The claim I always liked was that WSM's fit in lighter, handier rifles, yet the rifles kicked less than "conventional" magnums.

Don't get me wrong. I've killed a bunch of big game with the .270 and .300 WSM's, from pronghorns to big bull elk. They definitely work just as well as any other cartridges of the same caliber, but they're not magic.


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