RR, I have both.. Both 700's with Lilja barrels.. The Win. has a 26" the Wea. a 27".. With the loads I checked, the Wea. is about 100 fps. faster than the Win.. I also have a .300 win. with a 28" barrel with my std. load, it shoots about 75 fps. than the Wea.. To me they are both great rounds.. They have excellent speed with lighter bullets and with 220's they have ample power for any game we have..
The one advantage that I see with the Win.. In a long action like the 700, I can seat the bullet out as far as I need to to achieve accuracy.. In the Wea. caliber, the magazine box limits that ability.. But so far the Wea. is a very accurate rifle..
John Jobson was a big fan of the .270, but somewhere in my files I have his article on elk rifles.. He said the .300 Wea. was about the perfect rifle for elk.. He was an experienced hunter, reloader and shooter, I always felt he knew what he was talking about..
