Shoot a 300wm before buying one. I'm not recoil shy, but it's definitely a different level of thump from a 6.5 that you need time to get comfortable with. (Aka get over thinking about where the scope rim is...)
A 280 or 708 can shoot 170-175 grain bullets... partitions, a-frames, etc. That's a big step up from most 6.5cm ammo without going magnum. (6.5 with 129 interbond is my primary deer gun.)
Edit: CDNN had super cheap synthetic stocked M77 Hawkeyes in 280 if interested in that route.
Last edited by clockwork_7mm_gator; 05/06/20.
