Should I or shouldn't I sell my Tikka 300 WSM?

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Looking for some opinions on whether or not I should sell this rifle because I could use/need the money to fund something else I have in mind (not hunting related). The reason I bought the 300 WSM was to hunt for moose and elk but I keep seeing more and more articles/threads that if you're hand loading your .308 or 7-08 with the right load, either of these calibers will do the job nicely on either of these animals as long as your shot placement is good which I believe is well within my shooting capability. I also like the idea of far less recoil which could also translate into better accuracy when using either of these other rifles.

BTW, I have both the afore mentioned calibers which I hand load for. I use 120 gr. TTSX (7-08) and 130 gr. TTSX (.308). They are both VERY accurate loads giving me about 2950 fps velocity in both of them. I do want to stick with copper projectiles (Barnes) so if you feel either of these bullets is on the light side I could bump up the weight,,,,,say a 140 gr. TTSX or a 145 gr. LRX in the 7-08 or 150 gr. TTSX in the .308. I rather doubt I'll be shooting anything past 300 yards. I should mention that I have no desire to sell either my Sako .308 or 7-08,,,,they're both keepers!

What do you think I should do? All suggestions are welcome.
 
I have my 300wsm for sale on the E/E, I have bigger magnums for any occasion that may arise. For lighter kicking calibers I have a couple of long action non-magnums. The 300 is right in the middle and not really needed in my gun safe right now. My longest shot on an elk was just over 300 yards, I have always managed to get closer than that. It is nice to have at least one magnum but I think your two short actions will be enough for your needs.
 
Keep what you like and if you need the money and have guns collecting dust..sell em. The 7-08 and .308 are fine elk cals when kept within reasonable distances. Last fall I shot my elk with a 300 wsm and my bro-in law shot his with a .308 both dropped stone cold dead.

Cheers!!
 
the sakos are a nicer rifle than the t3, so based on that sell the 300, easy decision I guess

if it was strictly about caliber, I'd sell the 308 and keep the 300 and 7-08
 
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