I have had/have 3 of them in the last 2 years...2 300 wsm's browning and model 70 and a 7 wsm in Model 70...All good shooting consistent rifles...i really like this 7WSM more then the 300 wsm's though... I like the CRPF feature and I don't think I would ever buy another CRF Model 70 again and the same goes for the Abolt...

If I were to get a brand new rifle, it would be the .270 WSM in a Savage.

270 WSM. Savage rifle with Accu-trigger. Lane Simpson just had a good article in the new Shooting Times where he listed his loads for the 270 WSM and shooting test with the Savage and the Tikka T3 in 270 WSM. He says if you try the new Savage with the Accu-trigger, your gonna want one. I DO. The 270 WSM will do fine for all North American big game. Most would shy away from it for Big Bears but it will handle elk moose and all other big game. There is plenty of reloading components for this one out there. Same goes for the 300 WSM which would be my second choice in a WSM. My over all first choice will be the 25 WSSM but they won't be out until late this year. This according to dealers in my area. Other parts of the country may see them sooner. I think things still come to ND by Mule Trains.

The short magnums are certainly worth considering when you make your next purchase. There's certainly nothing magic about them, but you do get a boost of a couple hundred feet per second over a standard round. I believe it was termed "near magnum velocity from a short action rifle".

Based on what I'm seeing I'd say that the WSM line has a better chance of sticking around than the RUM line. The 270WSM and 300WSM both seem poised for long term acceptance. Ammo availability is getting better in my area, and now Federal is going to produce some premium ammo for both the 270WSM and 300WSM.

I have a Browning A-bolt in 270WSM. It's a nice gun, and I like it quite a bit. It's a little lite, harder to keep steady. That being said, my favorite go-to gun is my Sako 30-06. My advice would be to shop for the gun that fits you the best. If that one happens to be a short magnum, great. If not, stick with the best fit. In the long run that's where you'll be happiest.

I went with the 300 so that I could hunt brown bears. I talked to a guide out of Alaska, he said the 300 magnum is the smallest gun he would recommend. It will take down any animal in North America, and for some game it's way too much power, but hey, at least I won't have to do much tracking. My first choice was the Browning A-bolt, couldn't afford it so I went with the Savage because of the floating barrel and the price tag was nice. I didn't go Winchester because I hate the look and feel of their synthetic stocks. The Savage is not in the least bit an attractive gun, but it gets the job done. I reload, and worked up a charge the will put five shots all touching each other at 100 yards. Since then I put on a Simmons 24 power scope and a bipod. For fun we shoot aluminum cans at 500 yards. Two things I don't like about the gun is one, the recoil, it's the only gun I fired that has given my shoulder bruises, a nice reciol pad will probably take care of that. The second frown is on the magazine, or lack of, the rifle holds two plus one, I would like to carry more rounds, small things that would make the rifle better in my opinion. Overall I like the gun, however if I wasn't going to hunt bears I would probably go with the 7 mm for its flatter trajectory.