300rcm

[hardcorehunter5]

300rcm love or leave it? Can the reloader match the velocity of factory ammo in a 20" barrel? Not a whole lot of info out there and what I have found is mixed reviews.

-Hardcore

 

[DrMike]

I would think the 300 RCM will be a niche cartridge for a short while before it becomes an anachronism that will lose favour with the shooting public. It is a fine cartridge, but the inability to match factory velocity and the lock of interest in loading or producing brass by other companies doom the cartridge. If it were chambered in a few more rifles, it might signal a change in its acceptance. Otherwise, it will fade into obscurity and a shooting world oddity.

 

[wildgene]

...the RCM's (.300, .338) apparently do rather well in a short barrel (from a magazine article that compared .300WM/.300WSM/.300RCM- .338WM/.338RCM by whacking off chunks of barrels) & matching factory ballistics shouldn't be a problem, but like Dr. Mike mentioned, support (components, load info) will be since it's proprietary to Ruger/ Hornady...

...if you've got one (or can get one cheap) fine, otherwise I'd go w/ a .300WSM...

 

[Oldtrader3]

I would pick another species of .300 Mag myself for the reasons given. I have a Sako .338 Federal which is also is a limited chambering by few companies. Mine was half price in a really neat platform rifle or I would not have done it this way and would have picked a more commercially widespread cartridge.

 

[FOTIS]

Want a shorty 30. Go 300 WSM

 

[SJB358]

Hard to mess with the 300WSM.. Just a really balanced cartridge with alot of capability, plus, there are quite a few makers of brass...

 

[hardcorehunter5]

thanks for the input. The cartridge was on the radar with a few others, just was interested in the velocity statements in regards to the 20" barrel. Brass also looks like it is difficult to come by.

-Hardcore