Mine is a BLR, reasonably accurate with all the 165 and 180 gr. loads I have tried to date. Recoil is not terribly bad, I usually shoot the 338 first then the 300 feels downright good.

Very good round. Love mine...Model 70 Super Grade...one of the first into Canada. Shoots Federal 180 gr Noslers into 3/4" @ 100 yds. Best group...1/2". Nicest piece of fancy walnut I've seen on a production gun. Thought I should try to save it so bought a McMillan "Super Grade" stock to hunt with. When I put the barreled action into this black stock the whole carisma of the gun was lost. So, put the walnut back on and haven't looked back. This stock is so well designed that recoil is minimized...about like my Featherweight in 270 Win; even prone is no problem for me.Took my best Whitetail with it in 2002...perfect 5 x 5 150pt. A point I would like to make is that I use the 300 Win Mag because it is chambered in this spectacular rifle, that I have so much faith in.

My .300 Win mag is an old beatup Model 70 Winchester that I bought in 1973 for $169.95, and has never seen a gunsmith. It will shoot with pin point accuracy with an old 3 X 9 Redfield scope on see thru mounts of all things. I have taken a 91/2 ft Brown Bear, 14 Caribou, and more than 200 Deer with it. In Alaska it was on the top and sometimes on the bottom when I crawled up Salmon streams stalking Bear and Caribou. It took all the water and rocks it encountered and still did it's job. My son hunts with it now, and with a 180 grain Nosler Partition or North Fork it is deadly at 3100 fps. Rl-22 and a Fed 210M primer is the load. Good shooting.

The .300 Win. Mag. is my standard big game hunting cartridge. I bought my first one nearly twenty-five years ago, but I didn't start hunting with it seriously until 1994.

Since that time, I've take over one hundred big game animals with this cartridge, ranging in size from Damaraland dik dik to elk, moose, Livingston's eland, and even a brace of Cape buffalo. In between, I've use it on various species of deer, plus bears, pronghorn, sheep, lion, leopard, javelina, feral hogs, a wide range of mid-size African plainsgame animals, etc. It's never let me down, and I've found it to be a delightfully consistent and superbly accurate cartridge that is much more widely-available and easier to shoot than the bigger .300's, plus it shoots flatter than the .338 Win. and seems to kills the same critters just as well. I used it most recently for Coues deer and desert mule deer in Sonora this month.

I always use premium 180 gr. bullets in the .300 Win., and don't see the need for anything heavier or lighter. I have a matched pair of custom Model 70s in .300 Win. Mag. that shoot the same, identical 180 gr. Nosler Partition load into groups of under a half-inch at 100 yds., and at just under 3100 fps. out of their 24" barrels. Both are zeroed for 250 yds.

There is an interview with legendary international hunter and Weatherby Award winner James Mellon in the most recent issue of Sports Afield Magazine. According to the interview, Mellon has taken just about all of the world's big game with the .300 Win. Mag., and if you're not familiar with Mellon's incredible list of hunting accomplishments, that takes in some considerable territory - several lifetime's worth, in all reality.

And yet, some local characters (most of whom really haven't shot jack-$hit with much of anything) are convinced that bullets launched from a .300 Win. Mag. aren't sufficient for elk.

Yeah.........

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Tells us about shooting the 300 WINMAG, range, recoil, loads, gun. Please & thank you. (Sorry for doubling the 9.3x62 chain)

I built one a couple mos ago, going to the range Monday to crank off a few rds in her.


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Mine's a Sako 75. It's not my only hunting rifle, but if I needed just one, the Sako in 300 Win Mag would be it.



It's powerful enough to dispatch elk or moose with one shot, will positively drill through any deer known to man, and recoil is nothing to be concerned with.



I've killed deer with it out to 320 yards, one shot kills all. I would shoot out to 400 yards if the wind fell inside of my comfort range, and the animal is standing broadside to me.

