.300 Win Mag: Why the “new” .30 cals can’t compare

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  @backfire · 4 years ago (edited) · pinned

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• DA

  @darylnd · 2 years ago

  Some years back, Clint Smith did an experiment in which he progressively cut back a .300 Win Mag barrel all the way to 16 inches. At that length, he got about 2,700 fps: that&apos;s .30-06/150 grain velocity, but with the heavier Win Mag bullet. Oh, and it was <b>LOUD!</b>

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• BR

  @brianmiljevich826 · 4 years ago

  I have a Tikka T3X Superlite in 300 WinMag and it actually doesn&apos;t bother me too much. &nbsp;The price of ammo helps to moderate the shoulder pain 😀

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• AL

  @alberttresslevic914 · 4 years ago

  The Winchester Model 70 should be on the list, it is the original rifle the calibre was released for.<br>Either a Featherweight or a Supergrade, both are timeless classics.

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• JG

  @jg7857 · 3 years ago

  I have a 300 win mag in the Weatherby vanguard rifle. I had Weatherby put an Accu brake on it for me to reduce the recoil. I now have 300 win mag power with the recoil of a 243 caliber rifle. Fantastic can’t beat it.

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• RE

  @RevLarry · 4 years ago (edited)

  I&apos;m a fan of the 300WM. I own 3 and have owned at lest 3 others in the past. Very accurate. I hand load, so I can turn it in to a 30-30, 308 and a 30-06. Four guns in one. Recoil is stout. I have a Remington stainless that came with a factory muzzle break and it recoils less than a 308. It truly is a pleasure to shoot. <br>Thanks for expounding on the 300 WM! Currently I&apos;m setting up a Browning BLR take down as go anywhere gun. I&apos;m getting it threaded for a break because the straight stock will kick you very hard. Thanks

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• MA

  @markwalker9236 · 4 years ago

  I have a 300wm browning &nbsp;26&quot; barrel factory ported and carbon fiber stock. It&apos;s 1 of the first rifles browning made with those stocks. It&apos;s a tack driver and don&apos;t kick at all , for as light as it is. I&apos;m 60yrs old and love that rifle.

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• JU

  @judibrester1127 · 3 years ago

  I purchased a 300 win mag in 1970, Remington &nbsp;BDL and box of factory amo. Reloaded for it since then with 180 grain Speer grand slam bullets. Killed 44 elk, a few deer , bear and is very accurate at short and long ranges. Still use it today. Also have a 270 which is great but not as good over 300 yard on elk.

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• GA

  @gabell727 · 4 years ago

  If you tried the Tikka T3X &nbsp;Lite Veil, you yould see it is perfect for the 300 Win Mag (my favorite cartridge). Its stock is a bit heavier, the barrel profile (D18, I think) is heavier, and the barrel is factory threaded and comes with a muzzle break. &nbsp;The barrel does not heat up after 3 shots like the regular Tikka Lites. &nbsp;This thing is a joy to shoot and the recoil is not bad. Mine is ridiculously accurate. &nbsp;They now come in 300 win mag with a 1-10 barrel twist. &nbsp;However, my favorite bullet is the terminal ascent 200 grain. &nbsp;This bullet has a plastic tip, which makes the effective bullet length shorter. &nbsp;Most stability calculators do not take the plastic tip into account. &nbsp;Also, the terminal ascent has a hollow region below the tip, further reducing the effective bullet length. &nbsp;My Tikka 300WM has a 1-11 twist; &nbsp;It shoots the Terminal Ascent 200 grain factory loads (yes, I have spent thousands of dollars on them; enough to buy several more Tikkas) to better than a .5 MOA group out to 650 yards (the furthest I have shot, so far). &nbsp;I live in Idaho, so I seldom, if ever, shoot at less than 2200 feet elevation. &nbsp;Here is a link to a stability calculator that takes into account the plastic tip. &nbsp;For the Terminal Ascent 200 grain, the tip is 0.25 inches. http://www.jbmballistics.com/cgi-bin/jbmstab-5.1.cgi

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• VI

  @VitoBb1978 · 4 years ago

  My first center fire rifle was/is a Weatherby Vanguard in 7MM Remington Mag, been handloading for it since 2001And that belt on the brass does require some extra steps in the reloading process. It has less recoil than the 30-06 and shoots flatter with higher BC’s <br>Bullets. What’s not to love .

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• HA

  @Hades16899 · 2 years ago

  You didn’t talk about the AR platforms 😢. Like the NEMO arms recon lite

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• PH

  @philrizzo · 3 years ago

  Just like 7 REM Mag, there is a reason the 300 Win has held up for so many years.<br>It performs. It works. Therefore it sells.

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