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I know ammo has been terribly hard to find for 300 WSM the last 18 months. That's something to really consider when buying a new rifle - you'll want to get the ammo or reloading brass first. Finding the rifle will be the easy part
It's a good cartridge for almost any hunting situation. Not as good for reaching way out there compared to some of the new chamberings, but it's no slouch with the right bullets.
It's a good cartridge for almost any hunting situation. Not as good for reaching way out there compared to some of the new chamberings, but it's no slouch with the right bullets.
That is an over-stated rumour started 20 years ago when they first came out. I have had several WSM and WSSM chambered rifles made by Browning, Winchester, and before Rick Jamison's successful legal action against Winchester Ammunition - a Ruger 77 MK2. All of then fed cartridges as smooth as a fat kid slurping hot dogs at a wiener eating contest.
I know - it's weird how hard it is to find a 300 WSM. Maybe they should rename it to 300 PRC Short. It's a good thing in a small package! Only ammo I've been able to find is sh!tty Winchester Extreme Point. I don't have one, but I bought two boxes "just in case" (that's how you know I have a problem).
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300 wsm around her are $118 a box plus tax.lol .the only rifle I ever bought in the short fattys was a .243 wssm browning a bolt in 07.that rifle was useless lol,ammo hard to find and crazy expensive,after 4 rounds down the pipe you could fry eggs on barrel.
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Copy that + agreed factory is crazy - but I reload for mine and that's when you can afford bullets :0) Friggin great cal. Less recoil than a 300Win abit more than a 30-06, mines a semi custom Rem 700 RMEF Nytrite from 2006 and bolt fluted + trued at Corlanes. Dumps Moose + elk.
Copy that + agreed factory is crazy - but I reload for mine and that's when you can afford bullets :0) Friggin great cal. Less recoil than a 300Win abit more than a 30-06, mines a semi custom Rem 700 RMEF Nytrite from 2006 and bolt fluted + trued at Corlanes. Dumps Moose + elk.
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That's a sweet looking rifle .
I've owned a couple of 300 WSM rifles over the past 10 years or so.
Great chambering, but at present, a reloaders cartridge, since ammo
is practically non-existent.
I sold both my 300 WSM rifles [Vanguards], one to my BIL, and he
really likes it. Has shot several moose with it.
I now own a Winchester M70 Ultimate Shadow in 325 WSM. A better
elk chambering would be hard to find, IMHO. No feeding issues either. Dave.
Great chambering, but at present, a reloaders cartridge, since ammo
is practically non-existent.
I sold both my 300 WSM rifles [Vanguards], one to my BIL, and he
really likes it. Has shot several moose with it.
I now own a Winchester M70 Ultimate Shadow in 325 WSM. A better
elk chambering would be hard to find, IMHO. No feeding issues either. Dave.
BigUglyMan
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I had my first foray into carbon barrels and custom rifles this past fall. As a dyed in the wool Fudd, you should all be proud of me and my willingness to experiment. I handled three and shot game with two so I feel that I have a certain level of expertise that should allow me to comment on such things.
There are a lot of circumstances where this is the way to go. Chief among them, in my opinion as an avid Nova Scotian hunter, is western big game. The two I shot game with were a custom (unknown builder and can't remember the action right now, obviously because it wasn't a Pre64 Model 70 so how important could it be), and the second a Christensen Arms. Both 28 Nosler, so not a cartridge that wants a short barrel but an awful lot of a good thing. My cousin also has a Christensen in The Lord's Caliber - 300WM, which I saw used to predictably good effect. If I was a guy that hunted out West and was inclined to wander into the hills, I would definitely be looking at a 300 with a carbon barrel. Whether the 300 was the long or short Winchester, I don't think that it matters. The weight savings with the carbon barrel and the transfer of the weight well back between your hands is a different, but very pleasant experience. My cousin is a fan of high powered scopes, which I generally am not. But I have to say that, due to the light weight of the rifle, you can throw on something somewhat silly (like the Mark 5 5-25x that he has on one rifle, or the Swaro Z5 3.5-18x on the other) but not suffer with an overall weight penalty. The rifles themselves are, as you would expect, incredibly accurate. I wondered about the weight between the hands and the effect on my shooting. The custom fit me better and I made three 330 yard hits on a big whitetail buck from the strong-side standing position. The Christensen, I found, was low in the comb for the height of the scope. That being said, I made a fast 300 yard shot on my mulie buck from a quickly adopted kneeling position which sent him down the hill at more than a medium pace.
