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craigepo · 03-24-2016, 20:40

I think the difference between .300 win mag and .300 WSM is much the same discussion as choosing between a .308 and a 30-06. You can get a lighter rifle and similar ligher-bullet ballistics with a .308, while the 30-06 can handle large bullets better.

IIRC, all of the Colorado guides where we hunted last carried .300 win mags, and they swore by them.

Here's a nerdy look at pros and cons of the short mag:

http://www.ballisticstudies.com/Know...rt+Magnum.html

03-24-2016, 20:40	#29
craigepo Quiet Professional Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Southern Mo Posts: 1,541	I think the difference between .300 win mag and .300 WSM is much the same discussion as choosing between a .308 and a 30-06. You can get a lighter rifle and similar ligher-bullet ballistics with a .308, while the 30-06 can handle large bullets better. IIRC, all of the Colorado guides where we hunted last carried .300 win mags, and they swore by them. Here's a nerdy look at pros and cons of the short mag: http://www.ballisticstudies.com/Know...rt+Magnum.html __________________ "And how can man die better than facing fearful odds, for the ashes of his fathers, and the temples of his gods?" Thomas Babington Macaulay "One man with courage makes a majority." Andrew Jackson "Well Mr. Carpetbagger. We got something in this territory called the Missouri boat ride." Josey Wales
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