I traded my 300 win mag for 300 wsm. The only thing good aboutthat trade is my 300 wsm is a Winchester that recently went up in value when they closed their plant.

The shooting I find identical. The 300 wsm kicks less, but the difference is small. My shoulder used to feel beat up after 12 rounds, now it takes 13. The short action is, well, a short action. No big deal. It only holds three shells in the magazine. It does not seem to cycle quite as smooth with the fat shells, although it isa small difference from the win mag in this respect also. It seems like they tried too hard to fit the fat shells into an existing design.

There is nothing wrong withmy 300 wsm. I like it a great deal, but not better or worse than my 300 win mag. Toss a coin and pick one if you ask me. I would not trade if I had it to do over again.

But I would have a muzzle break on whichever one I had. My neighbor the rich guy has a custom titanium 300 wsm. I thought it was too light for the job, but with his muzzle break it barely kicks.