.300 WSM or .300 Remington Ultra Mag?

[ICEMAN]

.300 Rum gets my vote. Why? Because it is cooler. 

[fishcrazy]

Some good advice from all post.  My wife had a 300wsm and we loved it. I'm going to go with one someday when I build a mountain gun. If you want to shoot a big 30 cal bullet then the RUM is a good one. the 300 wsm is good out and past 100k yards but not with a heavy bullet unless custom built with a longer throat. But that is getting into another topic. As for factory guns you won't want to go over 180 grn bullet.

The biggest question is what you want to accomplish with the gun?
Kris

Man, if they shoot that far, I gotta get one.   

A .308 will kill deer at 1k why wouldn't a 300wsm? If the gun can shoot well enough and in the hands of a skilled shooter.  I was refering to the cartridge.

Kris

[bobcat]

Kris, I think what fishcrazy meant, is that you said "100k" which is 100 THOUSAND yards...

[carpsniperg2]

  100k=100,000 must be one of those missles i keep hearing about.

[Little Stu]

throw away the 30 caliber and get a 7mm mag 

[Intruder]

I intend on using it for both deer and elk, but have been in situations with my .270 where i know if i had a larger caliber i would have taken longer shots (granted i would practice those longer shots).  500 yards would be maximum distance i would want to shoot, i hunt higher muley country and often am faced with longer cross canyon shots.  However, i am often on the move with a decent sized backpack and notice the .300 wsm is lighter and has a lower recoil (not that, that really matters).  

I would suggest the WSM for what you're talking about. 

[WildfireArcher]

.300 Rum gets my vote. Why? Because it is cooler. 

+1

[bearpaw]

reddawg posts are spot on.... 

sako is right on the 300 Winmag....

I would make your choice the 300 WinMag or the 300 RUM. About the only 300 mag I don't own, is the 300 WSM, just never found a good reason to buy one.

[Intruder]

I happen to like the 300 win better than the wsm myself.  But between the 2 he asked... he'd likely be better off w/ a wsm.  Arguments to be made for both the win and wsm but they're some what acedemic cuz they'll both do the job very well out to 400-500. 

[fishnate]

I have not shot a 300 rum but sure do love the 300wsm. also have the 7wsm and it is great!  

[bearpaw]

A lot of guys do not need a 300 RUM, they simply are not going to shoot 400+, which is where guns like the 300 RUM excell.

For all practical purposes the 300 Win and 300 WSM are identical.

Two main differences:
1. Cartridges are cheaper and easier to find for 300 Win.
2. Guns weigh 1/2 pound less in the 300 WSM.