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Oh, but 17 '06s is OK?  You know you are a 300 wsm lover. Just admit it....I think I remember a while back someone buying a chit load of Nickel 300 wsm brass. Hope yours didn't have tape on every one of the bastids like mine did. SOB!!!!Like to kick his azz for marking that brass like that. Not all of them, but enough to make me curse!
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I have one 308 and got rid of the other 2. This was the better rifle of the 3 and it's a ruger......  ![[Linked Image]](http://i1180.photobucket.com/albums/x401/chiefbsa/004-44.jpg) Chose this one over a wichester model 70 fwt too if you can believe that..... Hard to kick this 300 wsm out of bed though.....: ![[Linked Image]](http://i1180.photobucket.com/albums/x401/chiefbsa/007-31.jpg) ..............Better to sleep with two rifles than just one uh???  Yeah, but the 30-06's get jealous....  ................The 300 WSM has bigger knockers. The `06s should be jealous.....
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Oh, but 17 '06s is OK? You sound just like my wife.  Just razzin' ya, brother. I can hardly talk... .300 Savage, .308, a pair of '06s, and H&H, RSAUM, WSM, Winchester, Weatherby, and RUM. Oh, and a .30-30.
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Oh, but 17 '06s is OK? You know you are a 300 wsm lover. Just admit it....I think I remember a while back someone buying a chit load of Nickel 300 wsm brass. Hope yours didn't have tape on every one of the bastids like mine did. SOB!!!!Like to kick his azz for marking that brass like that. Not all of them, but enough to make me curse! Me too  . Mine were numbered for case capacity or something. Some people...I pulled the tape off and sized them and tumbled the bastids and then shoot groups like this so wtf does it matter if one holds a hair more water than the other...: ![[Linked Image]](http://i1180.photobucket.com/albums/x401/chiefbsa/001-25.jpg) 5 shot group ![[Linked Image]](http://i1180.photobucket.com/albums/x401/chiefbsa/009-20.jpg) 10 shot group.......
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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.308 and .308mag both are excellent. For a while I needed three of each...
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If you are trying to be a one rifle man the .300 WSM is the way to go but who wants to be a one rifle man keep both and enjoy! ..................Hb
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Variety is the spice of life. ddj
Many men go fishing all their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after. - Henry David Thoreau
The best part of hunting and fishing was the thinking about going and the talking about it after you got back. - Robert Ruark
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Exactly..................Hb
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I would likely just get a .270... This kid is too smart.... 
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The only danger is that if you get the 308, the WSM will sit in a corner unused. +1
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I would likely just get a .270... This kid is too smart.... Really smart and he'd have a 300WSM to go along with that pansy ass 270....grin Seriously though if starting from scratch I'd follow Pat's lead and shoot/hunt a 308 w/155 Scenars. Of course a 300 WSM and 180's at 3000fps doesn't suck for hunting, just wouldn't be as fun to practice with all the time.
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I own several 308's, 30-06's and one 300 WSM. The 308's and 30-06's ain't for sale. The 300 WSM, I'm undecided on, only because I've not had it long enough to develop a load that I'm 100% sold on.
But I can see where it has the potential to do it all. It is the same size weight as my 308, gives me 99% of the velocity of a 300 win mag with less recoil, and I can always load it down to 30-06 performance and recoil levels.
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Yes, because a 308W is often the next step up in power for a young shooter or Woman.
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Yes, you need the 308 because one of these days when SHTF no matter how bad it gets, ammo will still be availible to those with initative and courage to act.Just like you need a 223,12 ga,45, 40,9mm ,38,and a 22lr. No further explanation needed.Besides they are fairly economical to shoot. Magnum Man
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I would likely just get a .270... This kid is too smart.... I used to think that, 'til I read the .270 quote... 
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I've got both.They both shoot really tight groups.The 308 Win. is fun to shoot.The 300WSM is fun to shoot too.The 300WSM shoots much flatter.The 300WSM hits much harder.The 300WSM kicks a little harder,but it's not too bad.As good as the little 308 Win. is,the 300WSM is better and it's a 308 magnum and it will out perform the 308 Win.When I get ready to go hunting,I find it very hard to leave the 300WSM at home.
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As Bob Hagel would say"You should not use a rifle that will kill an animal when everything goes right; you should use one that will do the job when everything goes wrong."Good words of wisdom...............
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If I had to be a one and done kind of guy I'd go 300 shorty just cause there's times I like a bit more power for elk.
Aside from elk (and yeah I know the 308 is more than elky worthy) the 308 is all one needs.
So, I guess I'm saying that if one's into deer and deer and not much else then a 308 (or a 22/250) makes a lot of sense.
I built a fairly model perfecto 300 shorty mag, love it so I use it.
Lastly, for me it's more about the rifle than the round.
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I would likely just get a .270... This kid is too smart.... I used to think that, 'til I read the .270 quote... C'mon KD, you know you love the bastard step child .270. You're just a closet .270 man...
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I've got both. Been target shooting all my life, most with .308. Been hunting for a few years here in CA, started with -06, figured out fast .308 was my friend. Easy to shoot, load, carry, cheap practice ammo/availability, great barrel life...
Someone put a bug up my butt a couple years ago to get a .300wsm. You know, more is always better?! Finally took it hunting just to try it out. Shot a pig at AM gray light from prone. All I remember was seeing orange, waking up a couple seconds later to the guide tapping me on the back and just being able to make out the words "good job". My ears were fuzzy for a while after.
I'm going to CO in Oct for elk, and now for the first time, I feel the need for the .300wsm, but even now not so sure (see my speed post on the elk channel).
BTW, there's a diametric difference between need and want!
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YES. Just can't see turning a WSM into a 19 in. barreled carbine. Besides, I've got to have something to use several thousand rounds of .308 match brass in.
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