I recently aquired a Weatherby MKV German made. I am confused about the caliber stamping on the barrel, it says 300 Mag not 300 Weatherby Magnum. Could it be a 300 win Mag?
99.9% no. I believe the 300 wby is a tad older than the winnie. I doubt Roy would be pushing/advertising the 300 win in one of his early German rifles also. Trigger
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In the early days of the .300 Wby Mag, the .300 Win Mag did not exist, so maybe they did not feel the need to be more specific than that - after all, what could a ".300 Mag" be... - mike
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Quote: In the early days of the .300 Wby Mag, the .300 Win Mag did not exist, so maybe they did not feel the need to be more specific than that - after all, what could a ".300 Mag" be... - mike
Quote: In the early days of the .300 Wby Mag, the .300 Win Mag did not exist, so maybe they did not feel the need to be more specific than that - after all, what could a ".300 Mag" be... - mike
Starting in 1925, .300 Mag meant .300 H&H Mag.
Tim
Yes, yes! I have an old book by O'Conner, and he refers to the ".300 Magnum" - and I do indeed think he is talking about the .300 H&H. Ah, life was simple back then - mike
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Quote: In the early days of the .300 Wby Mag, the .300 Win Mag did not exist, so maybe they did not feel the need to be more specific than that - after all, what could a ".300 Mag" be... - mike
Starting in 1925, .300 Mag meant .300 H&H Mag. Tim
True, Tim, EXCEPT when it was stamped on the side of a WEATHERBY RIFLE!! I'm sure Roy thought his was the "ONLY" .300 Magnum....
I think the easiest way to figure this out is to just see what chambers. A 300 Win or Wby mag won't chamber in an H&H. A 300 Wby shouldn't chamber in a 300 Win Mag. Process of elimination should tell you what you have. - Dan
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