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

If I were considering a 300 Win I'd want an M70 Featherweight but an Ultimate Shadow or Extreme Weather would be fine. The Nosler is a well made rifle, but a Stainless Howa would be just as great a choice.

I don't see how any of those rifles would be a bad choice, but unless it were a dedicated LR rig, I don't think I could justify not going with the Montana in 300 WSM. That is hands down the handiest package available. As a do-everything rig it would see a lot more use. It "feels like" about 1/2 the recoil of the Winny.

I have a lot of 300 Win brass too, but it was worthwhile buying 500 pieces of 300 WSM brass.

I think that may end up being a lifetime supply.

That's why I asked initially. The Montana WSM's are done right, IMO, and sample of one. A bag of brass is hardly a bad reason, especially with all the other components on hand.


But I ain't paying the bills......

I love my Kimber Montana in 308 but cant imagine shooting one that light in 300WM! My Ti in 06 is all the pain I want.

A Winchester Extreme Weather would be nice!

I had the same initial impression when I handled one, but after coming back to it a few times it started to feel really good to me. I just had to rethink my grip a little . . . not a strangle hold but more of a loose grip. My hands are pretty large though.

On the Nosler Outfitter I handled, the iron sights were instantly aligned for me, even with the straight stock style.

The 8400 in 300WM is about 1 pound, 10 oz. heavier than your 84M 308.

The 8400 WSM is about a pound heavier that your 84M 308.

"Montucky 7WSM is greatest killing machine on the planet"



Said a wise dude.....

A pound here...a pound there...you're still comparing some fine rifles that you have to look real hard at to find fault with.

When using the 300s as an all-around, you don't have to load them to fire-breathing levels to make them work. Back in PA if I was going to be walking some of the coal mining areas that might stretch a shot, I loaded my Weatherby to 30-06 levels...that wasn't why I did it, but it kicked less than my M94 30-30.

My point was that both the 8400 WSM and the 300WM are pretty shootable weights for those chamberings.

On the light side for sure, but shootable.

Maybe so, but either of the other two WSM chamberings can't be too far behind.

Schit no, and alot closer than most will admit once you throw mono's in the loop. The Montana WSM's are a pretty well thought out deal. Mine's a 270WSM and I've no intention of putting another tube on it. Throat, magbox, weight, balance, trigger, stock...what's not to like?

Might actually shoot it one day, literally....

If you�re not taking the 300 Win Mag for a Western hunt, then for purpose are you buying it? Africa? Red Stag in Argentina? It sure isn�t needed in the southern US, and really is completely unnecessary anywhere in the lower 48. If you want to buy it �just because you want it�, that�s fine, but it�s about as useful as a guy in Florida buying a snowmobile �just because�.

Also, if threads didn�t veer off from the OP, this would be a pretty boring place.