300 RUM is great cartridge for long range hunting,african plain game, mountain hunting. For europian game donīt shoot under 200 m (it is too devastating). If you want shoot for 400 m and longer is better choice 300 rum than 300wm. I made some rifles and rebarreling in this caliber and other RUM (338 and 375). My suggestions are barrels 26 inches minimum,28 better, 29,30 best. Twist I prefer 12, is better for 180 grain bullets and give less barrel pressure. Good choice is 180 gr barnes TSX in velocity around 1000 m/s (3280 f/s). Reloading is necesary because standard rifle barrels have great bullet jump so factory made ammo donīt shoot so well. Recoil, if you use longer barrels and lighter bullets (180 or 190 gr) I think it is OK.
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