I see no point in carrying a short barreled 300 wsm. I'd just go 30-06 with 165's. The 300 wsm is already 100 + fps behind the 300 win mag ,why cause it to lose even more performance?
...........But if one wants a shorter handier rifle pkg, AND more power than the 30-06, then the 300 WSM is perfect. The OP has in mind and is considering a "shorter" OAL`d "handier" rifle that is very potent.
A 30-06 would need a 28" to 30" barrel in order to about equal the ballistics from a 20" to 22" tubed 300 WSM.
The point is, carrying around a shorter handier rifle with greater ballistic performance.
