A couple of weeks ago, I sold my Weatherby MkV, .300, after owning and hunting with it for over 30 years. I have always regarded it as one of the very best elk cartridges, and in fact have taken a good number of elk with the rifle. It has also been with me on hunts to Mongolia, Africa, and multi-species hunts here in the US.
As age creeps up on me, I just don't like the recoil anymore, and I know that my .280, .270 WSM, .30-06, and .257 Wby. will handle everything and anything I still want to hunt- still, I'm gonna miss smacking down big stuff with authority with that big, flat-shooting .30.
Also sold off my ammo and brass, so now I'm completely out of the .300 Wby. business. I hope the new owner of the rifle enjoys it as much as I did, for so many years- this fall, I'm going to take my .280 elk hunting to fill my cow tag, and tell myself how great it is to carry a lighter, shorter rifle, with less recoil and muzzle blast. Hope I haven't made a big mistake!
