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Re: 7MM and 7MM WSM ballistics? I don't know if it is a marketing thing or not, but Federal ammo lists all of the 7mm WSM loads at 100+ fps faster than the 7mm Remington Mag. Example 7mm Rem. Mag 140 gr-3175 fps, 7MM WSM 3300 fps. 7mm Rem Mag 160 gr-2950 fps, 7mm WSM 3050 fps. Winchester Ammo also lists faster velocities for the WSM cartridge. This makes the 7mm WSM equal to the 7mm Weatherby Mag. according to the factory listed velocities for each of the 7mm Mags. I don't have a clue as to actual chronagraped velocities, which will tell the real tale.

Re: Factory Sights on a SA XD The slide on the Springfield XD's have the same dimensions as the Sig Sauer P226. According to Springfield, any sight that will fit the Sig Sauer slide will also fit the XD slide. I plan on replacing the fixed sights on my Springfield XD in .357 Sig. with some good Adjustable sights.

Re: Are the short Mags better than belted magnums? Thats good information. I think I will check into the throat gauges. I have only fired about 200 rounds through my Ultra Mag so far, so it looks like I've got a long time to enjoy this fine round. I just wish that there were more factory loads available since I don't handload. I think Remington has 3 loads and I think Federal has either 3 or 4 loads, these are the only factory loads that I can find. Hornady says that they don't have any plans to load any because there is not a big enough market for the excessively powerful Ultra Magnums. I don't understand because the .300 Ultra Mag. has basically the same ballistics as the .300 Weatherby Mag.

Re: Are the short Mags better than belted magnums? I don't guess I'll be trading in my 7mm Remington Mag. for a 7mm WSM anytime soon. As far as the 300 magnums go, my 300 Remington Ultra Mag. beats the other two hands down anyway. AJ, any Ideas on the barrel life of the .300 Ultra Magnum if I don't overheat the barrel and keep it squeaky clean?

I have been considering a 7mm WSM or a 300 WSM. Are they better than the 7mm Remington Mag and the 300 Winchester Mag? They are supposed to be the equal of the belted Mags but in a short action. Ballistic charts actually show the 7mm WSM ahead of the 7mm Rem. Mag. and on par with the more powerfull 7mm Weatherby Mag. Also some loads in the 300 WSM are loaded to a higher velocity than the old 300 Win Mag. According to Ballistics the short magnums are slightly more powerful.

Re: winchester closing? I thought that the same company owns Browning Firearms and Winchester Firearms. I believe the Brownings are made in Japan now instead of Belgium. If The same parent company owns both Browning and Winchester, Then why don't the Japs that make Brownings start making Winchesters? Brownings are still of fine quality.

Re: Leupold Rifleman scopes? I have one on one of my 30-06's. It has been a good scope so far. I believe I would spend the extra $20.00 dollars and get the VX-I. The VX-I has a more accurate friction dial and has more coatings on the lenses.

Re: Omega The $179.00 price on the Omega was probably just a special on one gun. Last year the Walmart in Eden,Nc, had an Omega with camo synthetic stock and blue steel. The gun sold for $215.00. I asked if they had another one at that price, the clerk told me no, that sometimes Walmart will sell ONE particular gun for a big discount. That same Walmart now sells Omega's with Black Synthetic stock and blue steel for $287.00. I could kick myself for not buying that Omega last year for that price, seeing that I had my hands on it before the guy that bought it.

I zeroed in my nephews .270 Win. with the 130 grain Fusion ammo. I shot two three shot groups. The first one measured a shade over 1" at 100 yards. The second measured exactlly 1/2" at 100 yards. He shot a doe with it last week and it performed very well. It seems like this is going to be some good ammo. I haven't tried any yet in my guns. It is basically a bonded bullet without the plastic tip. It should perform as well on game as all the other bonded bullets. It has almost Identical ballistics as the Plastic tipped bullets as well.

Re: Barne-X - or Spire point for handloads? If you want to load Hornady bullets, I would go with the Interbond. The Interbond's are basically a bonded SST. The SST is a little tougher than the ballistic tip. Interbonds are very accurate, they expand reliably at variable ranges, and best of all they stay together. I have read tests where they outpenetrate other bonded bullets of same weight and caliber.

Re: If money was no object....? I would probably have Lex Webernick of Rifles Inc. build me a .300 Ultra Mag on a model 700 action. Or David Miller build me one of his Long Range "Marksman" coues deer rifles. The caliber would also be .300 Rem. Ultra. Mag. These rifles also have some awesome looking Laminated wood Stocks. The scope would be a High end model Swarovski, Kahles, Leupold, Nikon in a 4.5x14x40 mm .

Re: Remington ? I would also like to commend Remingtons Repair/ Customer service department. A while back I did a post on a problem I was having with one of my model 700's. I thought that my rifle had a head space problem because the bolt was very hard to close when chambering a round. I called Remington, they told me to ship the gun to them and they would fix it free of charge even though the rifle was 5 years old. They fixed my rifle even though it took two trys. The problem by the way was with the bolt. The extractor and plunger ejector had to be replaced. The rifle is now trouble free and will still shoot a 3" group at 300 yards, IF I do my part that is.

Re: essential rifle calibers My Rifles are: Savage 84C .22 LR Remington 522 Viper .22 LR Remington 700 BDL 7MM Remington Mag. Remington 700 LSS .300 Ultra Mag. Remington 700 BDL SS .30-06 Winchester 70 Black Shadow .30-06 Marlin 336 RC .35 Remington All are essential to me. I couldn't imagine being without a 30-06. I would like to get another .300 Ultra Mag. Preferably Remington 700 Stainless Fluted Sendero. Maybe some day soon IF I can keep my wife from finding out.

