The High Road. velocities in a short-action rifle. 300 wby vs 300 win mag. Joined Feb 9, 2014 Messages 25 Location Rocky Mountain House, AB. By Ron Spomer. I’d go with the .300 Wby as a fellow handloader you know you can taylor a load to fit your needs. mag. A 300 Win Mag will do very well for almost all applications. Mag. More Guns. Aug 5, 2014 #1 L. LRH ELKAHOLIC Active Member. Its inherent long-range accuracy due to the advantageous bullet weight makes it … .338 Winchester Magnum is a more common cartridge, I'd imagine, and would be easier to find. The fact is that each cartridge has different points with lots of advantages. The 6.5-300 Weatherby Magnum bested even the Nosler, with the initial load firing a 127-grain Barnes LRX bullet at 3,531 feet per second (fps) from the muzzle. The difference between a 300 In Mag and a 300 Weatherby Magnum is like comparing a 308 to a 30-06. Aug 5, 2014 #2 I. IdahoCTD Official LRH … Based on the .300 H&H case blown out to maximum capacity, the .300 Weatherby Magnum was introduced by Roy Weatherby in 1944. Winchester used the Jeffery case for its .300 Winchester Short Magnum, released in 2001, giving .300 Win. View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message User Join Date Aug 2011 Posts 40. Personally, we think that whether you choose the 300 Win Mag or 300 Ultra Mag, you’ll gain the same level of shooting experience. Tomahawks Are Back: These American Relics Have Seen a Resurgence in Military and Survival Situations . Mag. Posts: 24. It bettered the velocity of the benchmark .30-06 Springfield by over 200 … Quite honestly, all the critters I've witnessed shot such as Caribou and Moose didn't know the difference. Too much can go wrong and the recovery of an animal shot at 100 yards can already be complicated at times. Home Forums > Tools and Technologies > Rifle Country >.300 Wby vs. .300 Ultra Mag. He shot his elk, broadside at between 180 and 240 yards, 5 times. Latest. Thread starter LRH ELKAHOLIC; Start date Aug 5, 2014; Help Support Long Range Hunting : Join the LRH Team or . The .300 Win Mag might be inferior in performance and power to the .300 Weatherby Magnum and Remington Ultra Magnum, but it is still certainly capable of bringing down elk, moose, bear, and bighorn sheep. is considerably less than that of the Weatherby magnum and the difference in the performance is not enough to justify punishing yourself to that extent. My understanding is that the rounds are the same caliber but the cartridges are different... Is it possible to shoot the .300 Win Mag rounds out of the Weatherby safely? Sort By: Items 1 to 24 of 41 total . I've looked online and there seems to be different views on the matter. Brainshot. 300 Win Mag vs 338 Win Mag vs 338 Lapua: Rifle Selection When it comes to prices and availability of quality hunting rifles, .338 Lapua Magnum cannot touch the .300 and the .338 Winchester Magnum. The .300 Weatherby is based on the full length .300 H&H case, blown out and given the Weatherby double radius shoulder. Bulk Ammunition on sale, including 300 Weatherby Mag Rifle Rounds. .300 Win Mag vs 300 Weatherby Mag. May 3, 2019. Jan 27, 2020 #5 E. elkguide Senior Member. 27-09-2011, 10:44 #4. Categories. I am not sure that I would have any weatherby and especially the 300 it is no better than the 300 win. The 300 Win Mag is older but still versatile in for shooting in most hunting sites. When Weatherby decided to enter the 6.5 market, the company immediately went for the top spot. Mag: Ballistics, Cost, and Accuracy. Before you buy your next rifle, see how they compare. The .300 Win Mag vs .338 Lapua Magnum is an interesting comparison, and we think provides some interesting points of discussion. John de Witt. You can purchase .300 win mag ammunition off the shelf at any sporting goods store in the lower 48 and you'll be able to find it at just about any general store in Alaska. Head to Head: .300 Win. If you are after a hunting rig, this would fit the bill nicely out to 900+. The .300 Winchester Magnum—that belted affair based on a shortened Holland and Holland case—was released in 1963 as the last in a quartet of cartridges that redefined magnum performance to the masses. Unless one is accompanied by a good number of friends, or shooting in very … View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message … Although the case design of the Weatherby was entirely different from the .300 H&H, enabling head spacing at the shoulder, Weatherby retained the belt at the case head, resulting in a very successful marketing ploy. Just one man's opinion that has shot both and hunted with a Remington 700 in .300 win. Mag. Modernists scoff at the double radius shoulder, but it feeds more smoothly than today's fat, angular magnums. 