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Originally Posted by Sebago Son
I can pull an honest 3,000 fps out of my 26" .300 H&H with 180 grain bullets with ease. ... Still a little tough to do that with a .30-'06. But I admit the gap between the two cartridges is not much more than 10-15%.
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Drew, that's the first post I've ever read of yours that doesn't make sense. 10% of 3000 is 300 and 15% is 450 fps. That puts it down solidly in .30-30 range. All 300s aren't born equal, with the .300 H&H being the runt and the various large case versions being the top. In the middle you get some pretty stout cartridges like the .300 Weatherby. Its not difficult to get 3500+ out of factory loads in the .30-378.
The other side of all this is if you reload, you can push any of the .300s down to .30-06 levels. No difference in cost. Well, maybe the brass, but even the expensive brass lasts a long time when you're not up at the high pressure levels. I guess that means that if you want to lug your long barrel magnum over hill and dale, you can still use it as a .30-06 equivalent. Makes sense if you've got a premium scope on the magnum. Or you just like self abuse.