I think any of the 300 mags are great for elk, provided you use the right bullet and can shoot it accurately.
As to the OP, any thing the 300 Wbycan do, the 300 RUM can do better (ballistically).
BH63
I'd much rather have a 300 RUM and by a wide margin. I base this on actually owning, shooting and hunting with most of the 30 cal magnums from the 300 SAUM on up to the 300 RUM.
I'd rather a 300 win mag than a 300 Bee too.
Have to agree with you regarding WBY or RUM. If I was going to choose between the two I'd go for the RUM in a heartbeat.
Why? Because it can be downloaded to .30-06, .300WM or .300WBY performance levels or loaded up to normal RUM levels, which none of the others can match. Moreover it can match or even exceed the performance of those cartridges at significantly reduced pressures for longer barrel life.
Coyote Hunter - NRA Patriot Life, NRA Whittington Center Life, GOA, DAD - and I VOTE!
No, I'm not a Ruger bigot - just an unabashed fan of their revolvers, M77's and #1's.
