300 Weatherby is a great elk cartridge. I have a Pre 64 70 in a 300 H&H Improved, which I believe is the cartridge the 300 Weatherby was designed to mimic. Same dimensions and loading specs, but with the Weatherby radiused shoulders. My son loves it for elk and I'm pretty sure I'm not getting it back from him any time soon...
However good it is, there are lots of great cartridges out these days that are its equal or better- 338 WM, 300 RUM, 338 RUM, and many more....
A lot of guys who spend a lot of money on tags really don't know rifles and ballistics like the loonies on this forum- they buy what somebody recommends to them, shoot them a couple times a year with some off the shelf ammo, and go hunting with guides and help to get their elk out of the mountains... I've know a few of these guys and they were great guys most of the time but didn't know crap about rifles, ballistics, bullets, etc.....
Bob
Are you on crack?
Right? We got some calf killin , desert huntin, Alberta flat ground huntin sumbitches here!!! I mean, folks can hump em up and watch for miles if need be!!! Just fuucking amazing... Kill some mature bulls in western WA \oregon north Idaho before ya start yappin....
Well he lost all credibility with me when he declared the .338 WM is “better”
I’ve killed elk with both. They are probably my 2 favorite cartridges for serious elk hunting.
But I would never go so far as to say one is unequivocally “better” for hunting.
Originally Posted by shrapnel
I probably hit more elk with a pickup than you have with a rifle.
Originally Posted by JohnBurns
I have yet to see anyone claim Leupold has never had to fix an optic. I know I have sent a few back. 2 MK 6s, a VX-6, and 3 VX-111s.
