browning white gold medallion (300 wsm)

[sprice]

any info on browning white gold medallions or 300wsm?

 

[Poper]

http://www.browning.com/products/catalog/firearms/detail.asp?value=001B&cat_id=035&type_id=021
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Use the search function for .300wsm info... There's lots to find.

I hope this is helpful.

Poper

 

[Dr. Tad Hussein Winslow]

Yes, I have info on them. What do you want to know?

 

[SpeedAKL]

They're beautiful rifles, certainly a high-quality product.

As for .300WSM, it's in theory a neat cartridge but it wouldnt be my first choice for any duty, particularly considering that it's typically 25%+ more expensive per box than it's ballistically-similar big brother .300 Win Mag.

 

[surjimmy]

I had one in a 300 winn mag. Outstanding gun, but was so nice looking I did not enjoy hunting with it(was afraid to scratch it). Was very, very accurate, put 3 shots inside if a penny at 100 yards.

 

[8040Cougar]

I have an A bolt micro in 308 which I love. Its accurate, reliable, and beautiful, and I wouldn't hesitate to buy another.

 

[Dr. Tad Hussein Winslow]

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 :

 

[Chuck Spears]

I have no problems hunting with my White Gold Medallion. It's .30-06, not .300WSM though so I can't tell you much about the recoil. No doubt it's probably just like .300WSM in other quality rifles of similar size/weight. The action is classic A-bolt, beautiful in other words. As accurate as you can get without going to expensive "match-grade" everything. It would be a waste to put this thing above a mantle and never fire it. It costs a little money but not any more than other high quality hunting rifles. It's a tool. And tools get nicked and show some wear. Nothing to cry about. It's just character.

 

[Tarvis]

Sprice:

You really should tell us what kind of answers you're looking for so we can give you the best information.

Also, do a search on 300 wsm.