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I had also thought about the .300 WSM......I'm really wanting a stainless/synthetic rifle. So far the only .300 WSM in a left handed gun I've foundis in a wood stocked Browning Hunter Model.
Does anyone know who makes a lefty stainless/synthetic in the .300 WSM?
Also, I would love some feedback on recoil. I've shot the .270, 7mm.Mag, and .30-06 extensively. None of which bother me in the recoil department.
Just curious if I went with something like a Browning Stainless Stalker how much difference I would feel between the 7 Mag and the .300 Winny on my shoulder. To be honest, the recoil itself doesn't really bother me. I'm more afraid of getting caught over the eye with the scope.
Savage did make a SS/synthetic in the wsm for us southpaws
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As far as which one, I certainly wouldn't kick the .270 out just yet. Teamed with a nosler partion, barnes TSX, etc it'll handle them big hog shoulders. I have used the 270win to harvest moose, elk, black bear and as well as deerthat tip the scales at 300+.
As i mentioned in my previous post I use the 7mm rem mag and really like its performance. I have shot antelope to moose with it, 30 to 500+ yards and never a hick up. Pick a .308 cartidge and you'll find a .284 that'll equal. (ie: 308win - 7mm08rem, 3006sprg - 280rem, etc). IMHO the .284 is a versatileNA big game caliber. The rem mag does a good job handling the big game bullets in the .284 cal - 140-175grs.
As far as recoil of a 300 wm to a 7mm rem mag ina comparablegun/model it's noticable butmost find it tolerable.
In regards to scope kiss,put a scope with min ER of 3.5" and have it set up properly to take advatange of the fullER afforded.Now more scopes are coming with constant ER which helps eliminate the possibilities of crowding the scope when changing the mag or improper set up in the first place. Recoil isn't the culprit for most scope kisses, shooters are..
be it in setup, technique, etc. Never been scope kissed by my own rifle touch wood butcame close a couple times with others rifles that weren't set up for me. I wouldn't let it bother you if it hasn't happened yet.
Good luck