300 WSM for elk hunting?

[RockyMtnUT]

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[xsn10s]

"IT WILL KEEEEEEEL".

 

[JAYgs8163]

^^^^ bwaaaahahahahaha

 

[RockyMtnMT]

It begins with a 3 so it is plenty big enough for elk! LOL! I think that's funny anyway.

My favorite combo in the 300 wsm is the 166g Hammer Hunter. These fit nicely in the short action without taking up too much space in the case and we can push them a bit over 3200 fps nicely. Very good point blank range capable, pretty much hold hair to your stated range with a proper zero and still capable to 700-800y depending on elevation.

 

[Rick Richard]

It begins with a 3 so it is plenty big enough for elk! LOL! I think that's funny anyway.

My favorite combo in the 300 wsm is the 166g Hammer Hunter. These fit nicely in the short action without taking up too much space in the case and we can push them a bit over 3200 fps nicely. Very good point blank range capable, pretty much hold hair to your stated range with a proper zero and still capable to 700-800y depending on elevation.

One ragged hole for me with H4350.

 

[doug2080]

This is the question all the needmoore guys should be asking.

 

[dk17hmr]

I have shot a number of cows passed 500 with my 300wsm with 208gr amax....heck I shot a big cow elk last season at 548 with a 122gr bullet from a 6.5 short mag and rolled her. Several with a 338 Lapua and a 280 Remington.... What I'm getting at is if you can place a bullet it doesn't matter.

 

[skipglo]

What are your thoughts on this cartridge? Thinking of getting a Savage Ultralite in this. But not sure if this round would kill a big elk at 400 yards? Is it as strong as a 300 Winmag? Can it shoot heavier bullets?

As stated more than capable...but buy your ammo first...if it's available...can be hard to find at times!

 

[Frogman77]

I'm a fan of the 300 wsm. Although my build is a bit eccentric I'm impressed with it.

Built on a Tl3 long action in a 26" 7twist barrel I'm shooting 250gr atips at 2615fps, with excellent accuracy and sd's

At 800 yards I'm still carrying right around 2000ft lbs of energy.

Shot these two groups while adjusting my tuner two days ago getting ready for a moose hunt.

 

[Silent Hammer]

You get 250 grain into a 300 wsm? With that short neck, even with 168s powder gets compressed. Is that thing long throated?
Don't need 250g $8.50 bullet to kill anything, except dangerous African game from an 06 let alone 300 mag. Do it with a bummer half that price.
Just saying

 

[Silent Hammer]

Sorry spell check,** do it with a bullet....

 

[Silent Hammer]

Sorry again, ...$.85 bullet

 

[Frogman77]

No, it can be done with less, but the performance I get is close to 300 prc, less powder, great accuracy, easy recoil, enough power to get the job done against a brown bear if I needed to.

Besides, who doesn't love high bc bullets that shoot into one hole lol

I'm not putting thousands of rounds through my hunting barrel. For me I'll shoot the best bullet I can. I'm actually going to play around with some Mono solids from PVA and see what they will do

 

[muledeer01]

Coworker once asked me the same question, 300wsm or 300 win mag? I asked him how he preferred his women, long and lean or short and fat?