Which 300 to get?

[WAPITIHUNTER]

Standard weatherby 300 mag in an ultralight combo if you got a shoulder to handle it.  Recoil doesn't bother me though.  With a rangefinder the difference between the 30-378 and 300 weatherby is not a huge amount.  Both are 600+ yard weapons in the right hands.

Yep, and if you put a muzzle break on it, it doesn't kick at all.  My 300 Weatherby with 165 grain noslers and 87.8 grains of reloader 22 is moving out at 3485 fps.  (chrono average of 5 shots)

This is so cool. I have shot the 165 gr Hornady Innerbonds through the chrono ahead of 86 grains of RE 22 at 3455 fps. Deviation was only 2 fps. Amazing!

It really is hard to go wrong using the .300 wby. It is an all around performer.

[catwithboost]

What's all this talk about the 30-338 and 30-378. Didn't Jeremiah say he was going with either the 300 RUM or the 300 Weatherby? If that's the case I would go with the Remington, just because it's much cheaper to shoot. Why buy Weatherby brass or ammo if you don't have to?

We got off track a little 

It's the ADD Charlie Right 

[BlackTail]

I have a Remington XCR in 7mm RUM and absolutely love that gun.  The trinyte corrosion control coating is really nice over here on the wetside.  The rubber overmolding stock has really good grip when it's wet, too. And I've never heard of one that wasn't a good shooter.  Mine will do 1" groups at 100 yards with factory ammo.  Plus they come with the Sims R3 pad on the stock that really soaks up the recoil.  Mine barely kicks harder than my Ruger 77 in 30-06.  Sometimes in the thick stuff I'm not wild about the 26" barrel but I manage.  So, I say get the 300 RUM in XCR!

[270Shooter]

Weatherby ultra lightwieght 30-06. It only wieghs 5 1/4 pounds! But since you want a mag I go with the same rifle in 300 wby mag. But it will kick!

[norsepeak]

300 wby here.  Had if for about 16 years now, shoots good, taking it to AK for sheep and bear.  180 barnes TSX should do the trick.

[12Gauge]

What do you plan to shoot with it? 

[haugenna]

My suggestion is to take this post and throw it in the trash and start all over.

The weatherby rifles have a 28 inch barrels for the 30-378 and the 338-378. Once you nock of the two extra inches of barrel they are only about 150 fps faster than the standard Weatherby rounds. As they are, they are about 250 fps faster. So the 180 gr. bullet out of the 30-378 is published as 3450 fps. SMOKING HOT the standard .300 wby, which I own, is published at 3240. Measley in comparison.

The 30-378 comes with a 26" barrel and 2" of brake.  The brake does nothing for velocity.  Your are achieving 3450fps out of a 26" barrel.

The 300 Rum out of the two choces. I would still choose the 300 Rem over the 300 RUM because of the price of brass and or ammo. Only Talking 200fps ish.

Almost ALL premium ammo for these magnum cartridges are ridiculously high.  
I am not familiar with a 300 Remington.

Weatherby ultra lightwieght 30-06. It only wieghs 5 1/4 pounds! But since you want a mag I go with the same rifle in 300 wby mag. But it will kick!

   The best advice so far (minus the insertion of the old timer cartridge)  Get the 300 wby in the Weatherby ultralight.

[Antlershed]

Wanna shoot my Sendero? 

I'm not a fan of how the weatherbys fit me, but they may fit you fine. I also didn't want to pay for Wby ammo. I say go with the RUM in the XCR. Now you just need to get your accountant to get your taxes done so you can buy it...

[Jeremiah P]

Yeah those damn accountants
And yeah I'll have to shoot your sendero also

[Tim]

Savage,than get closer

[woodswalker]

The 30-338 is essentially the .300 win. mag.

Uhm No...its actually an analog for the 308 Norma Mag...only reason that the 300WM is longer is that Norma beat Winchester to it.  So Winchester stretched the 300WM to get it closer to the bigger 300s.  In fact you use the 300 NM loading data for the 30-338.

 

[WAPITIHUNTER]

My suggestion is to take this post and throw it in the trash and start all over.

The weatherby rifles have a 28 inch barrels for the 30-378 and the 338-378. Once you nock of the two extra inches of barrel they are only about 150 fps faster than the standard Weatherby rounds. As they are, they are about 250 fps faster. So the 180 gr. bullet out of the 30-378 is published as 3450 fps. SMOKING HOT the standard .300 wby, which I own, is published at 3240. Measley in comparison.

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The 30-378 comes with a 26" barrel and 2" of brake.  The brake does nothing for velocity.  Your are achieving 3450fps out of a 26" barrel.

The 300 Rum out of the two choces. I would still choose the 300 Rem over the 300 RUM because of the price of brass and or ammo. Only Talking 200fps ish.

Almost ALL premium ammo for these magnum cartridges are ridiculously high.  
I am not familiar with a 300 Remington.

Weatherby ultra lightwieght 30-06. It only wieghs 5 1/4 pounds! But since you want a mag I go with the same rifle in 300 wby mag. But it will kick!

   The best advice so far (minus the insertion of the old timer cartridge)  Get the 300 wby in the Weatherby ultralight.

I stand corrected. I just got off the phone with Weatherby and the barrel length, even though it is listed as 28" in their specifications, is actually 26" with an additional 2" for the brake. This is a little misleading on their spec sheet.

Thank you for pointing that out to the readers here haugenna. I really hate propagating false info.

[haugenna]

NO problemo.

I can see how that could be misleading.  I would read it the same if I didn't have one sitting in the safe.

I WISH it had a 28" tube though...think of the velocity

[bucklucky]

The 30-338 is essentially the .300 win. mag.

Uhm No...its actually an analog for the 308 Norma Mag...only reason that the 300WM is longer is that Norma beat Winchester to it.  So Winchester stretched the 300WM to get it closer to the bigger 300s.  In fact you use the 300 NM loading data for the 30-338.

 

Um, not quite. 30-338 isnt exactly the same as a 308 Norma mag but close. I have a Norma . The cases are close but not the same, the norma is 2.559 long and the 30-338 is 2.500 long. None of the case measurements are the same except the caliber.  30-338 is a little hotter too.

[lamar_hunter]

300 win mag