.300 win mag

[Dukebh40]

alright my grandpa has a .300 win mag that he made in his 40's. he made the stock himself and its beautiful. my question is the .300 way overkill for deer or is it ok. also i will be reloading for it so what bullet would be best and what weight. thanks guys

[snipehunter]

i have used it on whitetail in the past i think i was using 165g. hornady sst. as for overkill i don`t think it will make them any deader than a .243 will it will all depend on how far your shots are and if the recoil is a factor to you. a lot of folks will say that is a bit to much for a deer and that a lot of hunters think that a larger rifle will off set poor shooting imho it you want to use it well you use it and have fun

[handloader1]

I would have no problem using it on deer. Good luck.

[halcon]

I use mine on deer and have no complaints . Sure never had to shoot any twice .

[Wolf killer]

The 300-win mag is "over-kill" for deer but who cares. My 300-win mag was the only rifle I hunted with for over 12-years. During that time I killed a ton of deer. I handload for my 300-win mag. My pet load is 68-grains H-4831SC, Fed-215 primer & 200-grain Nosler Partition. This load has worked great on deer, elk, antelope & black bear.

[Virginia7]

"Overkill" ? What's that? Ain't no such thing as "overkill". Okay, a 300Win.Mag may be
more than needed to take a deer, but dead is dead. Is there something beyond dead?
This whole concept of "overkill" is nonsense. If you had a 375H&H, and want to use it for
deer hunting, so be it, use it. I don't think the dead deer is going to complain about what you shot him/her with - unless you use too little a gun. Or worse, make a bum shot.
Now, if you're handloading I'd suggest you use either 150gr. or 165gr. bullets for deer.
Moderate velocity may be appropriate if your hunting is in close cover.

[NVMIKE]

My wife bought me my first 300win in '91' I have never shot anything w/ another gun since and have NEVER had to shoot ANYTHING twice, they dont go far either. I use 180gr x bullets.