BlackSky
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Anyone have any experience in shooting the .300 Winchester Short Magnum cartridge? How is it on recoil? Crazy loud? Flat shooter right? Opinions on the round?
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Mule88
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Actually mine has surprisingly lower recoil than I expected for this round. It recoils more like 30-06 than a magnum cartridge and has the power range of the 300 win mag. A very nice round for all around hunting.
TheHobbyist
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I agree with the above post. Flat shooter, less recoil than expected. Ammo is available most places; not too expensive. I really like the round.
Hofstet
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My "new" favorite hunting round the past few years. Agree with previous comments regarding less felt recoil.
The 300 WSM is a great round. My daughter and I each have one in a Winchester M-70. Mine is a Featherweight and hers is a Laminated. I agree that the recoil is about the same as the 30-06, it was a little more than Megan enjoyed so we had a muzzle brake put on it. With the muzzle brake she enjoys it just as much as her 257 Roberts.
Megan has taken big mule deer, moose, wild hogs, a beaver (whole long story) and white tails with hers and I've done the same plus a 500 pound black bear. We use Barnes X bullets and it's a great combination.
We're going to Africa for plains game next June and the 300's are what we're taking for that.
Megan has taken big mule deer, moose, wild hogs, a beaver (whole long story) and white tails with hers and I've done the same plus a 500 pound black bear. We use Barnes X bullets and it's a great combination.
We're going to Africa for plains game next June and the 300's are what we're taking for that.
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