Well, now that Remington has had the RUM's out for a while, I was wondering how many of you out there like them, and what's the caliber you've went with, and what mostly do you use it for IE: Game/Target/ etc.? For a while when the RUM's were first intorduced by the "Big Green", I heard that there was some chamber dimension tolerance problems on a few. Was this true ?

The other day while shooting my 300 Wby calibered rifle at the range, I finally found a couple of brass left behind of the 300 RUM, and man are they a nice looking cartridge ! I sure would like to feel what the recoil from one would be like. Especially the 375 RUM ! Woe Boy !!!! One thing that has me a little dissapointed W/Remington is that they no longer offer the BDL in 375 RUM, Why? Is there a specific reason for this, other than Remington wanting to get a little more $$$ for the bigger caliber, and only offering it on their Laminated SS rifle ?
Dennis

I can't speak to the 375, but I do have a 300 RUM and love it. I use mine primarily for whitetail size game or larger and ranges between 200-450 yds. I think the benefit of having one is realized at the longer ranges due to the energy still present at those distances. I've had it for 3 years now, and it has been absolutely devastating on the deer and bear that I have shot. I have yet to see even a twitch after the impact of the 180gr bullet.

I have never shot the 375RUM but have used the 338 and 300 in the 700 BDL. The 300 wasn't hard to get used to and the 338 was Magna ported so I'm not sure how much diffrence that made. I read an article that Craig Boddington wrote about the 375RUM in the BDL 700. He stated that the recoil was greater in the BDL and perhaps the LSS 700 has a bit more weight and is easier to shoot. He stated that the Safari rifle had a wider butt pad and was easier to shoot due to the recoil being spread over a wider part of the shoulder.

I havent fired the .375 either, but I have a .338 RUM. My rifle has not a proper scope attached to it (yet), so I havent been using it to much. It was finihed at the riflesmith last autumn.
It's a custom rifle, buildt on a SS Winchester pre'64, a fluted shilen Selected Match-barrel, and a laminate stock.
I've tried it some shots with a 4x scope on it, and I have no problem getting 1/2MOA groups with it, with 250 grainers.
It kicks hard, but not TOO hard!
I'm looking forward to get my economy straight so I can afford a proper scope for it.
And I cant wait to shoot some moose with it!

The 300RUM probably kills deer and elk as fast as a 270win or other 300 mags. If it kills any faster, let me know... id like to hear about your dream.

[ 03-13-2003, 00:22: Message edited by: tradewinds ]

I have a 300RUM. It was the first rifle I bought with my own money. Its a LSS and I really like its looks (although the stainless walnut M70's are beautiful) It took me a bit to get it to shoot decent but now it is a real consistant shooter. I've only used it one season and got a decent cinnimon bear with it. It certainly did the job and then some. I plan on using it for everything bigger than deer. Even then its probably a wee bit too much gun. I am starting to really think about getting something a little smaller like a 270 or 7mm Mag either that or convincing myself my 243win will work just fine for deer sized game.

I'm really starting to like the looks of a mountain M700 LSS in 270 win. Should make a decent rifle.

DV,

I have a .375RUM mod700BDL buthaven't had the opportunity to shoot it yet. I just got the last of the reloading components and I originally was going to put it in a Hogue Overmolded stock but my source kept getting the wrong one so I've ended up with a Bell & Carlson Medalist w/the full length aluminum bedding block and it's a really nice stock. The Medalist comes with the Pach.DeCellerator pad also. I have Holland one piece rings/bases and the scope should be here any day now. Should be shooting soon.

Joe

300RUM Sendero, and other than my Sako, it is the best rifle I own. Not to mention a very handsome weapon as well.
Muzzlebrake and trigger job are a must though..sakofan

I had the chance to shoot 200 or so rounds through a 375RUM. The small dia. barrel heats quickly. The rifle will group 3/4-11/4 with 300 grain solids.BTW This rifle & load shot AN ELEPHANT,LEOPARD AND BUFF. YES the 375RUM will shoot.PS i developed the loads, someone else did the hunting.DARN

338 RUM and I love it. Shot nice mule deer and very long shot on coyote, in fact the longest I have ever made. I am actually happier than I had hoped to be in my wildest dreams.

