I get annoyed by the Meat Eater guy, or anyone, that grew up watching bambi and talks about pain and suffering of animals....... wtf, you are worried about animals feeling pain but you shoot them and stuff anyway? At least be consistent.
I'm a goddamn hitler for all the ground squirrels I...
WSM has better powders available.
Less Recoil.
10 grains less powder will get you within about 70fps of 300 PRC typically.
Short Action
Get WSM unless rifle is only for hunting and you don't plan to shoot it often.
Get 300 PRC if you want "the best" choice for hunting bullets/performance and...
What powder/primer/bullet/brass is being used and in what gun?
What were the shooting conditions when each of you tested the load? (Temp; Altitude; Chrono Distance/Type; Clean Oiled barrel vs fouled)
I mean, I could work up a shit-tabulous load at sea level for 90 degree days with a fouled...
I know this is an old thread but will throw my $.02 in.
I got a batch of ReLoader 17 that is hot in my 30-06 compared to the book data I was using. I may have been using different brass then the book but primer/powder/bullet/COAL was the same and I was getting the book velocities with roughly...