Whats the hype about???

MountainSqwabler

MountainSqwabler

Active Member
Messages
848
What is all the hype with the .300mag? I truly don't get the hype behind this gun. It's overly expensive to shoot (not talking about reloading), it really doesn't do much more than other rifles...did someone awesome rub their boobs on each .300 round and I just don't know about it??? Does each .300 come with a lifetime supply of playboys?
 
Well sir, they all will kill whether Mag or not so it just depends on what kind of performance you're looking for. It depends on the anticipated range and size of the critter whether a 300 "mag" is worth the extra or not.
Yes, I like a 300 mag in various cartridge chamberings and yes I like b00bs.
I'd have to ask, what's not to love about the 300 mag?

Zeke
 
...also, you said, "doesn't do much more' and you're correct. It doesn't do much more but yet it IS MORE if a guy thinks he needs or wants it.
Options and freedom, it's a wonderful thing.

Zeke
 
I know for me and mtmuley, the 300 RUM is our cartridge, in 30 caliber, of choice so maybe that's even worse than a standard 3oo mag that the fan-boyz use. :ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO:
 
if one owns a 30-06 is a .300 RUM pointless? genuine question.

looking for something to touch out a little farther.
 
I like the .300 WSM. My Dad has one and it really shoots well. I used it for my Monroe elk hunt a few years ago and it did the trick on the elk. I typically shoot a .280 Ruger M77 for nearly every big game animal I have shot in the past 26 years...same gun/same scope. I have a .308 but I didn't have time to really go dial it in with the new Vortex scope I have bought so I used the .300. No complaints from me. I felt more comfortable having the little extra for elk than my .280 puts out and I wasn't sorry.
 
Also, I know there is a million .300 rounds out there, hence why I said .300mag because I wanted it to reference almost all the .300s, 300rum 300wsm, etc.
 
If a guy wanted one caliber for all of North America, a .300 WM is tough to beat. You can load them up or down on bullet weight and if you get somewhere and run out of bullets, you can probably find some more around.

If I'm sitting in Nome, AK getting ready to get on a bush plane for a moose, bear, or caribou hunt and my gun made it but the bag with the bullets got lost by the airline, I bet I'll have an easier time finding .300WM rounds than some of the other newer or wildcat rounds... even if I have to give a local $100 for a box of old Partitions.

Once a bullet leaves the barrel, it doesn't matter what the cartridge was anyway.
 
MountainSqwabler said:
What is all the hype with the .300mag? I truly don't get the hype behind this gun. It's overly expensive to shoot (not talking about reloading), it really doesn't do much more than other rifles...did someone awesome rub their boobs on each .300 round and I just don't know about it??? Does each .300 come with a lifetime supply of playboys?
Click to expand...
Grab your 6.5 or 30-06 and I’ll show you the difference!
 
Apparently....from the census I am getting...you are either retarded....a puss, or just know nothing at all if you don't own and shoot a .300...and apparently if you call it a .300mag because why would you call a .300 win mag a .300 mag....you're just wrong lol.
 
MountainSqwabler said:
Apparently....from the census I am getting...you are either retarded....a puss, or just know nothing at all if you don't own and shoot a .300...and apparently if you call it a .300mag because why would you call a .300 win mag a .300 mag....you're just wrong lol.
Click to expand...
Soooo...What is your point here? The stupid boob thing had me forming an opinion. mtmuley
 
I'm a woos and use a 300 WSM for everything. I only load 1 shell because I know game I shoot is going down when I pull the trigger! The most important thing to me is having faith in what I'm using and making ethical, deadly 1 shot kills!
 
jims said:
I'm a woos and use a 300 WSM for everything. I only load 1 shell because I know game I shoot is going down when I pull the trigger! The most important thing to me is having faith in what I'm using and making ethical, deadly 1 shot kills!
Click to expand...

That was what I thought too sir. Doesn’t cost much when you only shoot once
(Maybe throw a few down range)
 
The deal with 300’s is that we were very limited on our powder and bullet options 40 years ago, and a 300 was a good choice for a hunter who wanted a gun that could do everything. A 300 Win mag was a workhorse that could push a big slug at a respectable clip (or light bullets at fragging speeds) in a day and age when you didn’t have many options.

Then along came all the super duper ultra overbored flaming warbirds. Honestly, I’m surprised that the 300 remains as popular as it does.
 
BlueHair, thank you for that! I do understand how ballistically efficient the 300 is..I don't reload yet and I see a ton of guys buying factory and they are like 120$ a box????? That's absolutely Insane to me.
 
Nowhere is safe, especially when people understand how ballistically efficient the 300 is but have to ask "What's the hype about?"
 
All 300 mags are simply a .308” diameter bullet.
There’s tons of guns/cartridge shapes that spit out a .308” diameter bullet.

