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I want to get a 300 win mag. have a few ?'sssssss
glutetoot
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I can't decide what gun to get for my self. I really really want a 300 win mag. But everyone I know say's that they kick really hard. Although i have shot alot before this will be my first gun. I either want a 300 win mag, a 270win,or a 270wsm. I will be hunting almost everything, from varmets to elk. I will also be reloading all my ammo. I weigh about 200 lbs so i'm not a little guy.
My main questions are:
1. Honesty how hard do the 300 win mags kick? I have shot a 300 h&h, so how does that compare to a 300 win mag. I have also shot a 300 win mag, but it had a muzzle brake. I had no problem with the either of them.
2. Which calibar is the best alround gun? the 270 or the 300 calibar?
3. if i decide to get the 270 should it get the wsm over the standard?
well thanks for looking
My main questions are:
1. Honesty how hard do the 300 win mags kick? I have shot a 300 h&h, so how does that compare to a 300 win mag. I have also shot a 300 win mag, but it had a muzzle brake. I had no problem with the either of them.
2. Which calibar is the best alround gun? the 270 or the 300 calibar?
3. if i decide to get the 270 should it get the wsm over the standard?
well thanks for looking
Comments
The 300 doesn't "Kick" it is a solid thump. However, it is a magnum cartridge what do you expect? I currently have a varmint load of 72.5 gr. of powder pushing a 125 gr. sierra and it is fine for the first few shots but you feel it after about a dozen. I shoot a Model 70 300 Win Mag. Got questions, I might be able to answer them.
Having never shot a .270 I can't comment on them. However, a 300 Win Mag can be loaded down like I have it for varmints or loaded up for big game very easily.
i plan on fixing the problem with a 2-3' stock extension
Man, you got some long arms![:D]
Ben
Are you going to shoot more varmits or more elk? Which is the real priority? If the priority is elk, I would use a 300Win Mag, if the priority is other stuff, I would use something else. When you're varmit hunting you're going to more than likely get alot of shots of in one day, pretty easily. This little task would be absolutely brutal with a 300WM. Yes you can take Varmit with it, as it is a fast, flat shooting caliber, but you shoot it twenty or thirty times and you're not going to want to do that twice.
The .300Win Mag is an excellent round for anything on this continent as well as most of the others.
I have pipsqueak(?)loads for my Ruger M77MKII that "bump" more like a 30-30 that absolutely pulverize prairie poodles (red fog anyone?), and I have loads for my Sako TRG-s that thump a little more for Elk or Moose.
I've loaded every shell those guns have fired, and I can tell you that even after firing a full 40-shot silhouette course; I'm ready for some arm wrestlin'!
Hunting/competition makes the recoil go away (for me), and adrenalin will probably do the same for you.
Sure, a person could shoot 100 rounds from a .270 and feel a slight bruising; but nothing compares to the huge blue/black/green camo you get after firing a few dozen rounds in a truly awesome smokepole like the .300!
In short; the .300 will reach out and touch things you'll have a hard time seeing with almost any other caliber-huntingwise, I mean.
Another plus is all the other .30cal bullets available; almost 4 times as many as your other caliber choices.
....the 300 will reach out and touch things you'll have a HARD TIME SEEING... This is hunting??
what about prarie dogs? its not much fun shooting them at 100 yards now is it?
Maybe find a Browning BAR 300 win mag with the BOSS. Very loud but the recoil is greatly reduced. I currently swear by my BAR (BOSS) in 7mm Mag. Good luck on whatever you choose.
sensitive these days but I
shot my buddy's friend's browning
bolt in 300 win mag and I didn't
think much of it in fact
if I was gonna go on an elk hunt
and had to buy another rifle
it would be a browning in 300wm
off the bench, a little , in the field, forget about it
consider the .300 wsm if this is going to be a hunting sporter rifle
.300s are much more versitle than the .270 or 7mm cal weapons
will not be noticable change from the h&h
fars as limiting yourself to one rifle for everything doesnt make sence
yes you cam load down the big ones but why not just have smaller chambering for varmint hunting...ie 22-250 243win ectect.
i have a 270 win nothing wrong with it either dont use it much anymore though.....that said i smacked a coyote at....i'll just say a ways over 500 yds [dont want to upset the people who think you should'nt take long ranges shots :-) ] with a 22-250 this morning prefer one of my 243's for coyotes but all i had in pickup was a 22-250
I dont subscribe to the theory of one best allround chambering. i like to own many rifles.[:D]
nice unit though.... screw recoil...live with it. (I can say that, as my choice of hardware is a 'man-killing beast" a .444