Tikka T3 Lite Stainless 300 WM

[bod]

website info doesn't mean crap each gun/barrel is different you have to use a chronograph, for the gun you are shooting.

[Curly]

There is a formula for calculating the theoretical recoil from cartridges.  That formula shows that if the bullet is the same weight, then the load with more powder would have more recoil.  Based on that formula and comparing 300WSM and 300WM cartridges, it seems that the WSM would kick less since it is more efficient (uses less powder to achieve similar velocities).

[Huntbear]

I have many Tikkas, they are all wonderfully accurate. I prefer the 300 wm over the wsm, it simply out performs it. If recoil bothers you buy a 270. I have no problem with putting 100 rounds out of my 300wm on targets. The reason to use a 300 wm is long range performance if you do not need that, buy a 30/06. In my opinion the short mags are all marketing *censored*. The short mags are loaded with "blended powders" that we cannot buy, you cannot equal factory ballistics with reloads in wsm's.
Carl
ps. my 300 is not a tikka, I have been using it since 1972, killed many many many animals with it, but i have owned 300wm in tikka and my brother has 300wsm, that I have shot.

Actually, I am meeting factory ballistics reloading for the 300 WSM...  No pressure problems what so ever..   It is an excellent all around weapon.  Everything from coyotes to elk out to 410 yards so far.  However, I prefer a .338 over any .300 any day of the week.  It recoils completely different imho, and is not that sharp recoil of the 7 or 300 mags.

[Curly]

Huntbear, have you tried Hodgdon Supeformance powder?  I don't shoot a 300WSM but if I did, I'd try that powder.  It seems to get a lot more velocity than other powders.

[Huntbear]

Huntbear, have you tried Hodgdon Supeformance powder?  I don't shoot a 300WSM but if I did, I'd try that powder.  It seems to get a lot more velocity than other powders.

No, I have not tried that particular powder...

After I did a bunch of research, I went to MagPro...and it flat works.  It was designed for the short mags.  Oh, and compressed loads are not really bad in this caliber if you do your research... and work em up right...  both in 165 & 180 gr. bullets.   Both are elk, deer and coyote killers..

[Elkfever]

The only thing that really bugged me the other day when I was holding the Tikka T3 in the store...was the plastic/toy feeling in the stock. For other Tikka T3 owners, did/does this bother you? Really, this is the only thing holding me up on buying this rifle. 

[FC]

The only thing that really bugged me the other day when I was holding the Tikka T3 in the store...was the plastic/toy feeling in the stock. For other Tikka T3 owners, did/does this bother you? Really, this is the only thing holding me up on buying this rifle.

It only bothers you until you sight it in and are wowed by the rifle's accuracy and then carry it in the woods for a day or three and while everyone else is rubbing their aching shoulders (from their rifle's slings), you just flex your hands a couple times and warm them up at the fire (heat vent, etc) and get ready for the next day.

FWIW my tikka is the only rifle I own that I've never tinkered with in the slightest, I shot a 3/8" group with it the first day out (factory ammo) and never looked back.

[FALFire]

Yeah, the feel of the plastic stock is different but once you pack it all day long the whole package just feels right. Like I mentioned before, you can go to Del's Farm Supply and grab up a roll of horse wrap, wrap that all around the stock to prevent scratches and it has a nice grip feel to the entire stock. Once you are done, simply cut it off, no sticky residue left behind. I use it for my Tikka and AR's during the winter months and it works great. The factory Tikka stock works very well as it is. I've had two Tikka rifles but a friend shot the 25-06 and fell in love with it so I sold it to him.

[FALFire]

website info doesn't mean crap each gun/barrel is different you have to use a chronograph, for the gun you are shooting.

Hey Genuis, You are obviously NOT reading my entire posts 

[thinkingman]

Tikkas notoriously love Barnes TSX in 180.

This.
I have handloaded TSX and Partitions and the TSX is a match-grade hunting bullet.
I have never gotten published velocities, either.
The recoil is...abrupt.
Anyone that says a 300 Magnum anything coming out of a 6.5lb rifle isn't any big deal must be punch-drunk.
I have an SVL pad and still drape a sandbag over my shoulder at the range.
Great rifle to be carried lots and shot little.
You can laugh at the guys that pay 4X as much for a 'lightweight custom'.

[FALFire]

The recoil is...abrupt.
Anyone that says a 300 Magnum anything coming out of a 6.5lb rifle isn't any big deal must be punch-drunk.

  That is the painful truth by God 

[Rick]

The dudes arguing over a .300 WSM and .300 WM are splitting hairs. An animal sure as hell won't know the difference.

On a different note,if you can't get it done at 400yds with an '06,you aren't gonna get it done with a .300 WM.

[Elkfever]

FAL... I will have to check the horse wrap.  Good stuff. 

[Bob33]

The recoil is...abrupt.
Anyone that says a 300 Magnum anything coming out of a 6.5lb rifle isn't any big deal must be punch-drunk.

  That is the painful truth by God 

I have a Browning X Bolt Stainless Stalker in 300 WSM that I won at a raffle. The gun weighs about 6 1/2 pounds without scope, and around 7 1/2 pounds with. Although I've shot rifles my entire life I am the first to admit that I'm recoil sensitive, and have to consciously control an urge to flinch.

I was pleasantly surprised that I could shoot this rifle well. I have a 300 Win Mag that weighs about one pound more, and it more unpleasant to shoot.

Your mileage may vary.

[FALFire]

Recoil sensitive??? Yep.........Me too.

I used to do a lot of motorcycle racing and riding, crashed lots of motorcycles along the way trying for that first place finish. I have been hit twice by cars while riding on the street and finally ended up with an ATV crash that put me up with a broken clavicle separated shoulder and a host of other oddball injuries. My right shoulder is toast and shooting those big magnums just ain't gonna happen unless it's tied to a sled. Of course for me, I have no need for one anyways, the 22-250 does a great job on coyotes and that is all I chase these days and if the need arises for elk, I can do any elk I want with a 308 or a 270. It's usually pretty easy to get to the 300 yard mark on these elk around here and a head shot from a 308 will be plenty fire power to do the job at that range.