Bullelk, I like the 300WSM, but from folks I've talked with in this light, straight stalked gun, it has a very hard kick. Have you heard anything to the contrary? Not a lot of these guns out there so I've had a hard time getting any 1st hand feedback.

Scott, I used the 20 FPS rule and of course in the 20" barrel the 308 loses a lot more than the 270WSM that comes in a 22" barrel. I'm making some assumptions about the subsequent drop because I don't have any know way to calculate that, but I assume it will be proportionate. That puts the 270 WSM still close to 10" of drop or less and the 308greater than that (I'm guessing). I would use a 140 grn bullet for the 270 WSM and probably stick with it and I would probably use a 165 grn bullet for the 308. If I went up to 180 in the 308 the drop would be greater and almost definitely make it closer to a 200 yrd elk gun.