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No i know a guy that used a 300 mag on deer and wat not. Works really good. The way i think about it is you never can get to big! Im hunting with a 7mm mag so im not that far behind a 300
God help you if a deer sneeks in at 40 yards or less. Had a situation like that with a 30.06. Lets just say it dispatched the animal immediately.
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Idon't think it's overkill at all. You shoot a deer with a 300wsm-it dies. You shoot a deer with a .243--it dies. Same results-dead is dead. As long as you can shoot the rifle accurately and you're comfortable with it,who cares what you kill a deer with
Is a .300 WSM 180 grain too big for a whitetail, antelope & other CXP2 game?? Any thoughts??
Well, 180gr is little big, maybe too much Sectional Density. You might not get the expansion you would like on Deer. A friend on here of mine shot a small doe with a 300RUM with 180gr accubond, and didn't create the damage he would ahve thought. Exit hole small as the entrance. A 150gr might suit you better for deer.
CXP1 game = small game, varmints, small predators like coyotes
CXP2 game = middle-sized, thin skinned such as deer, antelope, goats and sheep. May include black bears and hogs.
CXP3 game = mid to large size, thicker skined game such as elk, moose, brown bears
CXP4 game = thick skinned dangerous game such as many African species and American Bison.
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Too Big??
