German Weatherby V 300 Mag

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30 April 2004, 05:27

Hutt

German Weatherby V 300 Mag

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?

30 April 2004, 05:58

TRIGGERHAP2

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

30 April 2004, 08:23

Kingfisher

Shine a flashlight into the chamber. You should be able to tell pretty quick if it has a radiused or angled shoulder then you have your answer.

30 April 2004, 09:30

mho

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

01 May 2004, 14:43

tarbe

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

01 May 2004, 21:21

derf

When in doubt, get it checked out. It's too nice a piece to risk damaging! derf

03 May 2004, 06:11

Indy

See if it will chamber a 300 Wby case.

04 May 2004, 08:47

mho

Quote:

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

06 May 2004, 05:02

<eldeguello>

Quote:

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....

06 May 2004, 09:41

RSEK

Out of curiousity, is it a Weatherby barrel?

When in doubt a chamber cast will give you the answer.

06 May 2004, 10:30

dan belisle

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