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Is the 300 weatherby considered a “big game” cartridge?

Did you have your coffee yet ?

Yes pard I did, just wanting to know what yall fudds think of the round, is it too much for the whitetail?

Yes sir…..it’s a nice little cartridge! memtb

What to you consider big game?

Good for shooting jackrabbits. Don't have to lead them much if any at all, when they are on a full sprint.

😂 😉 memtb

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Reckon so Jethro, might want to get with Granny on that one, not sure

I have two .300 Weatherby's. My late father's Mark 5 and a custom Winchester 70.

For a New Mexico pronghorn at 400 yards using a factory loaded 165 ballistic tip it worked great.

For a two or three year old Texas whitetail at 70 (ish) yards with the same bullet I let it walk. If I was holding a 7x57 instead of the .300 I would taken the shot.

I think for a paid/guided hunt the .300 Magnum (any of them) is a great cartridge for extending distance or taking a marginal shot if that is the only shot you will get on that hunt.
For local hunting I like using something smaller.

Killed lots of whitetails with ours. All I used for decades. PDQ and absolutely reliable.

I use one for Whitetails. Most of them just drop out of the scope when I shoot. Had one run last week shot through both shoulders which was unusual.

They make great squirrel guns!

The 300 Weatherby has survived the test of time. It has been around for almost 80 years and brass and ammo is easy to find, although a little on the pricey side.

Would the 180 TTSX be adequate for some whitetail? I want the bang flops and no meat damage.

The "bang flop" IMO is more dependent on where you hit the deer than what caliber you are using.

Monos have less frontal area than C&C when expanded so usually do less meat damage but if you reload I would suggest reducing to 30-06 velocity or even less unless you anticipate longer shots.

Looking at your user name……develop your stalking skills, and swat them in the head with a hammer! 😂 😉 memtb

Really ? I saw an TTSX up close and they expand just as much as a cup and core. You could always step down to a lighter bullet especially if the advice of reducing the load.

Yes it is too much at close range. If you shoot at 300 or more you should be good. But what happens if a nice deer steps out really close, then what ? I had a guy I knew shoot a mule deer at 50 yards, he said it looked like a murder scene, blood everywhere.