Recently aquired a 300wsm Browning A-bolt Medallion. Does anybody have any experience as far as accuracy goes?

Question

Wanted to know about groups at a 100 yards.

Answer 1

The .300 WSM is designed on the "short, fat" theory. If two cartridges hold approximately the same amount of powder, the long, skinny cartridge will not be as "inherently" accurate as the short, fat one. This typically is true, but the .300 Win Mag is known as an accurate cartridge. There really shouldn't be much of a noticeable difference in accuracy. As for the .300 WSM being hotter... that is not correct. The .300 WSM was designed to duplicate the .300 Win Mag in a shorter action (also something that contributes to better accuracy), which is exactly what it does. But the downfall of the .300 WSM is that with the heavier bullets, the old .300 Win Mag actually has a higher velocity. If you keep to 180 grain bullets or lighter, the .300 WSM will duplicate performance and have a bit of an edge over the .300 Win Mag with lighter bullets like the 125 grain. But who buys a .300 WSM to shoot 125 grain bullets? That would be an unneccesarily large varmit rifle pushing that light of a bullet at those speeds.

Answer 2

The a-bolt alone is a great shooting gun. Combined with the 300wsm, it would be really good to go. The 300wsm is just a liitle hotter then the 300 win so their really simmular in accuracy. But it might kick pretty hard because the a-bolt is on the light side.

Answer 3

I would use a copper solvent and brass brush to clean the barrel thoroughly, (from the breach) to make sure it isn't fouled, then I would fire short strings of various ammunition (cleaning from the breach between strings). Most quality modern high-power rifles will shoot something well if they are clean and not worn out or damaged. The trick is finding the right load. If no commercial ammunition works well, try talking to a hand-loader about measuring the bore, checking the barrel for wear at the muzzle, and where the bullet enters the rifling, and other details, as well as your shooting technique, that affect accuracy.

Answer 4

i just recently traded my winchester model 70 300wsm.i will tell u this.it was a good shooting gun.i used to shoot 1 1/2 shot groups at 100yds.the ammo that i shot was the silver ballistic tips,150gr.i would have kept the rifle if it didnt cost so much to shoot.$27-$29 a box is just a little much for ammo.

but as far as the gun and the accuracy-yes it was great.
good luck with ur 300

by the way i got a howa .308-it shoots just as true if not a little better

Answer 5

Since the .300 doesn't have sites built in, I would recomend when you get a scope for your rifle to get a professional to mount and zero the weapon out. That way the scope will do all the aiming for you (with your adjustments upon the conditions of course). I have heard of people using Cabela’s 4.5-14X Alaskan Guide scope with the .300 in cold weather. Using a 180 grain bullet is probably the way to go as well.

Hope this helps.

Answer 6

I've only shot one A-bolt. It belonged to my brother-in-law, in .270 Win. and it was extremely accurate. Unfortunately it was stolen.

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