Looking at moving up in cal. I was wondering the pros and cons of the cals above. I was wondering if the wsm would be easier to mag fit then the rem mag? ,Cheers in advance team
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Looking at moving up in cal. I was wondering the pros and cons of the cals above. I was wondering if the wsm would be easier to mag fit then the rem mag? ,Cheers in advance team
I had to single feed my tikka 7mm RM with reloads. I have since removed the steel lip in the end of the magazine and they now fit in happy as. It was the only issue I had with the rifle and now I removed it so very happy.
You still need to modify the WSM to seat out long if you are keeping your .260 I would go 7mmRMQuote:
Originally Posted by Been Upto
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Yeah the rem mag looks solid. Just need to start saving nowQuote:
Originally Posted by 25 /08 IMP
Keep that .260 as wellQuote:
Originally Posted by Been Upto
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I have a 300wsm. I would be lying if I said it’s an unbiased opinion, but I would say 300wsm because it’s deadly accurate, puts everything down in its tracks and I’ve yet to find a caliber that was that easy to reload for. I once loaded 178eldx, 185 Berger’s and 180TTSX bullets to try them out and all of the shots were touching or very close.
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Does the bolt pick the rounds up good with this mod? Any chance of a how to or photos?Quote:
Originally Posted by stagstalker
This is ture, but my tikka 300 wsm even over 100 thous off land and factory mag feed, it shoots better than seating it out to land.Quote:
Originally Posted by 25 /08 IMP
Modify the mag is easy then get a long bolt stop or just filing it to a long one.
Load some 208 eldm and push it at 2800fts, it’s a hammer! 7mm rem mag is good, but higher chance to hit and still run
Yup the bolt picks them up and cycles everything fine. I removed the guts of the magazine (spring and part that bullet sits on) then forced the steel lip up using a screwdriver and then pulled it out with long nose pliers. My mate did the opposite and removed the bottom of the magazine and apparently it just slides out much easier that way.Quote:
Originally Posted by stevodog
How well do you handle recoil ? Either caliber will take any game animal in NZ , if you place the shot correctly. So I’d advise you try shooting both before deciding- especially given Tikka is fairly light set up. The 7RM is an easier recoil compared to 300WSM having owned and shot both. Neither are unpleasant in recoil but you’ve got a sharper recoil to deal with in the WSM. And more so as you go to heavier 30 cal pills
That’s true.
My T3 .300 Win Mag kicked like a mule in standard configuration with 208 A-Max. I fired 50 rounds on a range in San Antonio, Texas and felt pretty sore afterwards even at 104 Kg. It now has a Bartlein barrel and brake and is far nicer to shoot.
T3s are pretty light for the big magnums and recoil and whip hard without a brake or moderator.
If you're looking at running a tikka then WSM makes sense, long bolt stop and mag and you can seat them out way further than your lands will allow anyhow
Ive never fired anything bigger then a .308. Currently running a .260 which has no recoil at all. Thanks for the commentQuote:
Originally Posted by chainsaw
thats a BIG step up....do you need the extra grunt/range/recoil ?????
the humble old dirty06 is still a hammer of thor and would stretch your useful range by a bit without the big ticket price tag...plenty of older ones going for reasonable $$$$.
I dont shoot much out long..350 yards is a long shot for me and the .270 handles that fine....
I reckon if you intend to go past that,you need rangefinder and drop chart...... horses for corses,just putting another spin to look at bud.
270wsm or 7RM be good. Laminated stock makes easier shooting.
Don't listen to MD. When does NEED come into it? He is NOT your wife.:thumbsup:
someone who currently shoots recoilless .260 and has never shot anything bigger than a .308 SHOULD listen....at very least PLEASE try a few rounds through one of the bigger rifles you are looking at....I say this as Ive seen more than one fella go big then develop flinch soon afterwards..... easy to get and plurry hard to cure..... thus my are you sure you need the extra range/grunt/recoil........ I know more than one waterfowler who went out and bought 3" or even 3 1/2" chambered guns who now shoot 2 3/4" loads most of the time as they just dont need the extra recoil to get the results........
Im pleased Im not anyones wife,Im a bad enough husband as it is LOL.
Mate has a 300wsm tikka. It is a pussy cat to shoot and bloody accurate with everything in saying that both 300wsms I have shot were lovely to shoot and both had 19-20" barrels. The trick is a DPT magnum suppressor and you will be fine. 178eldm with a case full of 2209(good to reload in your 260 as well) or rl17 and you will be cooking with gas
300wsm just get a suppressor with a muzzle break in it to tame recoil 30 cal has a huge range of projectiles to choose from compared to other calibers
My 2c...
If you want to load a 300WSM long in a Tikka then you'll end up single feeding or modifying magazines. The standard long/short action mags are too skinny for the WSM case and it binds up. Then the WSM specific mag is blocked at short action length around about 2.900".
I dropped mine in a chassis that takes AI mags which gives me loads of room. But if sticking with factory stock/mags, be aware they are a pain if you intend to reload and want to seat bullets out.
Well if you like to have a go with a few bigger cals, I'm back for six weeks, 1st April, and can put a .264 win, 300H&H, .358 win and perhaps a 9.3 in your hands, and you can get an idea of what your tolerance level is.Quote:
Originally Posted by Been Upto
I am not a fan of the Tikkas, but I would take the 7mm rem mag, over the two WSM, for the following reasons, cheaper to feed, and more ammo choices in Taranaki, as well as in my view, the best long range performance,
I had a 270 WSM, in M70 win, (kept the M70 .264 win), and got rid of it, picky bastard, would shoot anything I wanted. so if you go this root, I got dies for you,
Definitely have a play with the 264 win mag!