.300 WSM or .30-06 ?

What gets boring in a hurry is making a lot of trips to the ATM to buy expensive ammo. If you want to shoot a lot, buy a 30-06.
 
Have been shooting a mod70 30-06 for 12 years and taken many moose, and caribou with it. Started taking bison recently and have found these animals covering a substantial amount of ground after a well placed shot so i started looking for alittle more jam. I came across a great deal on a browning a-bolt mountain ti 300wsm and scooped it up. I have never owned such a great firearm, it cycles those short fat cartridges better than any bolt gun i have tried. I love shooting paper and found this gun shoots cheep 40 dollar federal 180grs within two inches at 150yards. I save my fancy handloads for hunting.
ps. my 30-06 has a layer of dust on it.
 
looch said:
Thomas Pigeon says 300WSM - good enough for me. :D
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Ya, he also say's the 300 WSM is great on groundhog??? :stirthepot2:

If it's your first rifle, get a 30-06, you will shoot it more, shot placement is what matters. Later get into other calibers.
Shooting a .300 WSM in those cheap synthetic stock with hard rubber recoil pad ain't fun.
Find a gun that feels good to you when you handle it.
 
Go with the 06. For all the reasons listed above.

If you need a thumper to kill a moose, unless you are several hundred yards away, consider a 45/70. It uses larger, slower bullets but you get less meat damage and still kill cleanly with a good shot placement. You can get the bullets just about everywhere so that argument can't be used.

Just to confuse things a little.
 
If I could only have one .30 cal, and I was a handloader, I'd choose the 300WSM. As it is right now, for .30 cal's I own a couple 30-06's, a couple .308 Norma Mags, and the only short mag I have is a 7mm WSM. I like the WSM, and haven't noticed feeding problems. I would pick the 300 WSM because I'm a bit of a velocity junkie. If I only had one 30 cal, I wouldn't be happy with 180 grains at 2700 fps. I'd be pushing hard to get the 2800 fps or better, and, depending on the firearm, that may not be the safest thing to do. But with the WSM, if I were getting >2950 fps with 180 grainer, I'd be content. Don't ask why, because I don't really know why. I just know where I'd be happy and where I wouldn't. But, as said earlier, the fit of the gun is far more important here than the cartridge its chambered in.
Oh, and I'm sure the OP has already made his choice.
 
talked a newbie ( 30 years old but 1st hunting trip ever) out of a 300 winmag/wsm rig. this spring into a '06. said he was worried about power?
I loaded some 160 through to 220 gr. for him and told him to start with the 180's for b.bear . he dropped a 400 # bear @ 100 yards and it destroyed a 1/4 of the bruin. double lung /couple ribs/ entire front shoulder to wasted jelly. 1 step dead.asked him while butchering if he would still buy a winmag/wsm. he was pretty upset about such waste.if you have never seen the muscle/bone mass on a bear its VERY impressive.
question - can you still get 55 gr. excellerators for '06 ? havn't been able to find any.I wanted to load some coyote rounds for him.maybe I will post this in ammo section.
 
The .30-06 is over 100 years old - and still one of the best. Compared to the .300 WSM it kills just as good, costs less, is more readily available and has less recoil. I wouldn't hesitate - I'd take the .30-06 by a long shot.

Speaking of practice, which is very important, I checked out the price of ammo -

Remington:
.30-06
150gr PSP $16.39
180gr PSP $16.96

.300 wsm
150gr PSP $35.36

Winchester
.30-06
150gr/165gr/180gr PP - $17.45

.300 wsm
150gr/180gr PP - $31.94

There really is, imo, no point to the WSM, but to each his own.
 
There's not too much difference I just heard that the 30-06 has a wider range of variety which is nice and since I own one myself I'd say go with that. But when you shoot a deer or moose with it its the exact same.
 
Marksman_994 said:
Wich one would be best for me? .300 WSM or .30-06?

I plan to hunt moose and deer with my next rifle...:sniper: I heard very good comment from each calbiers but I gotta ask the experts we meet in those forums that has tried both! :agree:
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If you are planning on reloading for this rifle, go with the 30-06 as you can pick up lots of brass for it at the range.
 
The 30-06 hands down, the cartridge is probably responsible for putting more game on the table than all the 30 calibre mags combined, and will definatly be around 30 years from now. Don't know if the wsm will be.
 
30-06 hands down

If it can't be killed with a 30-06 you are a long long way from Canada. Besides 30-06 loaded rounds are easily available at hunting locations. So if something happens to your ammo on the way to wherever, more are easy to get. Just my opinion. A .308 will do all that you ask as well. happy shopping
 
The OP asked the question 3 years ago. Surely he's decided whether he wants the 30-06 or the .300. By now he's probably shouldering various rifles. Can't be long before he lets us know his choice. :D
 
Gatehouse said:
Better not choose a 270, 308, 303, 7mmRM 300WM or any other common cartridge then.:slap:

Choosing a cartridge based on "what happens if you forget your ammo" is about the dumbest criteria of all. Take steps to make sure you have ammunition, period.
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That wouldn't be THE factor but it does matter here in NB. More important though is the cost of the ammo. ore practice equals better shooting, and the lower recoil would be nice. I've read that for many shooters the 30-06 is the hardest recoiling cartridge that they can handle comfrotably... vague but you get my point.
Bottom line is that a 30-06 can do most anything a 300mag can do but cheaper and with less recoil.
 
kevguy said:
If you are planning on reloading for this rifle, go with the 30-06 as you can pick up lots of brass for it at the range.
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NOT a good idea- you have no idea how many times that stuff has been fired- or in what rifle- in an m14, you have a safety limit of 4 times, then it's trash- evern the venerable paperclip test can fail- best ALWAYS to use your own brass, and let the so-called found brass go to the scrap yard- i've had a head separation, and it was due to a "found" brass- split the stock, ruptured the mag, etc-
 
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