Well got the new toy. Went with the model 70 featherweight .300wsm. Heres the bad news. Got the gun home took it out of box to place mounts rings and scope on it. Was looking it over and worked the bolt and tried to place rifle on safe. And surprise tha safty wouldnt move at all. Called winchester and its on its way to winchester for repair. Cant beleave the factory let a gun ship out with the safty not working. Well lets see how long it takes to get it back. Also I dont think the .300WSM will do anything that several of my other guns wont do I just wanted a pretty new toy,LOL

3DNWV

Edited by - 3DNWV on 10/14/2002 17:47:48

good luck with it. its not a handgun but new toys are always fun

propmahn
you can never have too many guns

what about the micro hunter from brwoning or any of the brwoning's in the new WSM's???? i would go with a 270WSM as a good whitetail caliber. just look at the ballistics of the 130gr. bullet!
but like greg with 7mm mag said.. i am gonna wait to see if they do come out with the 358WSm or the 338WSM

No offense was intended 3DNWV, I was just trying to point out that all the new rounds that have been brought out in the last few years won't do anything different that all the old rounds can't do as well. I certainly respect the desire for new toys though. I get a bad case of it once a year or so.

I know I have several of the new calibers or have tried them but it seems like always go to my beat up Ruger 77 tang safty 30-06. Just keeps making one shot kills. But boy is that 70 featherweight pretty now if they can just get it to work right.<img src=icon_smile_angry.gif border=0 align=middle>

3DNWV

Still waiting the rifle was took back to shop the 30th winchester got it logged in there system on the 9th as of now it hasnt been looked at and there not sure when it will be. Nothing like good customer service........... Hope its back by opening day<img src=icon_smile_dissapprove.gif border=0 align=middle><img src=icon_smile_blackeye.gif border=0 align=middle>

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