SouthTXBowhunter
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- Dec 18, 2008
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I'm wanting to buy a new rifle and I've narrowed my choices down to the .308 Win and the .300 Win Mag - I finally decided against the .300 RUM simply because of the expense of ammo and the limited availability. Until I get into handloading, it's not practical for me to have a specialty cartridge like the Ultra Mags.
I'm leaning towards the .300 Win Mag because it's a widely available cartridge that's relatively (strong emphasis on the word "relatively") affordable and I like the fact that I can go as light as 150 grains and as heavy as 200. It seems to have a lot of overlap with the .308 and the .300 RUM and is plenty of gun for any big game animal here in North America. Once I get into hand loading I'll revisit the .300 RUM and my old favorite the .375 H&H for "too much gun!"
For an all-around big game and relatively long-range hunting/target gun, is there any reason why the .300 win mag would be a bad choice? Is there any significant practical difference between the .300 win mag and the .308 win in terms of accuracy and capability for hunting and target shooting out to 400-600 yards, with the proper loads?
If the .308 has a strong advantage over the .300 win mag, in your opinion, can you tell me what that is and how it applies?
I will, most likely, be buying a Remington 700 Sendero SFII if I go with the .300 win mag and a Remmy 700 VTR if I go with the .308.
Looking forward to hearing some of y'all's thoughts on the differences between the two calibers.
Nick
I'm leaning towards the .300 Win Mag because it's a widely available cartridge that's relatively (strong emphasis on the word "relatively") affordable and I like the fact that I can go as light as 150 grains and as heavy as 200. It seems to have a lot of overlap with the .308 and the .300 RUM and is plenty of gun for any big game animal here in North America. Once I get into hand loading I'll revisit the .300 RUM and my old favorite the .375 H&H for "too much gun!"
For an all-around big game and relatively long-range hunting/target gun, is there any reason why the .300 win mag would be a bad choice? Is there any significant practical difference between the .300 win mag and the .308 win in terms of accuracy and capability for hunting and target shooting out to 400-600 yards, with the proper loads?
If the .308 has a strong advantage over the .300 win mag, in your opinion, can you tell me what that is and how it applies?
I will, most likely, be buying a Remington 700 Sendero SFII if I go with the .300 win mag and a Remmy 700 VTR if I go with the .308.
Looking forward to hearing some of y'all's thoughts on the differences between the two calibers.
Nick