The “mags” just do it with a bit more speed = trajectory and terminal ballistic performance.

No one is a wuss if they don’t shoot a mag at everything (but they can).

My favorite medium game round is a 6.5 x 280 AI …..which is a 264 win mag performance I. A different package.

Zeke
 
1989Cohunter said:
I was a 300 guy forever and I’ve now converted to the 7mag. Now once my 300 is suppressed it may go full circle.
Click to expand...
The 300 vs 7 mag is a good example. Both from the same era, but the 7 never was as popular as the 300.

From the dusty corners of my memory, I want to say that was in part because of greater bullet selection in the 30 cal.
 
Zeke said:
Well sir, they all will kill whether Mag or not so it just depends on what kind of performance you're looking for. It depends on the anticipated range and size of the critter whether a 300 "mag" is worth the extra or not.
Yes, I like a 300 mag in various cartridge chamberings and yes I like b00bs.
I'd have to ask, what's not to love about the 300 mag?

Zeke
Click to expand...
My shoulder hates my 300 Mag!
 
Hey Zeke does that 6.5-280 AI kick out 140's at 3280 like my custom 264 win mag does? Don't think so. I hunted with a 300 win mag for 35 years but that the older I get the less I like recoil so I've dropped down to smaller calibers that are a little easier on my shoulder and actually funner to shoot. I have a 6.5-06 AI and the dreaded 6.5 Creedmore that I seem to pack more these days.
 
I purchased a 300 RUM back in 2005. I have a sweet 30.06 pump action from the 60’s.

I prefer the 30.06 because it is lighter, easier to find ammo for, less expensive to shoot, and passed down from an uncle that used to hunt so it has sentimental value.

The 300 RUM has killed a lot of elk since 2005. But lately, my butt cheeks pucker each time I shoot it because of scarcity of reload supplies and expenses to reload. However, I never sell a gun because of history/memories hunting. So it will always have a home with me.

(Luckily, I don’t own a 6.5. I’d have to move it every time I got in the safe to get to the real guns).
 
Maybe his wife has to give him permission to buy a "300 mag" like she gave him permission to be a "guide" and buy a hunt. Cool bro your 270 is awesome. You feel better....
 
Grosventre, you're adorable. I never asked for permission, I respect my wife and value her opinion when making life choices


It's funny how many of yall seemingly got so offended and have to defend yourselves when asked what the hype is over a .300win mag, and how many of yall try and poke fun when I just call it a mag lol.
 
I'm not sure about hype around any caliber or cartridge but I will say that the spectrum of 300 magnums have more than proved themselves over the years. I have most of them and love every single one. My current favorite is a near-mint 1950's model 70 in 300 H&H. That rifle looks, feels, and shoots lights out. 175 LRX at 3000 fps will rival or surpass the performance of just about anything else out there, old or new.

I personally think its great that there are so many options available. Sure, I could pick any one of my rifles and kill everything on earth with it for the rest of my hunting days but what fun would that be?
Nothing beats a normal day at the range where I will probably have a .20, .22, .24, .25, .28, and .30, caliber rifle with me. On days I'm feeling different, I'll have something in .26, .27, .33, .35, .44, or .45 caliber along for fun.

I'm all for monogamy with women and vast plurality with fine rifles.

In all fairness, the original 'question' was pretty dumb and I would guess it was 'asked' rhetorically to solicit reactions. Then again, anyone who still lets someone else load their ammo might really not know. -----SS
 
Last edited:
That right there is a solid answer. "Someone who doesn't reload may not know". I've shotten a 30-06, and 270 for years and nothings ever ran from me. So I don't understand why guys shoot bigger like the .300win MAG.
 
Apexmtnman said:
Hey Zeke does that 6.5-280 AI kick out 140's at 3280 like my custom 264 win mag does? Don't think so. I hunted with a 300 win mag for 35 years but that the older I get the less I like recoil so I've dropped down to smaller calibers that are a little easier on my shoulder and actually funner to shoot. I have a 6.5-06 AI and the dreaded 6.5 Creedmore that I seem to pack more these days.
Click to expand...
I can't speak for Zeke, but my 6.5-280 AI can kick out 140's at over 3200 pretty easily out of a 26" Pac Nor barrel.------SS
 
The guys who shoot a 6.5 Creed are still trying to figure out why anything else is even available, everything else was rendered obsolete the moment the Creed was born. Ask a Creed shooter, they'll tell you right to your face in cursive while sipping a white claw and fixing their hair.
 
Last edited:
Weiserbucks said:
The guys who shoot a 6.5 Creed are still trying to figure out why anything else is even available, everything else was rendered obsolete the moment the Creed was born. Ask a Creed shooter, they'll tell you right to your face in cursive while sipping a white clay and fixing their hair.
Click to expand...

