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DarylS
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Re: Caliber poll
      04/02/11 02:40 AM

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The poll is heavily favoring the 375, even though the question specified that dangerous game was not on the menu. The .300 will take just about any game with a 220 grain Woodleigh. Is this because of the "dream of Africa" drives your choice or is the .375 superior to the .300?




Could be "The Dream" - but I've had several .300 mags of various lineage and case, hated every one of them after a very short time, from .308 Norma, .300 Winchester, .300 H&H and .300 Wtby - gues that's 4, not 3. Disliked the .300 WTBY the most. The amount of powder it took to reach a descent load, compared to the results on game didn't add up to anything I saw as being better than an '06 inside the ranges I used them. The lack of anything I could see of being superior with their added cost of shooting, along with increased sharpness of recoil just did not suit me. I know guys who love their .300's - I simply do not share their opinions in this regard.

I do love the 3/8" bore - metaphorically speaking of course.

The only kinda .300 I do like, is the .311 Express on a #4 Enfield - Ken Waters variety (I didn't know of Ken's round at the time I chambered it up) of the .350 Rem case necked for .303 bullets. Mine runs 174's at 2,960fps - quite easily at that, with 1 1/2" groups using the battle sights. I used a .300 Win mag reamer and "held it back" for the 2.07" chamber, then cut the belt groove with the lathe. It feeds 3 rounds perfectly with a tich of bending on the magazine lips. It isn't any better than the .30/06 however it pleases me to have 'dreamed' it up & chambered it, although it was already around.

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Daryl


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* Caliber poll bonanza 24/01/11 06:14 AM
. * * Re: Caliber poll Reggie   27/03/11 05:15 PM
. * * Re: Caliber poll chuck375   26/04/11 11:12 AM
. * * Re: Caliber poll Hizzie   15/04/11 04:38 AM
. * * Re: Caliber poll xausa   15/04/11 05:52 AM
. * * Re: Caliber poll mauserand9mm   15/04/11 08:44 AM
. * * Re: Caliber poll xausa   15/04/11 08:39 PM
. * * Re: Caliber poll DarylS   16/04/11 01:17 AM
. * * Re: Caliber poll xausa   16/04/11 08:12 AM
. * * Re: Caliber poll mauserand9mm   16/04/11 10:43 AM
. * * Re: Caliber poll Grenadier   25/04/11 01:31 PM
. * * Re: Caliber poll kamilaroi   25/04/11 01:56 PM
. * * Re: Caliber poll JabaliHunter   25/04/11 08:06 PM
. * * Re: Caliber poll Mike_Bailey   26/04/11 03:07 AM
. * * Re: Caliber poll SharpsNitro   24/01/11 10:52 AM
. * * Re: Caliber poll VonGruff   24/01/11 04:19 PM
. * * Re: Caliber poll Yochanan   24/01/11 08:08 PM
. * * Re: Caliber poll FATBOY404   24/01/11 08:39 PM
. * * Re: Caliber poll ovny   25/01/11 03:33 AM
. * * Re: Caliber poll Homer   25/01/11 06:11 PM
. * * Re: Caliber poll HiWall   27/01/11 10:36 PM
. * * Re: Caliber poll bonanza   28/01/11 01:26 AM
. * * Re: Caliber poll tophet1   02/03/11 10:52 AM
. * * Re: Caliber poll Homer   14/03/11 08:23 AM
. * * Re: Caliber poll NitroXAdministrator   17/03/11 08:40 PM
. * * Re: Caliber poll WyoJoe   02/03/11 09:54 AM
. * * Re: Caliber poll DarylS   04/02/11 02:40 AM
. * * Re: Caliber poll Rule303   02/02/11 09:36 PM
. * * Re: Caliber poll bigjedd   03/02/11 08:39 PM
. * * Re: Caliber poll SharpsNitro   28/01/11 03:10 AM
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. * * Re: Caliber poll SharpsNitro   28/01/11 06:23 AM
. * * Re: Caliber poll Tatume   28/01/11 07:38 AM
. * * Re: Caliber poll Yochanan   29/01/11 07:51 AM
. * * Re: Caliber poll tinker   24/01/11 11:10 AM
. * * Re: Caliber poll Rule303   24/01/11 03:01 PM
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