I had a 300 win mag and sold it. It was no fun to shoot and just kicked the crap out of me. My '06 and 7mag take care of business. If you have the opportunity for a long cross canyon shot on an Elk the 300WM is the way to go IMHO. There is not a wit of difference in performance of the 2 calibers. You can find 300WM ammo just about anywhere so if you don't reload that would be a consideration.

Handwerk...you will appreciate that 8 pound Sako when you start shooting it. Let's face it, it's only a pound heavier than the Mod 70 or 700 Rem. Put a nice Zeiss Conquest on her with all the money you saved on the rifle and you gain 6 to 7 ounces in weight back from a similar Nikon/Burris/Leupold etc! Regards, Rick.