A lot of creed shooters can't read or write in cursive.

I think it's time for use old timers to start using it to communicate in code so the young'uns won't know what the hell's going on.
 
MountainSqwabler said:
That's the thing, I was actually curious until yall were being a bunch of tools.
Click to expand...
We were, for sure.

Question. Where you surprised?

Re-read your original post and give some thought about how you might have worded it differently, if where expecting any sort of thoughtful response.

But then again……… I could be completely wrong. I’m wrong about a lot these days.
 
Meh….if you didn’t know what he meant you’re just being nitpicky.

Tone is the hardest thing for some us to convey in our posts (see sentence above). So we go thru life cantankerous and bitter for being unfairly labeled an a-hole. :)
 
Last edited:
Apexmtnman said:
Hey Zeke does that 6.5-280 AI kick out 140's at 3280 like my custom 264 win mag does? Don't think so. I hunted with a 300 win mag for 35 years but that the older I get the less I like recoil so I've dropped down to smaller calibers that are a little easier on my shoulder and actually funner to shoot. I have a 6.5-06 AI and the dreaded 6.5 Creedmore that I seem to pack more these days.
Click to expand...
You’re spitting ‘em out of your 264 pretty fast and I’m right there with a Hammer, of a lighter weight, but I’m exactly 3180 with cup and core 140’s with my 6.5x280AI. It was over 3200 but I back it down to the next accuracy node and saves on brass.

Sorry OP, kind of off topic.

Best, Zeke
 
Those 140s sure make a mess when faster than 3200. We use to shoot them out of the 7 stw at over 3500. That load just destroyed meat!
 
grizzly said:
a guy wanted one caliber for all of North America, a .300 WM is tough to beat
Click to expand...
I also believe the 300 win mag is the perfect caliber for North America. Can be loaded heavy, or light. Kill anything on the continent and capable of going long. Shot one for a long time. Don’t have one anymore but if I had to just have one it’s be a 300 WM. Belted case and all
 
JPickett said:
I also believe the 300 win mag is the perfect caliber for North America. Can be loaded heavy, or light. Kill anything on the continent and capable of going long. Shot one for a long time. Don’t have one anymore but if I had to just have one it’s be a 300 WM. Belted case and all
Click to expand...
Wow. Sensible. mtmuley
 
Told my boys at 16 I would but then a nice rifle.

My oldest picked a Xbolt medallion. We wanted .300 min mag.

My experience with .300 was that they kicked, a lot.

But, I told him he could pick.

That .300 with the boss on that Xbolt is a joy to shoot. Loud if you on the side.

But a freaking joy. And the 350 yard he put on a deer this year, was pretty impressive.

I like .30 cal. I love that gun.

IMG_20221029_164058__01.jpg
 
My .300 Win mag cost me my hearing and a fair amount of meat that I could have eaten had I shot those same deer with an '06 or less. Sold it. I have little need for 500+ yard shots, and so have no need for a magnum of any sort for anything less than dangerous game.
 
bullskin said:
My .300 Win mag cost me my hearing and a fair amount of meat that I could have eaten had I shot those same deer with an '06 or less. Sold it. I have little need for 500+ yard shots, and so have no need for a magnum of any sort for anything less than dangerous game.
Click to expand...
Yup. 25-06 for me these days. I doubt I put a box of shells thru a 300 over the rest of my life. Much rather shoot the 375.

The 300 ultra was stolen from the Canucks.
 
Last edited:
basically have an 30-06 that will most likely take care 90% of my hunting. it’s just not a super accurate gun, more a a beater and is never take shots past 200 yards. i also have a .270 also for the nice days and more open country.
thinking a rum or Weatherby mag would be a good addition for long shots on bigger game past 350.
 
Last edited:
If you want to find out why a 300 win mag is far superior to your 270 or 30-06 go shoot a few passed 500 yards and find out. If you're going to reload you need to learn about ballistic coefficients. And that is why the 300 win mag $hit$ on a 270 or 30-06
 
Bookhead said:
If you want to find out why a 300 win mag is far superior to your 270 or 30-06 go shoot a few passed 500 yards and find out. If you're going to reload you need to learn about ballistic coefficients. And that is why the 300 win mag $hit$ on a 270 or 30-06
Click to expand...

This post is hilarious. He never asked for anyone's opinion on the matter but made a few statements.

He also made the statement about a Rum or Weatherby for longer shots, yet it blew right over your head.

:ROFLMAO::LOL::ROFLMAO:
 
roadrunner said:
This post is hilarious. He never asked for anyone's opinion on the matter but made a few statements.

He also made the statement about a Rum or Weatherby for longer shots, yet it blew right over your head.

