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I will say that we discussed the recoil issue some and how many rounds are fired, etc. I don't know that many guys that just sit down and crank off more than 60 rounds at a time.
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People who like to shoot.. let's not say "crank off", but a full day of UKD LR shooting can easily be 100+ rounds.. depends how much ammo we've got, really. Also note that a day's F-class match (1000 yards) is at least 60 rounds (scored rounds), with 15-60 more sighters usually taken (5-20 per "match").
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Sure you might can get this one load to shoot as good, but can you come by the components very easily?
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Yes. 260 brass is factory form is available from at least 3 brass manufacturers. It can be formed easily (ie, resized to) from 243, 7-08, 308, etc-- 308 obviously being available everywhere. If you expand to the other 6.5mm mid-sized cartridges (6.5x47 Lapua and 6.5 Creedmoor), you have a few more options also. There are gazillion 6.5 mm bullets on the market, for eveything including varminting, benchrest, long-range, big game, etc.
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I still don't think that necessarily equates to overall a "better" long distance rifle.
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So what metric shows that 300WM is "better"?. I've offered numeric comparisons for wind, drop, barrel life, recoil, powder burned, cost, velocity, etc using both "factory" and full-house data. There's nothing wrong if you just "like" the .30 caliber, but don't make it sound like it's anything more than emotional preference.
In my book, at least the same performance at much less cost is "better." Your mileage may vary.