I used the 300 Weatherby on elk and smaller stuff, but at the same time was using a 300 Win Mag throated "long" for the same things.They were as alike as two peas in a pod and I loved them both for their flat trajectory and terminal effect.Pretty hard to trump either one with everything from 165's to 200 gr.
But I no longer use them because to keep recoil manageable,the rifles have to be heavier to lug and in rough country I don't want to put up with this, although some do not mind the extra rifle weight at all.
Over the years I also found I could put up a 7mm magnum of some sort that weighed a pound or so less,and recoiled less,and the game ended up just as dead.
But there is just no doubt the 300 Weatherby may be the best 300 magnum of the bunch.