:ROFLMAO::LOL::ROFLMAO:
Click to expand...
He asked what the hype was about. Literally the title
 
Bookhead said:
He asked what the hype was about. Literally the title
Click to expand...

No he didn't. First asked if one 30 cal is pointless to own if you already own a 30 cal. Then asked what's the difference between two 30 cal magnums. Then made a statement backing up the first question and statement in the first post.

You either quoted the wrong guy or wrong post. Hilarious.
 
Bookhead said:
If you want to find out why a 300 win mag is far superior to your 270 or 30-06 go shoot a few passed 500 yards and find out. If you're going to reload you need to learn about ballistic coefficients. And that is why the 300 win mag $hit$ on a 270 or 30-06
Click to expand...
The ballistic chart is definitely an eye opener when you start comparing! Then start looking at the Ballistic Coefficient referenced to the G7 standard for bullet performance. Reload and invent you own load specific to what you want or the species your hunting. That's where the 300 mag shines, just because of the variety of bullets offered in 30 caliber.
 
roadrunner said:
No he didn't. First asked if one 30 cal is pointless to own if you already own a 30 cal. Then asked what's the difference between two 30 cal magnums. Then made a statement backing up the first question and statement in the first post.

You either quoted the wrong guy or wrong post. Hilarious.
Click to expand...
Look at the title of this thread. Also its the first question in the first post you really are clueless. Do you wake up in a new world everyday like a chicken?
 
Last edited:
i’m thinking a .300 weatherby would be a good compliment to the 06. mainly due to the difficulty finding a good rifle chambered in 300 rum. also be useful if i hand load in the future

i guess you could say the hype or practicality is getting to me
 
Last edited:
MountainSqwabler said:
That right there is a solid answer. "Someone who doesn't reload may not know". I've shotten a 30-06, and 270 for years and nothings ever ran from me. So I don't understand why guys shoot bigger like the .300win MAG.
Click to expand...
I think a big part of caliber selection comes down to confidence. My dad started me on 30-06, and so I’ve kinda always been a 30 guy. I’ve killed piles, and piles of critters with a 300 WSM, which I think is a fantastic hunting round. Also shot lots of critters with my 300 Weatherby (the Hammer).

I like 7mm’s for Deer, but don’t really care for them with Elk (from limited experience, I’ll admit, but experience none-the-less).

I have it in my mind, that if a Giant buck is standing 550 yards across a canyon, hard quartering away, that I can confidently take a hard quartering shot and effectively kill.

I also read a TON of Craig Boddington Growing up, and he was always a big proponent of bigger calibers…..

There’s no replacement for displacement!

Most guys really dislike recoil, and don’t shoot bigger guns well, and if that’s the case you should definitely go smaller. Accurate is better than bigger…. However, accurate, and big, is the best
 
A lot of you guys are a$$holes to each other for no reason. I’d pay a little bit of money to put us all in the same room together, and see how the conversations actually go. I’ll bet guys aren’t quite as tough……
 
so....after all the critical thinking that has gone on here....someone tell me where the line is between 300 "mag" and just 300??.....

Of the dozens and dozens of 300's....where is the line?
 
Homer said:
so....after all the critical thinking that has gone on here....someone tell me where the line is between 300 "mag" and just 300??.....

Of the dozens and dozens of 300's....where is the line?
Click to expand...
For that matter, let's lump all 30 cal (.308" bore) rifles into the discussion. Yessir, that's the question. Where's the line now?

I've has this discussion with my bro for years now and it goes like this:

a 300 win is almost like a 300 Rum.
a 30-06 is almost like a 300 Wim
a 308 is almost like a 30-06.
a 30-30 is almost like a 308
but a 30-30 is nothing like a 300 RUM!
(add to the list as you want)

They're all just incrementally a "little" more. Maybe not needed but the big ones are more nonetheless.

This is where a guy needs to figure it out for himself and not worry about the internet folk who, for the most part, don't shoot much!

Zeke
 

Click-a-Pic ... Details & Bigger Photos

Member Gallery Photos and Videos!

F222D6C1-4496-4AC5-8886-E9F35AD338AD.jpeg
7C580D05-5D54-46C5-A2EE-2EA51E45DB63.jpeg
3DF94433-2493-4619-9317-1B221ADB3EF9.jpeg
0765CDBB-21BC-4EF3-B33D-6DC10FBF57C1.png
Screenshot_20231001_143451_Gallery.jpg
4DD7E00B-D4F9-4EF4-8720-86DE76C9B9BC.jpeg
IMG_0022.jpeg
Battlin bucks2.jpg
071AA812-FB2F-480D-84E6-7B4E4ECDD9BE.jpeg
20180517_082927.jpg
60592394563__715CB7A6-B4B1-4875-823C-B77C872F7FFE.JPG
ironhead's Colorado Buck
Back
Top Bottom