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.300 WSM - a sweet spot?
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kiwi hunter
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If it was one rifle only id take the 300 wsm everytime. Here in OZ by law smallesr caliber for sambar deer is a 270 but that would be on the light side on banteng and buffalo.
wapiti11
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Finally pulled mine out of the gun case this summer after sitting there for 5 or 6 years unused. Used it for a long time before that. With many one shot kills, kids growing up used it as well. Had a gunsmith chop the barrel to 20 inch, put a little bastard brake on it and sit it in a hs stock. Kicks like a .243. Likes the federal loads of 165gr. Barnes tsx.
.300 wizzum (wsm) is a great .30 cal.
.300 wizzum (wsm) is a great .30 cal.
I've got one in a Kimber 84M and love it! Too bad they don't chamber it anymore.
Wildabeest
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I have a tikka in 300WSM that consistently shoots sub 1” groups with factory ammo. It’s my preferred rifle for anything larger than pronghorn.
Laelkhunter
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What rifle do you have??
300 wsm is a favorite of mine. I’ve used one exclusively for big game for the last 20 years or so. Since I have kids that love to hunt I picked up another several years ago. Seen enough deer/elk/antelope harvested with them that the thought of needing another cartridge has never occurred to me. I’m selling the starter rifles I got for the kids to fund a 3rd.
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Have 3 barrels and 2 different rifles in 300 WSM. Used it for F class at 1000yds, it was a laser with the 215 and 230 Bergers. I have taken a few white tails with mine over the years but the rifles are pretty heavy and not for running around with.
I also think the 300 WSM is a sweet spot cartridge... and this is a shameless plug opportunity for the one I have listed in the classifieds right now!
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*SOLD* Christensen Ridgeline FFT 300 WSM
Christensen Arms Ridgeline FFT, burnt bronze cerakote 300 WSM, 20″ Barrel, 1-10 twist, Less than 6 lb, perfect condition. Was over $2,100 new for this version. Asking $1,500 (not including scope) but can leave on the 30mm Hawkins hybrid rings with cant level. For such a light weight rifle the...
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Vic Colfari
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Glad I stumbled across this thread. I recently picked up a Model 70 .300 WSM for $500 from a relative of my MIL. The guy is getting older and was not much of a hunter to start with, and he mentioned it was "barely used" and in great shape. He was not kidding. I looked it over, not a scratch on the stock, barrel is clean and I honestly don't think it has been fired; it looks like it was bought and stored in his safe. I checked the serial number it is from when they released that cartridge in 2003 or so. I definitely got a great deal on it.
I am using Hornady ELD-X 200s and can't wait for elk season....
I am using Hornady ELD-X 200s and can't wait for elk season....
npaden
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I've been debating on buying that rifle for a while.I also think the 300 WSM is a sweet spot cartridge... and this is a shameless plug opportunity for the one I have listed in the classifieds right now!
*SOLD* Christensen Ridgeline FFT 300 WSM
Christensen Arms Ridgeline FFT, burnt bronze cerakote 300 WSM, 20″ Barrel, 1-10 twist, Less than 6 lb, perfect condition. Was over $2,100 new for this version. Asking $1,500 (not including scope) but can leave on the 30mm Hawkins hybrid rings with cant level. For such a light weight rifle the...
I currently have a .300 WSM Kimber Montana and it shoots fine and is topped with a VX-3 scope that is fine too. For sure lightweight. Upgraded to it from a 7mm Rem Mag Browning A-Bolt that I never could get to group better than 1.5 MOA. I've shot quite a few animals with it.
Think yours would be a nice upgrade though. My son has the Christensen Mesa in 7mm-08 with the VX-5 on it and it is very accurate and nice.
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It's a good cartridge. My 300wsm xbolt was my most used western hunting rifle for a handful of years. It gets taken out of the safe for 5-10 rounds once every couple years now days. The ballistics (in short action format) aren't better than something with half the recoil. I dont need 180+ grain bullets to cleanly kill anything I hunt for and if I did want that, i have a 7mm that'll shoot 175-180 class bullets with higher BC and sectional density.
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Justabirdwatcher
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Oh, I bet that's a thumper! Great gun in a great cartridge. You're fortunate!
Justabirdwatcher
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I wanted a 7 SAUM for the longest time, but never bought one. Now that I've had the .300 WSM a while, I'm glad I have it instead.
Justabirdwatcher
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I had the good fortune of finding not one but two brand new, never fired, 20+ year old stainless flat back Savage rifles chambered in .300 WSM during a Christmas week of scouring gun shops in central TX. I was looking for a "thumper" to use on elk and moose, and I couldn't believe how fortunate I was to find those two rifles. I love the old CRF flat back Savages, and to find one in stainless in that chambering was some of the best luck I've ever had gun shopping. Better yet, I got it for a song, because I knew exactly how long it had been in that shop. Bolt is buttery smooth and the trigger adjusted to 3 lbs. exactly with no creep or overtravel.
MTLabrador
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I’m probably in the minority, but give me the old .300 Win Mag every time.