Good Hunting, "Z"

Z,

Sent you an e-mail.

I am interested in getting a Rem. 700 LSS, in 300 ultra, any comment's on this paticular gun would be appreciated, I did want a savage but in my neck of the wood's there hard to come buy. Thank's guy's.

.375 and .300 RUMs. Recoil on the .375 will definitely get your attention. However, the terminal performance gets the attention upon whatever animal that it is applied to.

Back at ya Nebraska.

I've seen some incredible deals on the RUM line of cartridges while shopping the net. I just picked up a LSS 338 RUM for a song on Guns America. I've seen stainless/synthetic 300, 7mm, and 338 RUMs for as low as $500 which is below dealer cost. Good luck.

Richard Wayne, have you considerd a Ultra Mag. in a Sako rifle?????? yummy...sakofan

DV,
I think people just don't for the most part use iron sights anymore so thats the reason they stopped making the bdl. I have a 375rum in bdl and do not have it scoped, when i do i will still enjoy the security of knowing if the scope is kaput i can just remove it and still be able to hunt. The 375 to me recoils pretty hard, definetely a difference from my next largest rifle a ruger m77 338 win. mag. 7.5lbs is nice to carry but in my opinion too light for this cartridge. Mostly target use for me (i sure do like my 338) but really like it for elk hunting in the timber. Have loaded 260's to 300's next step will be 350gr woodleighs where i think this cartridge will shine!

Just wondering what a 180grain bullet at 3466fps would do to a shouldershot whitetail?That is what accurate reloading says you can get when reloading a 300 ultra mag.....

smallfry,in my dream I shot a 240 LBS live weight whitetail with the 180 NBT at 3435 fps.it was as if God struck him dead.THere were no kicking ,tail twitching or anything.It was just over instantanious.Of the 8 deer I have killed with the 300 RUM 7 have been the same result,the other took 2 steps.

hammer...someone posted awhile back, that they got close to or at 4000 fps..Yikes!!!

Might have been ol' Boyd...sakofan...

dear sakofan and Mr. big punch in 24.124.39.10/uploads/doeshot.mpg this deer was shoot with a tomohawk which only has about 5 or so more grains or powder.did it flip 2 times or 3?

mr.big... and the point to your limited experiance of 8, is...?

[ 03-18-2003, 10:57: Message edited by: smallfry ]

I have a 7mm RUM Ruger #1, a .300 RUM Rem PSS and a .375 RUM in Ruger #1.

The super accurate 300 has dropped 1 deer, 3 elk and one moose. All were one shot kills! The .375 shoots 1 inch or less groups but kicks like hell.

Love them all! But still need a #1 in .338 RUM.

I believe there is a video on the remington site of a guy shooting a buf with a 375. Recoil looked purdy nasty. I bought a 7mm in 700 LSS. Have yet to fire it.

I'm presently working with a new Sendero in 7mm Ultra and really like it. Using 150 Sciroccos and a healthy dose of Retumbo I am getting unbelievable accuracy. I haven't hunted the rig yet but suspect it just might be the ultimate long range reach out and get 'em across the canyon Mule Deer killer.

Enlighten us smallfry, just how many deer have YOU killed? Mr. Big said that he had killed 8 WITH THE RUM, I know for a fact that the man has killed more deer than most of yall will in a lifetime, it all has to do with limits and location. You see here, at one time, we could kill as many as 14 BUCKS a year and never leave sight of home. Any time anybody can get a kill count in excess of 100 animals then their observations DEFINATELY get my attention and probably should yours as well.

smallfry, I can even figure that one out, he knows exactly 8 times more than you!!!!

[ 03-20-2003, 18:13: Message edited by: Tim in TN ]

I think we have a multiple personality poster on this one

I can't speak for others, but eight deer with the same basic results tells me something. Sounds like the 300 RUM can get the job done.

For a person that uses the name of smallfry, it sounds pretty small for them to ask a question about how well the 300 Ultra mag works, gets an answer, then criticizes for the answer given is
pretty smallfry, enough said

Like I said the 300 rum probably kills deer about as well as the 270 and other 300 mags.