Re: XCR AJ, I handled one of the XCR's at the Buckmasters Expo in Greensboro. I am pretty sure that it is Injection molded with hogue inserts. Also the barrel looked like it was tapered smaller at the muzzle than my other model 700's, which are .625" at the muzzle.

Re: Your worst gun I have had a couple. A Raven .25 auto, after firing a shot you would have to push the slide shut on the next round with your hand to make it chamber. A Dan Wesson .357 mag. After firing 2 or 3 cylinders full of ammo, the REVOLVER would fail to REVOLVE. I had to clean the gun thoroughly to get it to revolve again. I posted a while back on a Remington model 700 .300 Ultra Mag. It had a headspace problem(shallow chamber) from the factory. Remington is supposed to make good on it though. I guess any mass produced firearm,no matter how good the brand reputation, can turn out a few lemons from time to time.

Re: Good Hunting Boots I like the Rocky Bearclaws. They are the most comfortable pair of boots I have ever worn. They have 800 grams of thinsulate ultra insulation and Goretex. I also have a pair of Rocky Jasper Pac boots. These are real warm in cold weather.

Re: Remington 700 XCR The 700 XCR will have a standard magnum contour barrel like the 700 BDL SS, BDL, LSS, etc. in magnum calibers. It should weigh around 7.5 lbs. If the magnum calibers are selling for $660.00 dollars, this will be a great buy. The Remington catalog lists them at $893.00 for Magnums and $867.00 for standard calibers. Thats about $230.00 less than MSRP. I would defineatly like to have one in either 7MM Rem. Mag. or .300 Ultra Mag.

Re: range finders I have a Tasco Lasersite 800. It is very accurate but it is very big for a rangefinder. It will not range at all in bright sunshine. For it to work you have to range at dawn, dusk, or cloudy, overcast conditions. Eventually I am going to buy a newer rangefinder, probably a Bushnell Yardage Pro Trophy or Scout.

Re: Remington 700 XCR I haven't checked with any dealers yet. I am sure there will be plenty around when deer season nears.I can't wait to get my hands on one, and see how it feels in my hands with the new stock. The 700 CDL is one of the sweetest rifles I have ever held. I hope the New XCR's will feel almost as good. Price wise, my guess is that they will run about $700-$750 dollars on dealer shelves, considering msrp is a little less than the discontinued Stainless Fluted Senderos.

Re: 100ATR???? I don't know anything personally about them since I don't own one. You might want to look at the June/July 2005 issue of OutdoorLife Magazine. Seven guys associated with the magazine tested new rifles and equipment. The Mossberg 100 ATR got bad reviews from the testers. The main complaints were poor fit and finish, erratic accuracy, and way to heavy trigger pull. The testers didn't recommend buying this rifle.

Re: 300 rum AJ, it is true that a novice shooter wouldn't be able to take advantage of a rifle made for long range shooting. Experienced shooters and hunters that encounter long range shots will want to use a rifle, scope, cartridge capable of doing the job. That is the point I am trying to make. Maybe I shouldn't have used 1000 yard benchrest shooting as an example. Kenny Jarrett is a hunter, He designed his "Beanfield Rifle" for long range hunting. David Miller makes his own rifles for Coues deer hunting. He routinely makes 500-600 Yard shots on little Coues deer. Kenny Jarrett uses the .300 Jarrett cartridge which is the 8mm Rem. Mag. necked down to .30 cal. David Miller likes the .300 Weatherby Mag. These cartridges are in the same performance catogory with the .300 Ultra Mag. These men designed and built these rifles because they wanted every advantage they could get. David Miller even makes his own scope mounts. They also use scopes designed for long range shots on game animals. These guys are both great rifle shots, but the equipment they use help them make those long range shots on game.

Re: What deals have gotten away from you? I was in Walmart last December just before Christmas. There was a Thompson Center Omega .50 Caliber muzzleloader with Realtree Hardwoods Synthetic stock and blue steel for $260.00 dollars. I started to buy the rifle but for some reason just didn't. After sleeping on it over night, I decided to go back the next afternoon and buy the rifle. When I got to the store there was a gentleman filling out the paper work on the Omega. I went over to the gun rack where the Omega was and the price had been marked down to $215.00 dollars. I couldn't believe my eyes. The gun basically sold for half price. That same gun lists for around $400.00 dollars everywhere else. I could really kick myself for that one.

Re: 300 rum I also agree that the gun doesnt make the marksman. But the equipment is half the battle. The best Marksmen in the world couldn't shoot nearly as accurate without top notch equipment. Not just the Rifle and Ammo but the Scope also makes a big difference in long range marksmanship. That is why tactical scopes were created. You won't see many, if any, stock factory rifles with sporter weight barrels and standard 3X9X40 scopes at a 1000 yard match shoot. But you will see some .300 Magnums.

Re: 300 rum I also have the Model 700 LSS in .300 Ultra Mag. I like mine very well. I disagree with all of the negative comments that you have heard. The recoil is not all that bad. Accuracy is great. Even though it has 13% more powder capacity than the .300 Weatherby, as factory loaded it burns about the same amount of powder as the Weatherby. It is the most powerful .300 Magnum commercially loaded in the $30-$40 dollar a box price range. Now the 7.82 Lazzeroni Warbird and the 30-378 Weatherby might be more powerful but ammo is close to $100.00 dollars a box, and they are much more OVERBORE than the Remington Ultra Mag. Great cartridge in my opinion.

Re: Water Jugs At what range were you shooting at? I tried a similar test last year with my 30-06 shooting Hornady 150 grain Interbonds. I filled 3 one gallon oil jugs full of water, stacked them in front of one another and backed them with 5 scrap pieces of 1/4" plywood. I shot them from 225 yards. The bullet exploded all 3 jugs and penetrated two of the pieces of plywood. Awsome performance in my opinion.