Which 300 to get?

[ThePascoKid]

I agree .300 win mag, why pay all the extra for the gun and the shells the differences between the .300 wm and .300 weatherby aren't enough to warrant the extra cost.  Now i your talking the .30-.378 that's a different story, but if you've ever been around one you'll know even when out hunting you can't shoot that gun more than 2-3 times without it having some serious effect on your hearing. They also blow a great big whole through whatever they hit ruining a lot of meat.

[mossback91]

Buy that 300 winmag of buckluckys!! thats one of the best all around cartridges there will ever be in my opinion

[Antlershed]

Yeah those damn accountants

I could yell at him for ya, but he might charge you a "whining like a little girl" fee 

[jdb]

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.

thats what I thought, I was going to go look it up after finishing reading the rest of the thread.

[Intruder]

Of the 2 guns you listed I'd suggest RUM. 

Any particular reason you want that big a cartridge?  300 win mag will cover bout 95+% of all situations in N. America.  Unless you really want to get into canyon pounding at 600+ yards the 300 win or 300 wsm are tough to beat and way cheaper to shoot.

[buckhorn2]

why would you put a 1000.00 dollar scope on a 500 dollar gun go with the weaterby you might as well go all the way.

[BlackTail]

why would you put a 1000.00 dollar scope on a 500 dollar gun go with the weaterby you might as well go all the way.

Are you saying you know somewhere you can buy a new XCR or, even more impressive, an Alaskan TI for $500??  Let me know cuz I'm going to go buy a couple!!

[Antlershed]

an Alaskan TI for $500?? 

No kidding. That would be like by one get 3 free... 

[mossback91]

Sign me up for a couple alskan Ti's please!!! cheapest Ive ever seen one was 1300 and it was slightly used

[Antlershed]

They are up to about $1800 now 

[buckhorn2]

Guess I am just stuck on weatherby;s never seen the other.

[whacker1]

I am not a Weatherby fan.  I am a Remington Fan.  My wife bought me a 300 rum xcr for my birthday in December.  I just received the Zeiss Conquest 4.5-14 x 50 about 10 days ago.  I am waiting for the backorder Nosler brass that I ordered 2 months ago.  I have several friends that shoot these, and have had great success with accuracy, velocity and kills.  I am looking forward to a good shooting gun, but I hate to say that I haven't even had the chance to shoot it yet.  Not to mention that the rifle ranges are buried in snow, so not a huge hurry.

Good luck with whatever you decide.

[finnman]

I have a friend that borrowed his brothers .300 RUM for a doe hunt near Soap Lake, he got one at about 60 yards, looked like you dipped the front half of that deer in a wood chipper!

[Justin C.]

I agree .300 win mag, why pay all the extra for the gun and the shells the differences between the .300 wm and .300 weatherby aren't enough to warrant the extra cost.  Now i your talking the .30-.378 that's a different story, but if you've ever been around one you'll know even when out hunting you can't shoot that gun more than 2-3 times without it having some serious effect on your hearing. They also blow a great big whole through whatever they hit ruining a lot of meat.

LOL ALL those calibers will blow big holes in an animal depending on range, bullet choice and shot placement. Of the three you asked about I would buy the .300 rum. From personal experience I have seen that the magnums can make up for a poorly placed shot.
 

[jdb]

 

I have seen that the magnums can make up for a poorly placed shot.