.300wsm or .300wm?
08-03-2011, 12:50 PM
#1
Typical Buck
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: SOUTHERN Illinois USA
Posts: 820
.300wsm or .300wm?
i'm looking to get a savage weather warrior FCSS. i was thinking the traditional .300wm but the wsm does give a little extra velocity. the wsm doesn't have as many choices of facotry ammo and i know it's been around ten years or so but the WM has been around way longer and will stay around.
opinoins?
opinoins?
08-03-2011, 12:56 PM
#2
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: central and east texas
Posts: 4,894
mag is a mag. just preference...if ya really didnt care...figure out which bullet you would use fer each one, then go price and availability shopping. if thats about equal, you can always flip a coin...I got a BAR in 300wsm and like it a whole lot, but like a wm too.
08-03-2011, 01:36 PM
#3
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 1,143
http://www.federalpremium.com/products/rifle.aspx
I don't have any personal experience hunting with either one of these calibers. But looking at the ballistics I'd take the lesser recoil of the 7 RM. I have shot both and I prefer the 7 RM.
This linked didnt come up exactly the way i thought it would.So what i did was click on select caliber went to 7rm picked 160g nosler partition then back to select caliber clicked on 300wm clicked 180g nosler partition & clicked compare.both calibers should come up.
I don't have any personal experience hunting with either one of these calibers. But looking at the ballistics I'd take the lesser recoil of the 7 RM. I have shot both and I prefer the 7 RM.
This linked didnt come up exactly the way i thought it would.So what i did was click on select caliber went to 7rm picked 160g nosler partition then back to select caliber clicked on 300wm clicked 180g nosler partition & clicked compare.both calibers should come up.
Last edited by jerry d; 08-03-2011 at 01:58 PM.
08-04-2011, 04:51 PM
#8
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Eastern PA
Posts: 12,745
I would assume that the 300 WSM is going to be around for a long time. And the 300 WM has an excellent reputation/history as a hunting cartridge. With that being said, I would get the 300 WSM. But, if I had a 300 WM, I won't go running out an swapping it for a WSM.
I honestly would pick the one that feels best to you. That way you will have more confidence with it.
I honestly would pick the one that feels best to you. That way you will have more confidence with it.
08-05-2011, 06:33 PM
#9
Fork Horn
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Slippery Rock, Pa.
Posts: 393
Guys act like there being forced to trade their winny's in for the short's, if you don't have a mag it just gives you another choice. I like the shorts so that's my vote. As far as ammo, I have a hard time finding 280 ammo to use for fire forming.
