A weatherby chambered rifle need not be name brand. When I pieced mine together, I was after a 300 Winnie. I couldn't find components anywhere, but R-P headstamped brass and RCBS dies were surplus at every gun show, so that's the direction I went. I'm happy with the results.
Do you need a drop tube to get that much RL22 in a 30-06 case?
I've killed several elk with a 350 Rem Mag and 375 Ruger, they really don't recoil any worse than a 300 or 338 magnum. To each his own though. My dad has been hunting with the same 7x57 since the late 70's, smart man I suppose.
