Does a guy need both? 270 WSM / 300 Wby - 12/05/12
Just snagged a new rifle. Stainless M70 Classic in 270 WSM. It was a screaming bargain with a Zeiss 3-12x56 MC scope sitting on it and has been Mag-na-ported.
I've already got a seldom-used Rem 700 BDL AS in 300 Wby in the safe. Curious, I did some comparisons between the two via Federal's ballistic comparison with the 300 shooting a 180gr and and the 270 shooting a 150 grain Nosler Partition bullet.
Almost identical performance. The 300 is doing it with the a 30 grain heavier bullet, so its obviously got more energy - but otherwise the graphs almost overlap completely.
So what situations would call for the 300 WBY that the .270 WSM couldn't handle? In my Michigan world of whitetails, I'd have a hard time 'needing' both. But maybe out west on Elk or on Moose or some dangerous game the 300 is the only thing that could do the job?
I've already got a seldom-used Rem 700 BDL AS in 300 Wby in the safe. Curious, I did some comparisons between the two via Federal's ballistic comparison with the 300 shooting a 180gr and and the 270 shooting a 150 grain Nosler Partition bullet.
Almost identical performance. The 300 is doing it with the a 30 grain heavier bullet, so its obviously got more energy - but otherwise the graphs almost overlap completely.
So what situations would call for the 300 WBY that the .270 WSM couldn't handle? In my Michigan world of whitetails, I'd have a hard time 'needing' both. But maybe out west on Elk or on Moose or some dangerous game the 300 is the only thing that could do the job?