I like mine. A Rem 700 Classic. It has a burris 1.5x6 on it. I have never shot any bullet thru it that didn't weigh 200grs. If I wanted to shoot a lesser bullet, I'd use a 30-06. The recoil is easily acclimated to if you hold the rifle firmly and pull it to you. If you start out shooting off hand or from a standing bench, you can quickly enjoy fairly lengthy sessions from the bench with no ill effects. It certainly doesn't need a brake. I would put it slightly ahead of the 7RemMag in versatility and slightly behind the .338WM. Both of which are outstanding cartridges in their own right.

I had one in a Remington 700 BDL. Loved the round. Very accurate, very easy to load for, aside from the H&H probably the most balanced of the 308 caliber magnums, in my opinion. My primary load was a 180 gr. Hornady with max. charges of Reloder 22. I was getting 0.5" and 0.75" groups depending on what kind of day I was having. I shot an antelope at 350 and a mule deer at 100 with near identical results. Complete penetration and both animals ran about 50 yards and piled up deader than a mackerel.

I got rid of the gun when my extractor began failing to extract. Very frustrating. Kind of soured me on Remington 700s though I know many fellows who have never had a problem with theirs. But it is a trust issue more than anything. I've gone back to controlled round feed and hope to pick up a Model 70 in 300 Win Mag soon.

daaang just about everyone has one. My buddy says its not bad and shot a 160 whitetail last year. Nie gun

I like mine.

I had a Ruger 1S for a dozen years in that cartridge. It shot MOA which is pretty good and had a decent chamber for a belted round. I never hunted with it as I had better guns.

I sold it when I lucked into an old M70 in 300 H&H which is more fun.

Now I picked up another 300 WM in a Win Supergrade Classic/Boss for no good reason but to see what happens.

For the size animals I hunt a 7mm or 270 mag would do the job with less recoil so that's what I use.

I really wish Remington or Winchester had come out with a 404 size case that's standard action length (3.3") for the .300 and .338's. Instead we have the too big 300 Rum and just about big enough .300 WSM.

Petr,
I have a Winchester Stainless Classic .300 mag which has become one of my favorite rifles, however it didn't start out that way. Initially I had a lot of problems with getting consistent results and POI would change often and was about to sell the rifle. I liked the action and it fed well so I replaced the tuperware stock with a H-S Precision stock, skim bedded, and now it shoots sub MOA with my two favorite loads, Re 22, Win Mag primers, Win brass, and 180 gr Failsafe or Nosler Partition bullets. I have used the rifle to shoot a moose and a caribou. I recently purchased and installed a Williams extractor but haven't had time to check it for function yet.
JD

I presently own 2, a Blaser R93 (aver. .6 MOA) and a Rem Sendero SS (god for .5 MOA) and like them a lot. Since I got used to the recoil of the .338 WM and 9,3's, I took out the KickStopper from the 8.2 lbs. Blaser.

i have 2-1. m70ss in a borden stock and 1 super grade with 2 custom stocks. i don't find the recoil bad and kenny jarrette says it is the most accurate factory round.

Today I shoot the 300 H&H, but I shot the 300 Winchester Magnum for many years and I liked it very much, it is a fine caliber...

I love mine. Your reaction to the recoil will depend on what you've shot before this. It's reasonable to me by now. I shoot about 20-30 rounds/week with mine. 95% reloads. Recently I've moved away from the bench more, trying various field postions. Off the bench recoil is zero problem even with long sessions.

RL-22 is my favorite powder, mostly with WLRM primers.

Verdict: highly recommended. Run out to the nearest shop and pick one up.

I have a Savage model 116 in 300 Win. It averages 3/4" groups. My best load is with RL 22 and a 165 grain Hornady Interbond. I found recoil to be a little stiff (I'm used to a 30-06). I didn't have any real problems if I limited my shooting to 20 rounds or less from the bench or prone positions. I use it primarily for elk, and have had very good results.