bobcat on February 22, 2013, 07:39:12 PM: I surely wouldn't argue with the 200+ grain bullets either. That's what the 300 RUM is made for. You could shoot 150's out of a 308 Winchester. With the RUM a 180 grain is a light bullet.
Title: Re: If you only had one rifle
Post by: hillbilli on February 22, 2013, 09:16:35 PM: do some checking, but i'm pretty sure the accubond and sst have the same BC, and you could probably use same load data for both, an expensive tough bullet, and a softer, much cheaper bullet.. everything else the same..
Title: Re: If you only had one rifle
Post by: demontang on February 23, 2013, 07:41:50 PM: Id have to do with the 200gr accubond :tup:
Title: Re: If you only had one rifle
Post by: Biggerhammer on February 23, 2013, 08:46:41 PM: 190gr Berger VLD.
Title: Re: If you only had one rifle
Post by: carpsniperg2 on February 23, 2013, 08:49:11 PM: 180 or 200 grain accubond.
Title: Re: If you only had one rifle
Post by: high country on February 23, 2013, 09:59:59 PM: I think a scirocco offers what I like from hunting rums.
Title: Re: If you only had one rifle
Post by: Noiro on February 25, 2013, 11:07:41 AM: I picked up some 300 RUM 180gr Scirocco Bonded. Packaging says Power Level III muzzle 3250fps. It had the highest retained energy at 200yds. The package also lists a 200gr A-frame muzzle 3032.
Right at $3 a round :yike:

Hornady offers a 308 Win 168 gr Z-MAX or a 30 Cal .308 110 gr V-MAX. That round in a reload 300 RUM would explode on coyote.

http://www.hornady.com/store/30-Cal-.308-110-gr-V-MAX/ (http://www.hornady.com/store/30-Cal-.308-110-gr-V-MAX/)

http://www.hornady.com/store/308-Win-168-gr-Z-MAX/ (http://www.hornady.com/store/308-Win-168-gr-Z-MAX/)
Title: Re: If you only had one rifle
Post by: hunting4sanity on February 25, 2013, 11:58:44 AM: If I only had one rifle I'd buy another one or two or .....................
My wife says it's an addiction, I say it's a healthy love of quality engineering, oh hell I just like guns.

In my 300RUM I'm using 210VLDs
Title: Re: If you only had one rifle
Post by: Arnbo on February 25, 2013, 12:04:17 PM: Crossman 760 in.177 more then you need .......lol
Title: Re: If you only had one rifle
Post by: Roperfive88 on February 25, 2013, 12:24:10 PM: Quote from: kentrek on February 22, 2013, 07:36:41 PM
the biggest fastest Berger it will shoot
:yeah:
Title: Re: If you only had one rifle
Post by: Noiro on February 27, 2013, 07:45:43 PM: When digging and found I had a lot more .300 RUM than I thought. Kinda like a birthday present in between.
60 rds 150gr Scirocco, 60 rds 180gr Barnes, 40 rds 180gr Nosler, 39 rds 200gr Nosler and 40 rds 180gr Scirocco. Think I will try the 150gr Scirocco loaded to 30-06 levels first.
Title: Re: If you only had one rifle
Post by: coachcw on February 27, 2013, 08:18:54 PM: those barnesx wi just blow through a yote i woudn't worry about it just shootem.