Please share your 300 Win Mag Hunting setups- slot open

[billy_boyle_2010]

Recently sold my Mauser 12 Extreme 300 winmag with a Barton gunworks sound mod, - very nice accurate rifle, only sold it as not getting the use out of it as also have .308 & 30-06.

Yes I saw the add wish I had been looking a bit earlier looked a lovely bit of kit!

 

[billy_boyle_2010]

@Rutland lad

V interesting thanks

 

[Heym SR20]

My pennies worth, I would love a left version of one of these

Elegant New Westley Richards .300 Plains Game Rifle / The Explora - Premier Online Field Sports & Gun Journal

That is what you get if you try the exercise on Serial Number 43709, this .300 Winchester Magnum, Mauser-action magazine stalking

www.westleyrichards.com

But if was spending that sort of money I would probably go to a 375 H&H given that I already have a7x65 and 7x57 that will pretty much do all that a 300 will do, albeit need to get a little closer. If I was shooting big plains game I would prefer something a bit bigger, so may as well go DG legal, cos if I was having one of these built I would be in market for shooting buffalo etc.

 

[Alan413]

Hi
I bought a 2nd hand Sako 75 300 win mag.
More because it was a start of base to make the rifle into what I wanted.

At the moment she is standard but have a plan.

I have a GRS nordic wolf stock to get fitted ( was a nightmare getting it)

Going to get it re-barrel. (Had a nightmare getting her zero. Would not zero on a big v8 zeiss. Not enough moment on the turrets. Tried 10 to 15 different rounds.

It is now zeroed with a swaro z6 2.5-15×56. Running sako 165gr gamehead pro.

I have a big MAE mod on the end.


If I was buying again. I wouldn't by 2nd hand. Too much to go wrong or the unknown

Brilliant rifle to shoot now. Hard hitting, Controlable recoil (MAE mod sorts it)

Plan
Grs bland to get milled out and bedded
Big heavy barrell
Get the v8 zeiss on top with a rail.

Have fun with your 300 what ever you get.

 

[billy_boyle_2010]

@Alan413

Very interesting thanks Alan

 

[hw101]

For culling I was wanting absolute accuracy, so I knew the only variance is my shooting. I was finding with the Barnes that batch to batch variance was taking me from Sub 0.2" groups when I worked up the load and loaded with the batch to 0.5+" groups with the next batch of bullets (found the bullet base to ogive length was consistently different between them, as was the bullet OAL).

With the lathe turned designs I find they're so consistent, so it's very easy to get a very accurate and repeatable load, even between batches.

Further to this, having consistent/guaranteed fragmentation down to 2000FPS or below, combined with a phenomenal BC to weight with the TLR it gives me 700+m of expansion range vs. just 450-475M with the 175 LRX.


I will just highlight this is not a post to throw issues at the Barnes bullets, they work very well and I still use them in my .308 for woodland work where I like a high weight retention design that tracks straight, I just found the Yew Tree TLRs were a better fit for my use in my WSM with the open ground work.

Ben

Ben - you reason and explain very well.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts and experiences.

 

[Heym SR20]

This podcast video gives a good comparison of the 308 compared with 30-06 and 300 Win mag showing the differences between them shooting the same bullets.

 

[JohnSmith]

Gun of choice
Barrel twist rate
Barrel length
Rifle weight
Moderator- weight and how effective it is ?

Finally- if you were buying again- would you change any of the above, or something else perhaps ?

I’ve owned two 300 win mags, a Christensen Arms MPR in (26” barrel, 1:10) and a Blaser R8 ultimate (1:11).

Both rifles were heavy enough that recoil was negligible.

Moderators are prohibited here… didn’t get to use them. Had a factory brake on the MPR, reduction in recoil wasn’t worth the increased decibels.

I got out of 300 win mag. Decided it was overkill for moose, muskox, bear etc. I can take all of them with a 308 or 6.5 CM in a lighter, shorter rifle package.

 

[billy_boyle_2010]

I got out of 300 win mag. Decided it was overkill for moose, muskox, bear etc. I can take all of them with a 308 or 6.5 CM in a lighter, shorter rifle package.

Really ? Goodness. I'm amazed a 6.5 is considered enough for moose, mukox and bear. Moose get up to 700kg right ?

 

[JohnSmith]

Really ? Goodness. I'm amazed a 6.5 is considered enough for moose, mukox and bear. Moose get up to 700kg right ?

They can get that big, many are in the 500-600kg range. I wouldn’t hesitate to shoot a moose at 300 yards using a 6.5 CM. Same with large black bear.

You really don’t need the energy of large magnums for most North American game. They aren’t a bad option (especially at long range), just not really necessary.

Here’s a photo of my last moose, taken with a 6.5 cm. One shot, dropped within seconds.

 

[billy_boyle_2010]

They can get that big, many are in the 500-600kg range. I wouldn’t hesitate to shoot a moose at 300 yards using a 6.5 CM. Same with large black bear.

You really don’t need the energy of large magnums for most North American game. They aren’t a bad option (especially at long range), just not really necessary.

Here’s a photo of my last moose, taken with a 6.5 cm. One shot, dropped within seconds. View attachment 359955

Blimey. I'm amazed tbh but fair enough

 

[Loki]

Hi

My 0.300WM kit is a Steyer-Mannlicher L, circa late 80's, with a Tasco Titan 3-12x52 scope - always worked all its time in my hands, including 'tours' abroad.

L

 

[white van man]

I have a Sako Finbear which was a 7mm Rem Mag and re barrelled to a .300 WM. Its a sporter 24" barrel, built for a friend to take to Africa. Un-fortunately due to health issues he never went. It sat in his gun room for nine years having fired only 30 rounds. Nosler Accubond 165 gr is the ammo of choice, I have tried Barnes which is fine also. Re-coil is quite gentle not as bad as a .270. I mainly shoot Fallow and Muntjac, head or neck shots are best ( they never get up) body shots leave a fair exit so If I body shoot a Muntjac I know I,m going to sacrifice the front end , It is very accurate and whenever I pull the trigger it puts a smile on my face.
The first time I shot it to check zero at the range the fourth shot blew the moderator apart which at the time of build had been recommended for a win mag.
Cheers Steve.

 

[Julian S]

I have had a Bergara B14 hunter 300wm with green stock for about 10 years and it has been a great rifle, shoots inch groups at 100mtrs easy and often half inch. Its a budget rifle but never had any probs with it and it hasn't had that many rounds through it. Doesn't recoil bad as got a wildcat mod on it.
I have been thinking of changing it for a 308 purely cos a lot of my ground isn't rated for a 300wm and my other stalking rifle is a 243 . A 308 would be a better choice for me in some ways as if I get another rifle as well , I may have to get an alarm fitted to my house to keep the firearms officer happy.

 

[ejg]

Just shaved ca. 180 grams weight off my 300wm. Now weighs 4.1kg as pictured including S&B PMII scope. The new Atlasworx M5 3.850" mag system arrived with us this week. This fits the new 3.85" MDT 3 shot 300 WM/PRC magazine which weighs just 56 grams.

edi

 

[Border]

Really ? Goodness. I'm amazed a 6.5 is considered enough for moose, mukox and bear. Moose get up to 700kg right ?

Plenty of elk taken in Scandinavia with 6,5x55. 120 grain non lead now legal and many report good results. Bear in mind alot of elk are shot at under 100m.

 

[Border]

My mate has a Sako 75 stainless synthetic in 300 WM, moderated, as his long range elk and red deer rifle. Only factory loads, but his bullet of choice is the trophy bonded tipped.