ORIGINAL: bluffhunter
Hi i am in the market for a new rifle for an upcoming black bear hunt this fall, and a possible elk or moose hunt the following year. I have a 270 right now for deer and looking at a larger all around caliber and looking for inputs on the 300 WSM VS the 300 Win. Mag. i like the shorter action of the short mag but the 300 Win mag can shoot heavier 200 grain bullets so i am ready to flip a coin. Will the 180 grain in a supreme bullet do the job out of the 300 WSM for black bear, elk, and moose? and yes i know its all about shot placement.
Thanks
I have loaded for both and find, I usually can outrun the WSM with a win mag by 50-100fps. Thats just my experience with my guns. I am still amazed at the performance you can get out of a win mag. I can get 3100fps with 180gr partition with good accuracy. I havn't been able to do that with a WSM. Not saying someone on here can't.
I used to load up 200gr bullets for moose and such for my 300win mag and RUM's. But I quit that. 180gr is just fine. I found 200gr full tilt loads out of a 300RUM had much more percieved felt recoil than 180gr. And found it wasn't all needed.