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I can't t find a rifle like I want in a .300 Win mag.....the rifle is available in .300 WSM
Pros and cons of the .300 WSM ?
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66 fps with a 180 grain bullet. More expensive brass. fatter case makes feed rails more finicky to get feed reliability
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I have both and like the short action. I am around 2850 with 200gr NAB and in the 300 WM 3000. 69 grs vs 75 grs +/-. 1-less capacity, brass has not been an issue for me so moot point IMHO.
Good Shooting!
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I’ve got both as well. I can’t say finding WSM brass has been an issue for me either, I just don’t want to pay inflated prices is all. I load 165 gr. TTSX in my 300 WSM and 180 gr. Accubonds in the 300 WM. Since I just started reloading for both back in the winter, I haven’t tried much more at the time.
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Doesn’t seem to recoil as much with the Short Mag
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I have both in left handed model 70's. they both feed and shoot wonderfully. 180gr bullets are 3000fps in the WSM. A little more in the WM. I can guarantee an elk can't tell the difference. John
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I have shot both and would rather have the short mag.
And Reloader 17 works real good.
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the rifle is available in .300 WSM My recommendation would depend on which rifle you'd get the WSM chambered in. Some handle the round well, a few don't.
“Perfection is Achieved Not When There Is Nothing More to Add, But When There Is Nothing Left to Take Away” Antoine de Saint-Exupery
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I've used both Winchester 70 (new CRF) that worked swell and Kimber 8400 ("almost CRF?) in 300WSM that fed very well. Remington 700 SA had to be tweaked a bit to feed OK, still pretty rough. Great round though, I stuck with Barnes 168 TSX and later 168 TTSX. R17 was King! I don't own one now as I have a soft spot in my heart for the 300WM, its Old Faithful to me.
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I’ve got both and prefer the 300 WSM. Brass is high though.
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