Started hunting with an 1899 300 Savage take down a few years ago. It was built in 1922, and it in great shape, believe its a G model. I've fired a bunch of factory 150's and 180's, as well as handloads in both weights. It has an good, but old, Redfield peep on it. As I have become an card carrying old phart, I limit myself to 100 yards with it, less if I can. I have taken several whitetails and a Newfy bull moose, all clean kills, all with 150 gr Partition handloads.
I have concluded that the 300 Savage is the most underestimated round on the market.
I have also wondered just how good the 300 Sav must be in a scoped bolt action. I'm guessing that in a properly scoped Rem 700 Classic, or similar, could be one gentle shooting effective hunting machine.
I don't need no stinking recoil!
If the 300 Savage can literally roll a moose, it would have to be proper medicine on an elk, in the hands of a hunter. Mine seems to make it easy to put that bullet in the right spot.
I have one of those and it is very mild mannered with standard 300 Savage loads which are quite effective at "normal" deer hunting distances.
