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Do you think the 300 winny is the new standard.I seem to see more fellas packing a 300 win over a 30-06 in the field nowadays.Just a observation on how popular the win mag is.

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Agree or disagree?

Lets see some actual data on new gun sales or die sales.

Did you see what Remington is trying to sell ammo wise on the 300 RUM?

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To be frank I consider the 300 WM to be snake bit in factory rifles. See the Nosler manual for cautions on the cartridge.

I don't know anyone that hunts with one, so I would say nope....

Among my friends, clients and hunting aquantances I see about a 33%/33%/33% split between the 300Win, 7mmRemMag and the 30/06 as far as non dangerous American game and plains game in Africa goes. I don't know if it is the new 'standard' or not but I think it is pretty close. It does look to me like a higher perscentage of hunters are taking a medium magnum of some type than a 30/06.

I bought my first 300 Win. Mag in 1980, but I didn't use it all that much back then. At the time, the 7mm Rem. Mag., at least in our part of the country, was the standard, widely-used belted magnum chambering. As time went on, I started to get more interested in the 300 Win. Mag., and had my first serious rifle in that caliber built in early 1994. It's been my favorite all-around hunting cartridge ever since.

Over the years, the 300 Win. Mag. has surely emerged, and in fact a few years ago RCBS annnounced that the 300 Win. Mag. was now their biggest selling belted-magnum (in terms of reloading die sales) that they kept inventory of, supplanting the 7mm Rem. Mag. for the number one spot.

I also know that you see rifles in 300 Win. Mag. in hunting camps all over the world, and it has truly become a world-standard, international hunting cartridge. It is widely-used and respected, seemingly everywhere.

If I recall, Charlie Sisk stated that he built more rifles in 300 Win. Mag. than he did anything else, and by a considerable margin. This also is in tune with what I've heard from other custom riflesmiths who are building true hunting rifles for serious hunters, in that the 300 Win. Mag is one of their most asked-for chamberings.

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Disagree.

Seems like everyone and their grandma here in Colorado is packing the 300WSM. Only person I know of that owns a 300 Winny is me.

Locally in SW PA it seems to change every couple of years.

300 WM does seem to be very popular lately.

300 win is very popular here 30-06 has died off in popularity and can be tough to trade.Like the 7mm rem mag you can hardly get rid of one around my area

Not enough advantage over the .30-06 to make up for less mag capacity and greater recoil, and you need a longer barrel to get the full benefit anyway. If you need more than a .30-06, you should probably jump up to a .338 win Mag.

The people I see using the .300 Win Mag are usually city folks who think they need it to kill a deer.

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I think that's accurate around here also..

While I guided, most of my clients had a .300 mag. That said, most of my clients were from east of the Mississippi and south of the mason/dixon. Does that mean they are popular with the confederacy? I dunno. Trouble was, most of them couldn't hit anything w/ them. Most of my peers around here hunt everything w/ .270's or .25/06's, though WSM's are growing steadily.

Tis true IME...the "Magnum Mentality" is alive and well in these parts of Alabama. The 300WM is way more than needed for Alabama WT deer, even if you want it to do extremely long range work. IMO the 7mmRM is even "over gunned" here.

In order of popularity around here (from what I see)

30-06
7mm RM & 300 Win
243
270
all others

I like the .300WM, but I don't see a ton of advantage over the 30-06 and 7mm RM, both of which are easier to shoot in comparable rifles. With the best bullets, the advantage grows even smaller. I also have known people scared to death of their .300's as well as those who shot them well.

When I first started to pack a 300 win 15 years or so ago it was very seldom I met another in the field with one.Lots of 270 30-06 308 and the 303 Brit was a fairly common sight.

I'm in northern B.C and the local gunshop told me a couple of months back they sell 5 Win mags to 1 WSM.Sounds right too.I've only ever seen 2 300 WSM's while in the woods.I reckon different parts of North America dictate sale's results.Maybe in Montana it's 5 to 1 for the WSM don't know?

Just more obsevations

338 win, 35 whelen and 300 win are the most popular amoung my friends with 358 win and 45/70 close behind

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(IN DECENDING ORDER)

1 .30-06 SPRINGFIELD
2 .22-250 REMINGTON
3 .270 WINCHESTER
4 .45 ACP / G.A.P.
5 .300 WINCHESTER SHORT MAGNUM
6 7MM REMINGTON MAGNUM
7 .44 MAGNUM / .44 SPECIAL
8 .357 MAGNUM / .38 SPECIAL - ROLL CRIMP
9 .223 REMINGTON
10 .308 WINCHESTER
11 .204 RUGER
12 .243 WINCHESTER
13 .500 S&W
14 .270 WINCHESTER SHORT MAGNUM
15 .45-70 US GOVERNMENT
16 .300 WINCHESTER MAGNUM
17 .40 S&W / 10MM
18 9MM LUGER
19 .45 COLT
20 .30-30 WCF
21 7MM-08 REMINGTON
22 .223 WINCHESTER SUPER SHORT MAGNUM
23 .300 REMINGTON ULTRA MAGNUM
24 .308 WINCHESTER
25 .25-06
26 8 X 57 MAUSER
27 6.5 X 55 SWEDISH MAUSER
28 .222 REMINGTON
29 .338 WINCHESTER MAGNUM
30 .300 WEATHERBY MAGNUM
31 .243 WINCHESTER SUPER SHORT MAGNUM
32 .22 HORNET
33 .357 MAGNUM / 38 SPECIAL - TAPER CRIMP
34 7MM WINCHESTER SHORT MAGNUM
35 .375 H&H MAGNUM
36 7 X 57 MAUSER
37 .260 REMINGTON
38 7.62 X 54R RUSSIAN
39 .25 WINCHESTER SUPER SHORT MAGNUM
40 .220 SWIFT
41 .257 WEATHERBY MAGNUM
42 .300 REMINGTON SHORT ACTION ULTRA MAGNUM
43 .454 CASULL
44 7MM REMINGTON ULTRA MAGNUM
45 .257 ROBERTS
46 .17 REMINGTON
47 .41 MAGNUM
48 9.3MM X 62 MAUSER
49 .444 MARLIN
50 7.62MM X 39 - .308 / 311 RUSSIAN"

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