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7mmRM or 300WM or 338 Lapua ????

jp_colt

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Im looking between the AIAW 300WM or 338 Lapua. Now Im feeling the 7mm might be a better round. I could get a custom 7mm in an AI stock?
Will be used for paper and steel
thanks
 
Re: 7mmRM or 300WM or 338 Lapua ????

I say go 7mm, unless you can regularly shoot beyond 1000 yards; Then get 338LM.

I've been considering the .284, 7mm SAUM and 7-300 WSM instead of the 338LM for the next caliber for my DTA SRS b/c I don't have the ability to shoot far enough to make the 338 a worthwhile choice.
 
Re: 7mmRM or 300WM or 338 Lapua ????

I do not have a 7 rum but I have a 7-08, 300rum and an HS 338LM and past 1200 the Lapua rules here in the windy Oklahoma panhandle.
 
Re: 7mmRM or 300WM or 338 Lapua ????

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: nolo263</div><div class="ubbcode-body">You cannot compare the 7mm to the .338 lapua. </div></div>

True. My point is that the capabilities of the 338LM are under utilized at less than 1000 yards, and a 7mm would better match that situation.

However, as I well know, these decisions are rarely rational, and bigger gun = bigger smile.
 
Re: 7mmRM or 300WM or 338 Lapua ????

7wsm or Saum in long action would be my chioce. Much less expensive and real good ballistics well past 1000. Good luck
 
Re: 7mmRM or 300WM or 338 Lapua ????

7RM is a hammer at 1000. 168 gr Berger at 3050 fps. Mine is a Sendero type with a brake. Recoil is comparable to a 243 varmit rifle. My 11 year old daughter shoots it quite well.
 
Re: 7mmRM or 300WM or 338 Lapua ????

Like 260 shooter, I have a 7RM with several hundred rounds thru it (26"HB, no brake, HS tac stock, NF scope). Have been using the 168gr Berger for awhile, prior to that 168gr Sierras.

 
Re: 7mmRM or 300WM or 338 Lapua ????

AI AWSM 338 lapua with 20" barrel shoots 300 grain smk's at 2650 fps. It is a sledge hammer at 1k and beyond.