I'm using a 300 Weatherby pushing a 180 TTSX these days for elk not because my 7mm with 150 TTSX didn't kill them, but because the 300 stops them much quicker. Hunting within 200 yards of the private ranch border sometimes means I want them anchored right now. A chest shot from 550 yards lasts year produced a back flip down the hill from a large cow. So far a sample of 3 elk shot at 375 yards avèrage haven't covered 50 yards combined after the shot.
They averaged traveling over 50 yards each using a 7 RM and 30-06 with 9 other elk taken at about a 250 yard average. Three of them covered over 200 yards before expiring from one or more bullets in the lungs. Hunting near the edge of a very unfriendly ranch - that means a lost animal that would have a ranch hand's tag on it instead of mine. Dead is dead but I prefer them dead in my freezer. I still have to pass on some that are too close to the property line but if they are 200 clear and under 600 with minimal wind they are about to be steaks. That is another 100 yards beyond my comfort zone with the 06 or the 7. I'm a 300 B fan because I know it stops them quickly and hits hard a long way out ther..
Good post. Some days I do miss my 300 wby running 180gr. Nosler partitions. I'll also admit that the 300 wby out penetrated the mighty 338 win mag running 250gr. pills. It's a lazer that hits like a freaking freight train. Hard not to like the 300WBY. With this being said, I kept the 338 as I enjoy the hell out of it and I know it's a proven elk thumper. I also got rid of my 300 WBY, but kept the die set just incase I decided I needed to get another one. For some reason, I've had just about every 300 magnum made, but end up sending them down the road for some reason or another, while the 30-06 and 338 remain in the stable...
Originally Posted by raybass
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style.
Originally Posted by Pharmseller
You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole.