338 vs 300 weatherby I would say the 338 winchester is a bit or much better for the tough brownies.. Like the .308 Norma, the .300 Winchester Magnum essentially duplicated the performance of the .300 H&H Magnum in a shorter case that fit in a standard length … mag. Last year, I was hunting with a buddy that was shooting a 6.5-300 Weatherby and I was shooting a .300 Win Mag. vs. .300 WSM. Weatherby mark v sporter 300 win mag swarowski 4x12x50 brx DNZ base Hornady 150g SP whitetail ammo. I voted .300 Weaterby, given the choices. So, my dad has a .300 Win Mag and I recently acquired a .300 Weatherby Magnum rifle. Mag. jaymon. Mag. Werkzeug und Baumaterial für Profis und Heimwerker. Joined Jan 26, 2016 Messages 3,317 Location Vermont. I saw the post on the .300 win mag recoil, what is the recoil like on a .300 weatherby mag? Or any 12 gauge. The Weatherby and ultra mag ballistics are definitely superior to the .300 win mag, but not THAT superior. per page . The flip side of this is that a long magnum length rifle action is required for the .300 Weatherby. I believe that the .257 Weatherby Mag is the same as well. That was over 30 years ago but I still have his Mark V .270 and his .300 Wby Mags. Furthermore, the muzzle energy of a.300 Weatherby Magnum round averages out to 4070 ft-lb, while a.300 Winchester Magnum round averages out to about 3520 ft-lb. The extra few hundred foot-pounds of energy that you'd get from a .388 Wby Mag aren't that crucial. i am looking to determine the best all around caliber recoil and price are not an issue thanks . While there is some overlap in the applications of these rounds, there are also going to be certain shooting situations where one might be better suited than the other. Re: 300 Win Mag vs 300 Weatherby I agree with Messor, it's not worth it.Rather wait for the win mag and you will have a lot more bang for your bucks in the long run. This caught on like a wildfire, and among the WSM family, the .300 is, was and will be the most popular of the lot. Showing 1–16 of 24 results . Pour des tirs tendus : 300 Win Mag, 300 Weatherby Mag ou pourquoi pas une 7 RM ou 8x68 S pour rester dans des calibres bien disponibles. The larger 300s, Rum and 30-378 will only provide more power at extreme long range. Re: Same bolt face as .300 Win Mag? Although I love it, in pure technical terms I’m forced to admit the .300 Win. .300 Winchester Magnum vs. Hornady .300 PRC. In my last question I was asking about the .300 Weatherby a friend of mine ( and maybe a few posts ) suggested that maybe a .338 Win Mag would suit my needs better. 8 years ago. Log in; Entries feed; Comments feed; WordPress.org; Contact Us. Ici sa comparaison avec de droite à gauche : Une .308 Win, une 30-06 Springfield, une .300 Weatherby Magnum et une .300 Remington Ultra Mag. 338 win mag pas mal non plus pour mettre au tapis les gros animaux. Discussion in 'Rifle Country' started by Arkel23, Nov 15, 2009. As for brass, not only I use 338 Win Mag brass, I also use 7mm Rem Mag and 300 Win Mag witch requires trimming to length but when it's free and abundant, who cares! That’s not really surprising when you consider the roots of the cartridges though. Hunting. vs .300 Win. Show. I know it depends on weight stock and everything, but I just want ageneral idea or it compared to a 12 gauge. With handloads or genuine Weatherby ammo, it runs neck and neck with the .300 Ultra Mag, but burns less powder and produces less recoil. Is it much worse than a Remington 870 express super magnum (7 1/2lbs) shooting 3'' slugs or buckshot? Yes, it could happen. No categories; Meta. 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