Thinking about a .300 win mag

[375 Ruger Fan]

I have two left handed sons in law that shoot 300 WM and one has a Browning A Bolt and the other has a Ruger M77 MkII. I did load development for both and very quickly found loads that produced 1 MOA or better accuracy. You can find these rifles on GB for a reasonable price.

If I were looking to add a 300 WM type cartridge to my collection, I would give strong consideration to a 300 PRC.

 

[DG870]

I recently purchased a slightly used Browning A-Bolt 300 WM. I owned a 300WM 30 years ago and killed a few deer with it but traded it for a 338WM. I have a 30-06 in a Tikka T3 that is a good shooter, is light and easy to carry and holds 5 rounds in the extended magazine, and I question why I bought the 300WM.

I guess I bought the 300WM because it was cheap because the 300PRC is attracting new buyers so there are a lot of good deals on the 300WM. We’ve probably noticed that the industry is changing and now belted cases are bad so the trend will continue.

It’s a great cartridge, but as others have pointed out its just a faster 30-06. If you plug both sets of numbers in a ballistic calculator the 300 adds from 150 to 200 yards to the 06 to get the same down range energy.

On the plus side you get a little more range and it handles the 200+ bullets better. On the downside they are typically heavier, recoil harder and the magazine capacity is less (usually 3 rounds).

 

[Desaad]

I just traded that 300 win mag for an older Remington 700 in 270 wsm. But new in box.