sw282
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Numbers dont lie. 300Win is 5 time more popular
300 wby vs 300 win mag
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Numbers dont lie. 300Win is 5 time more popular
Calvin45
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It's also a game changer potentially, compared to 7 years ago, that Peterson makes brass for .300 weatherby now (or at least their site says they do).
Calvin45
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No one's disputing that. It's also got nothing to do with anything here. The .308 is probably 5 times more popular again than the .300 win mag but I prefer the latter.
So what you are saying is that the 300WIN is the Ford Escort of rifles...
sw282
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l'm saying numbers dont lie..
quarterman
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Another vote for the 300 WBY
Lnewton
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Dont own a WBY. Love my Win Mag. Never see factory ammo for the WBY anywhere I shop (academy, cabelas, bass pro, murfs) so since I dont reload, it would be hard to choose that cartridge.
yobuck
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Whatever works ok for you, works ok for me as well.
For sure both will get the job done.
so am I....... 200 fps faster is not a small number
yobuck
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But, but, but, at what point as for distance, before the velocity difference comes into play?
And my question to you or anybody would be have you killed one that far?
Rich Coyle
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Who cares? Prejudice trumps all.
Capt RB
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The extra fps isn't game-changing being able to step up to the .8+G1 230smk/Atip, 245 Berger and 250 Atip with the same velocity as the 300 Win mag 215 is a big advantage in windage correction. Basically, a 300 wby will do everything at the speed my 300PRC will give the same barrel length. The 30 Nosler would be also in that category as well. Step up to a RUm or Norma or 30-378 in factory form and you have another level. You can kill most things in North America with a 22 rimfire but why give up the fun factor.
If you want blazing speed Swamplord has some stuff that is up beyond Ludacris speed approaching the speed of Plaid. If you don't know the speed of plaid watch spaceballs
There is not bullet you can run in the 300WIN that you can not in the 300WBY, and the WBY will be faster. Now if you want to compare a custom WIN to run the longer bullet, then you'd have to comapre it to a custome WBY!The extra fps isn't game-changing being able to step up to the .8+G1 230smk/Atip, 245 Berger and 250 Atip with the same velocity as the 300 Win mag 215 is a big advantage in windage correction. Basically, a 300 wby will do everything at the speed my 300PRC will give the same barrel length. The 30 Nosler would be also in that category as well. Step up to a RUm or Norma or 30-378 in factory form and you have another level. You can kill most things in North America with a 22 rimfire but why give up the fun factor.
If you want blazing speed Swamplord has some stuff that is up beyond Ludacris speed approaching the speed of Plaid. If you don't know the speed of plaid watch spaceballs
I own and shoot 5 300WBY, 2 300WIN, I shoot 338 WIN and 338 LM, and 375 H&H. but the last three years I harvested with .243, .270 or 30.06, depending on how I feel that day. I took a big Elk with 30.06 and and huge Zebra with 300WBY. 2 shots on the elk, one shot on the Zebra.
Yes, number do not lie, the numbers that count that is. Popularity does not mean something is better. Would you be a VW Bug today because it was the Number 5 overall in sales? Its popular, YES, Better? NOPE
So, I am not going to change your mind...you have blinders on...you are not going to change mine, I am an engineer and you dont have the numbers that count on your side.
Shoot what you enjoy, I sure do, and I shoot them all, that is any caliber that is older than 20 years old. New stuff, well, no room in my safe and not selling any to make room.
