Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunting Rifles 300 Win Mag Kimber, Tikka, Nosler

I want a new 300 Win mag and have narrowed down to three models:

Tikka T3 Stainless--Would add a different stock--Probably a B&C

Nosler 48. Can be had for about $1300.00 new

Kimber Montana

I have experience with the Tikka but not in a 300 mag. The Tikka price point would be close to the others by the time I added a stock and bolt shroud. I have no experience with the Nosler or Kimbers. I will be adding a 4x12 Meopta for glass. Please give the pros and cons for each model.

Is 300 WSM outta the picture?

Yes

I already have 300 win ammo and components

Nosler makes a good gun. My Nosler Outfitter has been very accurate and reliable.

I've had Kimber and Tikka. Wouldn't have either in a 300 WM. Too light for the recoil and the Kimber 8400 is not that well executed. The 300 WSM has enough less recoil that it would be my choice in those rifles. Especially the Kimber. The 8400WSM action is built around the WSM's and is a perfect fit.

If 300 WSM is off the table and it has to be 300 WM it would be in a heavier rifle. I'd be looking at Winchester or Ruger.

I've had two Tikklers in 300 WM, and one in 300 WSM (along with a 223 and 270). All are gone now and I have a Kimber Montana in 7-08 as my primary deer/elk rifle.

If you have any specific questions, feel free to ask.

Jason

I have a SS T3 300 Win in a B&C stock, changed the bolt shroud and topped with a VX3 3.5x10. It shoots 180's, 190's and 200's extremely well. Recoil is very manageable

I have a tikka super lite in 300 win mag put a limbsaver on it and no complaints at all. It's a tack driver and isn't picky either

What chambering is your Nosler?

I have Montana and T3 in 300. The Montana is very picky about what it likes the T3 shoots almost everything well. Limbsaver takes care of the T3 recoil.

Whichever one is heaviest.

Bring first-aid supplies for facial wounds caused by the scope.

The T3 in 300WM isn't a bad choice. The only gripes I have with mine is the short mag length, brutal recoil, and crap lugget they use. All that said, they typically shoot quite well. Hard to beat of the choices listed as far as bang for the buck.

Pretty funny right there. Even funnier would be to compare the same bullet in a 308, 30-06, and 300 WM and see whatcha "get" for the punishment.

Isn't it something like a 308 at 300 is a 30-06 at 400 and a 300WM at 500, but 90% of BG are taken at 200?

My last 300WM Tikkler was a SuperLight. I was shooting a 200gr NAB at 2900 fps. Recoil from prone was obnoxious after a few rounds. I had a 2-7x Viper and then a Leupo 6x42 on it. Never got scoped, but in some contorted field position I had my eyebrow tickled.

Previous 300WM Tikkler was a straight T3 Lite. While playing with Retumbo I had a mild load that went 2650 fps with the same 200gr NAB. Absolute pussycat to shoot. Not a bad compromise on paper.

edit - 2650 fps with 200gr should be attainable with a 30-06. Fairly manageable with decent ballistics.

There was an article a few years back, and darned if I can find it now, that told of a fellow who had been in on a whole bunch of elk kills. He couldn't see a difference between the 308 and the 300 Win Mag on elk within 300 yards, which is where the vast majority of elk were shot anyway.

Of course dudes coming out West to hunt always want to arm themselves for the "what if" situations, like buying a new 300 mag for the 600 yard elk shot or packing a three pound 44 magnum on their hip for a bear attack. Neither of which is going to happen.

Instead they should be working out to get their office softened bodies in shape for the mountains, and spending money on practice ammo for their current rifles instead of on a new gun. But I sound like a broken record....

One day I'll wise up and sell all my schit, buy an '06 and a coupla cases of ammo, and live a little.....

We tend to boutique ourselves to death with this stuff. I reckon you can be smart enough to know the difference or dumb enough to think it matters.

35 Whelen.

Never mentioned going west-----I have several smaller caliber guns-- 6.5 Creedmoor being my current favorite. Never said I need a 300 Win Mag, just stated I wanted one. I also have a 338 Lapua and 375 H&H. I get the recoil thing just wanted input on the rifles mentioned. Not pissed but somewhat aggravated on how these post always go into someone's view on caliber selection.

Think I am going with the Nosler 48 in 300 Win Mag.

Most of these threads are more interesting when they go "off topic".....

I haven't owned, or even shot a Nosler rifle but I did handle one a couple of weeks ago and was turned off by the thickness of the wrist. I have slightly larger than average hands and it was too thick for them to fit comfortable, the wrist was just too bulky and made the rest of the rifle not feel right. Try to handle one before ordering.

drover