So Many .308 Caliber magnums, who got it right

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With So many option's availiable to a guy, which desighn stands out as the perfect .300 Mag. Not nessasarly the most poplular or fastest or even which one you own. In your opinion which one nailed the design just right. I picked all the rounds I could think of with brass availiable and or factory ammo. I wanted to do a poll but there is more than 10 options.

.300 Winchester Mag
.300 Weatherby Mag
.300 H&H Mag
.308 Norma Mag
.300 Dakota
.300 Remington Ultra Mag
.30-378 Weatherby Mag
7.82 Lazzeroni Warbird
.300 Remington SAUM
.300 WSM
.300 Ruger Compact Magnum
7.82 Lazzeroni Patriot
 
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If I forgot any please let me know and ill add them to the list. In my opinion I think The .300 Dakota is the perfect .300 Mag. I don't like a belt (I know there is nothing wrong with them its a personal thing) Its got good velocity with out being to extreme and fits in a 30-06 length action. So it's got my vote. Looking forward to everyone's opinions. :)
 
.300 Win Mag. Mostly because according to the experts at the time it sucked - claim was the pushed forward shoulder didn't leave enough neck to seat a bullet solidly enough and it wouldn't work. Tell that to the 1000 yard guys who made it one of the most feared calibers for long range work - apparently we, the shooting people who buy these things, didn't know what we were doing. HAH!
 
My old 300 H&H has put too much meat in the freezer since the early 1970s to not appreciate it.
No doubt there is faster, newer, shorter out there, but it has always done well for me.
 
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.300 Win Mag. Mostly because according to the experts at the time it sucked - claim was the pushed forward shoulder didn't leave enough neck to seat a bullet solidly enough and it wouldn't work. Tell that to the 1000 yard guys who made it one of the most feared calibers for long range work - apparently we, the shooting people who buy these things, didn't know what we were doing. HAH!
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I'm partial to the .300 Win Mag, too.... Nothing about it has swayed me off course in nearly 15 years of shooting & reloading for it.:cool:
 
The .300 H&H is the one that got it right. The rest are attempts to improve upon a recipe that is good enough just as it is. There are those that say shorter actions are important, but what real life difference does it make? None. Need more velocity? I say you don't, especially with today's powders and bullets like the 130gr TTSX. It will shoot plenty flat.

Holland and Holland's .30 will do everything a North American hunter needs to do, and out to ranges that 99% of hunters have no business shooting. On top of it all it is efficient and loads very smoothly. The downside, it appears, is that it is not new. That's a real shame, but I guess the marketing departments need to keep consumption up.
 
sbtennex said:
.300 Win Mag. Mostly because according to the experts at the time it sucked - claim was the pushed forward shoulder didn't leave enough neck to seat a bullet solidly enough and it wouldn't work. Tell that to the 1000 yard guys who made it one of the most feared calibers for long range work - apparently we, the shooting people who buy these things, didn't know what we were doing. HAH!
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X2. It's the one all the rest of the magnums are compared to... took the throne from the 300H&H about 50 years ago.

My guess is that the 300 winmag has outsold all the rest of the 30 cal magnums added together.
 
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They all work, they all do abouthe same thing....the larger ones are unneccsary for 99% of hunters.

Much comes down to if you handload or not. If you don't I would stick to the most common ones, like .300WM and .300WSM.
 
As much as I like the 300H&H for nostalgia reasons, the 300WM and 308Norma are probably better as they will fit into a 30/06 length (or M98) w/o major renovations.

The H&H will easily go into a 700 action, but brass is getting harder to find.


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The .300 H&H is the one that got it right. The rest are attempts to improve upon a recipe that is good enough just as it is. There are those that say shorter actions are important, but what real life difference does it make? None. Need more velocity? I say you don't, especially with today's powders and bullets like the 130gr TTSX. It will shoot plenty flat.

Holland and Holland's .30 will do everything a North American hunter needs to do, and out to ranges that 99% of hunters have no business shooting. On top of it all it is efficient and loads very smoothly. The downside, it appears, is that it is not new. That's a real shame, but I guess the marketing departments need to keep consumption up.
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What 1899 said... :agree:
 
I've had a WSM and a WIN and my preference is the win mag. It will kill anything it's designed for with minimum fuss, ammo is available anywhere if I lose mine for some reason. I found a really light 300 WSM a bit much to shoot and a 8.5 lb 300 winny all in just about perfect for carrying and shooting. Couple it with a Barnes 168gr TSX at 3200 FPS and not much won't fall at any reasonable range.
 
As said by many,most can't use the power & range they all offer. I like the H&H but have owned mostly win mags. There is more demand in the gerneral public for used 300 WM.( I think). That being said I have a PH in win that is not selling to fast,so really, what do I know. Bottom line is any work,pick one & you'll prob. have all the gun you need. AJ
 
I have a 300 RUM but in all honesty I would prefer to have a 300 WM or 300 WSM...

My 300 RUM is a very accurate gun but for me its really too much of a good thing. I got a good deal on it LOL...
 
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