Apparently a magnitude of 8 is significant number to those who live in TN. I am still contemplating this number, and so far, found that I have to use both hands to count it on my fingers.

[ 03-20-2003, 23:25: Message edited by: smallfry ]

Talk to us smallfry, impress us with something besides useless BANTER. Tell us of your seemingly vast experience with "on game performance".

I am not entirely sure if you are angry that I said "8" is a small number or that RUMs probably kill about like 270s and other 300 magnums. My experiance is not vast nor have I killed 8 white-tail with any one caliber.
What is kinda funny to me is that you continue to support the idea that 8 is a vast number.
But each to their own I guess.

some friends of mine said I was getting cussed over here and I wasnt aware.

Smallfry,I have killed in excess of 100 give or take a couple.around 65 of those were with the 25-06,10 or so with a 270,a couple with the 300 Winchester a few 6mm Rem the rest were mzl and the 8 with the RUM.You have to consider I havent had the thing but 3 seasons,and dont shoot unless its a doe or a good buck.of the 8 2 were bucks and 6 were does,the angles of the shot range from straight down from 20 feet up in a Summit stand to 90 yard Texas Heart Shot to 410 yard broad side.they all but one fell in thier tracks.Add to the 100 I have taken to the 3-500 I have seen killed by friends and family with everything from the 223 to a 458 Winchester Magnum I think I know what terminal performance is.

WHEN A 180 GRAIN NOSLER BALISTIC TIP HITS A DEER AFTER BEING STARTED AT OVER 3400 FPS,BELIEVE ME A 270 CANT DREAM ABOUT PUTTING THEM DOWN LIKE THAT.

BTW,those are not the same person,just a number of friends of mine that live in Tn and S.C.

There is more than one computer in the state.

Typical Response.

Amen mr. big, you can't deny the accuracy and terminal effect of the 300rum. I suspect that the people who argue against that point are recoil intolerant or just plain ignorant.
I've noticed that my 180 nbt reloads are far more accurate than the 180 scirrocos (.47" 3 shot groups compaired to .75" 3 shot groups). Accuracy is relative I guess. These are the results of my FIRST reloading attempt on the 300rum. I only neck size so this may help prove a chamber variation theory, maybe not. I hunt whitetail with mine. I try to pass on shoulder shots though. I shot a medium sized buck head on (in the chest) and made a mess this year. With the accuracy I'm getting, there is no reason not to take a neck shot. I also use my 300rum for target practice. Every other weekend I'll shoot about 15 rounds out of the big 300. After that, the groups open up (I'm not going to admit to flinching), but I have shot as many as 30 rounds keeping all groups under 1.30". I shoot the sendero sf which is a very heavy rifle. Leupold 4.5x14x50. I'm reloading with 82gns IMR 4831 and cci large rifle magnum primers with Lee factory crimp. The gun has been real accurate with everything except 150gn scirrocos.

typical of what if I may ask.

of all the other deer I have killed,I cant think of 8 out of the bunch that hit the ground any harder than the only 8 shot with the RUM.

I never shot a 30-378 or a 300 Dakota but I would asume they would do the same thing.

the 25-06 with 100 NBT would do the same thing as would just about any cartridge if the shot angle was perfect.With a 180 gr bullet at 3435 on a whitetail the angle doesnt matter.line your sights up to go through the kill zone at whatevere angle and squeeze it off,then go after the 4-wheeler.

I never hunted elk,but cant think of a better elk rifle than a 200 Partition at 3200 regardless of whats stamped on the end of the case.

Smallfry I geuss 90% of the time you are right,but so far 100% of the time the deer has been laying right where it was hit.The first time I loose one with the RUM I will let you know.
The main reason I bought the thing was to get the trajectory of my 25-06 100 NBT load with a little more punch.What I wound up with was 220 Swift trajectory with 340 Weatherby power.

[ 03-21-2003, 04:07: Message edited by: mr.big ]

forgot one,the 308 Win,I killed the 9 in the upper left with a Model 7SS in 308,the other 2 were with the 180 gr NBT out of the 700 BDLSS in 300RUM.