308 vs 300win mag

[J]

I have and shoot both calibers. A brake is a must on a 300WM. And the recoil is more than a slight extra. It is approx double the powder and usually slinging a 25-30% heavier pill.

Both are easy for ten rounds, or for hunting. But try to have fun shooting a 300WM 80 rounds in a couple hours in just a t-shirt. Easy in a 308. Good luck after 20-40 rounds in a row through the magnum.

The 308 is capable to 1000, or a little over. So long as your wind is consistent. The 300WM gets you a couple hundred additional yards and better resistance to the wind at 1000.

[newracer]

I was talking about recoil. I have a 300 WM for elk hunting, I am a pretty big guy and can handle some recoil but after 4-6 rounds I start flinching. I recently picked up a 308, haven't shot it much yet but the one time I did I was fine after 20 rounds.

[spqrzilla]

Frankly, dumping the belt for the .300 WSM is a good idea in my opinion. Reloading .300 Win Short Mag is a much easier process than .300 Win Mag.

[cofi]

I have and shoot both calibers. A brake is a must on a 300WM. And the recoil is more than a slight extra. It is approx double the powder and usually slinging a 25-30% heavier pill.

Both are easy for ten rounds, or for hunting. But try to have fun shooting a 300WM 80 rounds in a couple hours in just a t-shirt. Easy in a 308. Good luck after 20-40 rounds in a row through the magnum.

The 308 is capable to 1000, or a little over. So long as your wind is consistent. The 300WM gets you a couple hundred additional yards and better resistance to the wind at 1000.

so a muzzle brake dosent bring the 300 back down to 308 levels of recoil?

[J]

No. I have a brake on my mag and not on my 308. I can shoot 100rds easily on my 308 in a trip. I've rarely want to go over 20-30 on the mag.

[nisils14]

I feel 300wm is better utilized at 1200+ yds or for hunting at extended distances. Have you thought about 6.5 Creedmoor or 260rem? They provide 300wm like trajectory. I would still want .308 to shoot though. Might not be the best performing round but the amount of info on it is unbeatable and still reasonably accurate within 1000yds.

[Hoser]

308.

[Tim K]

I'd have a .300 WM, but not as my only precision rifle. If I could only have one, it would be a .308. Even better would be something more ballistically efficient in the 6.5mm family.

I'm not a hunter, though, so take my opinion for what it's worth.

[XC700116]

so a muzzle brake dosent bring the 300 back down to 308 levels of recoil?

The right brake makes them very easy to shoot, but everyone around you isn't going to like it.

APA Fat Bastard would be the brake I'd run on a 300 WM. It's big, but it works wonderfully.

As to 300 WSM, I'd build one off a long action so you can mag feed the longer high BC bullets and not sacrifice case capacity.

For the OP, the key words I see is First Precision Rifle go with the 308, or something like a 260, 6.5 CM ect.

[TheBelly]

.308. Hands down.

Then you can switch it into something compatible after the first barrel burns up at around 10k-15k rounds.

i like the .260 Remington.