Outstanding gun, but was so nice looking I did not enjoy hunting with it(was afraid to scratch it).
That's exactly what I was going to say. Beautiful gun, well-made, and all that, but it would strictly be a mantle/conversation gun, not a hunting gun. It's simply way way to nice to be scratching it up hunting. That's be like parking your Mercedez-Benz in the compact cars spaces at the bingo hall. Something bad would definitely happen, and I'd wince every time I brushed by some underbrush - no way would I be able to enjoy the hunt, thinking of all the scratches. So as a result, it's very very low on my list - I've got lots of guns I want to buy in order to shoot before I start buying strictly looker/barbeque guns.
Mr. Sprice asks by PM:
browning white gold medallion 300 wsm.
how accurate is it?
is it worth the money?
does it have a smooth action?
does it kick to bad?
what can it kill?
how long will it last?
thanks for your help!
I will reply here so others can disagree with me if I am full of it.
Overall, don't know the answers in detail to your question, because I've never owned one. But in general, they're very very good rifles (all the A-bolts and X-bolts). The action should be very smooth and it will last several lifetimes. Is it worth the money? Depends. For me, no, because of my reasoning above - it's *too* nice. On the "how hard does it kick" question, the answer is, in .300 WSM, a LOT! Would not be my choice of caliber, that's for sure, but nothing necessarily wrong with the caliber either. It's just that's it's overkill in terms of the hunting I would do - no need for all that recoil. But it would certainly work for hunting all creatures great and small. And if you're buying it strictly as a braggin piece, then by all means, it's one of the best choices going for that.
Now if THIS was MY deer stand, then I would indeed pick the white gold medallion to hunt with, provided I had some cushioning on the rail there to protect the wood stock - I would just carry it cased to my "stand".
Or, if this was my hunting modus operandi :