Originally Posted by
bigcountry
I have owned 4 of those on the list. I have settled on the old 300WM. I can achieve 3100fps with 180gr ballistic tip with a 24" barrel which isn't shabby, and I could never achieve that with a WSM. Barrel life is long, and feeds well.
300RUM's I loved. But I did shoot out 2 barrels in two years. Less than 2500 rounds. And everytime I rebarreled a gun, things change. Maybe not as accurate or mabye fouled more. I might own another one. I still keep my dies.
Weatherby's are screamer but I hate the freebore. hate the price of brass.
http://www.remington.com/products/am...300WB*PRA300WC
here is a ballistics chart usin a 300wsm and a 300winmag..comparin apples to apples...and nothin here is showin me that a 300 win mag out performs a wsm...unless 50fps is substantial to you....looks to be that at 500 yards that the wsm starts to shine...the 3 top ones are wsm and the 3 bottoms are win mag..and i chose the same bullets avalible fer each gun as to compare..i can find many cartridges that do better than what these charts say fer my 300wsm as well as you can fer your win mag..but apples to apples the winmag and short mag are vertually the same, til ya hit 500 yards and its just as mi-nute as befor 500 yards.. maybe your 24" barrel is all ya have ..im sure there is 1 avalible sumhow, sumway in 300wsm..
after further reveiw looks like 300 win mag only has the lead with velocity under 500 yards...energy and short range and long range trajectory go to the WSM..thx fer bringin this up