So, long credential-justifying story short, if I was out west and wanted a serious hunting rifle for those sorts of excursions, I wouldn't hesitate to go with a custom job (either a factory custom like Christensen or full build like ATRS) on a 700-footprint custom action and a 1-10" twist carbon barrel with your choice of "medium 300" reamer run in the chamber end (this is an important detail. Do not chamber the muzzle end...it ends badly). Add a high quality stock (Wildcat for even more weight savings) and a scope like the Leupold 5-25x and you'd be well equipped for anything you could be wanting a moderate-magnum 300 to do.
There are a lot of circumstances where this is the way to go. Chief among them, in my opinion as an avid Nova Scotian hunter, is western big game. The two I shot game with were a custom (unknown builder and can't remember the action right now, obviously because it wasn't a Pre64 Model 70 so how important could it be), and the second a Christensen Arms. Both 28 Nosler, so not a cartridge that wants a short barrel but an awful lot of a good thing. My cousin also has a Christensen in The Lord's Caliber - 300WM, which I saw used to predictably good effect. If I was a guy that hunted out West and was inclined to wander into the hills, I would definitely be looking at a 300 with a carbon barrel. Whether the 300 was the long or short Winchester, I don't think that it matters. The weight savings with the carbon barrel and the transfer of the weight well back between your hands is a different, but very pleasant experience. My cousin is a fan of high powered scopes, which I generally am not. But I have to say that, due to the light weight of the rifle, you can throw on something somewhat silly (like the Mark 5 5-25x that he has on one rifle, or the Swaro Z5 3.5-18x on the other) but not suffer with an overall weight penalty. The rifles themselves are, as you would expect, incredibly accurate. I wondered about the weight between the hands and the effect on my shooting. The custom fit me better and I made three 330 yard hits on a big whitetail buck from the strong-side standing position. The Christensen, I found, was low in the comb for the height of the scope. That being said, I made a fast 300 yard shot on my mulie buck from a quickly adopted kneeling position which sent him down the hill at more than a medium pace.
So, long credential-justifying story short, if I was out west and wanted a serious hunting rifle for those sorts of excursions, I wouldn't hesitate to go with a custom job (either a factory custom like Christensen or full build like ATRS) on a 700-footprint custom action and a 1-10" twist carbon barrel with your choice of "medium 300" reamer run in the chamber end (this is an important detail. Do not chamber the muzzle end...it ends badly). Add a high quality stock (Wildcat for even more weight savings) and a scope like the Leupold 5-25x and you'd be well equipped for anything you could be wanting a moderate-magnum 300 to do.
I am still a 300wsm fan, it was one of the first brand new rifles I bought in 2003/ 2004 in a tikka t3. It is not too bad to load for but buy brass when you see it - I guess that goes with anything in the reloading world these days. Currently tossing around the idea of putting a carbon fiber barrel on it as the factory barrel is starting to suffer in the accuracy department. I like it for a hunting round for all Alberta animals and I'd like to have it done up as my go to single rifle. I have other cartridges but my kids will soon be using the other rifles.
Great all around rifle for here in BC. I like mine but have only used it on a bear and one moose. Since it’s a great all around cartridge I don’t use it often since I have smaller stuff for deer and bigger stuff for moose. Mine is a Winchester M70 in a McMillan stock.
I recently bought a Savage Ultralite in 300 WSM to put in my MDT XRS (same chassis used for my target rifle). I chose this caliber so I can use the chassis for both rifles and share reloading components. My dad also bought a WSM. We then realized how hard ammo is to find. Only found 2 boxes of Winchester 150 gr power point… Started to be discouraged when I went to Cabela’s to pick up IMR 4350 and amazingly there were two bags of Winchester brass! Also ordered Hornady brass from a store, but it could take months to show up.
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For having a Savage 16 and a Sako Finnlight in 300 WSM, this is internet procrastination. i NEVER had a single issue. Round count is over 1000 for both.
naktabar72
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This is me: my brother is having a Christensen and a Fierce CT both also in 300wsm, not a single issue neither.
