Thread: Do i need a 300 win mag?

hell im buying it

Originally Posted by muka88

hell im buying it

Told ya.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLAIBclQIFQ

I hope you can handle the recoil better than these guys

Of course you need a .300 Win Mag.
But, well, if its got a suppressor on it, then it will have a shorter barrel than a .300 Win Mag needs, which means you are just buying a .30/06. I'm sorry but somebody had to say it. Your paying a lot of money for something my .30/06 can do.

Originally Posted by Carlsen Highway

Of course you need a .300 Win Mag.
But, well, if its got a suppressor on it, then it will have a shorter barrel than a .300 Win Mag needs, which means you are just buying a .30/06. I'm sorry but somebody had to say it. Your paying a lot of money for something my .30/06 can do.

how much barrel do you think it needs?

Originally Posted by muka88

how much barrel do you think it needs?

Its a big cartridge with a lot of powder, 24 imches minimum and many factory versions in this chambering are 26 inches. There is little point in having a short barrel on a magnum calibre.

Originally Posted by Carlsen Highway

Its a big cartridge with a lot of powder, 24 imches minimum and many factory versions in this chambering are 26 inches. There is little point in having a short barrel on a magnum calibre.

To a point. A 20 inch 300mag will still outperform a 20 inch 30 06. In fact it will likely outperform a 24inch 30-06, but in a shorter barrel.

Hence the point of a shorter barreled magnum

Well, sure. But that's sort of like saying Gareth Morgan wouldn't have a speech impediment if he didn't talk funny.

My .30/06 with a normal barrel and his .300 Win Mag with a 20 inch barrel and a suppressor and you are still going to need hearing protection to shoot both of them. Anyway, we are speculating about the length of his barrel. It may not be short.

Cut it to 14" and put a muzzle brake and limbsaver on it.

Originally Posted by Frodo

Cut it to 14" and put a muzzle brake and limbsaver on it.

Haha sounds like a waste of powder and my hearing

The short answer is yes buy it, the 300 Win Mag is like a 3006 on steroids. It is super efficient near and far. I have a Tikka in 300 Win Mag and if I could only own one rifle that would be it. My current load is a 200 gr ELD X at 2900 fps and it's accurate. Mine isn't suppressed but has a limb saver pad on it and it is fine to shoot, probably a bit much for a big range session but to sight in and hunt with no problems.When you place a bullet in the right place the animal will go nowhere but down.

Originally Posted by Mooseman

When you place a bullet in the right place the animal will go nowhere but down.

But isn't that with all calibers?

Originally Posted by Sideshow

But isn't that with all calibers?

Yes you are quite right, BUT there is a difference IMO. If you placed a 243 and a 300 Mag round through the vitals of a deer at say 400 yards I would be thinking the animal would most likely drop quicker with the 300 than the 243. Both would be dead but the impact effect would favor the bigger caliber.
The energy does have a lot to do with the outcome, some people think it is just a bunch of numbers but I think that these energy figures tell us what to expect when an animal is hit. I for instance believe that the 243 has lost its energy for effective kills at about 350 odd yards where as the 300 still has the power out to 900 plus yards with well placed shots.
I remember shooting a good sized Red Stag with my 300 RUM at only 90 yards ( big over kill ) but that stag went down like it was hit by lighting, it never moved, it's legs folded under it and there wasn't a tail or ear twitch. He was hit with over 4000 Ft lds of energy at that range. That is where the bigger magnums come into there own by delivering plenty of energy on the animal. Of all the animals I have shot with my various magnum calibers I struggle to remember any that have moved very far from the spot they were hit at, that is one reason I like the big bangers. A bit more noise and recoil is the trade off but it's not that bad and it's worth it. Meat damage is more a result of the type of bullet used, the faster opening type will damage more meat than say a bonded or full copper type bullet and because you can drive them faster you will see this effect.
Years ago me and me mate shot a Fallow Buck each, I was using my 338 Win Mag with 230 gr Fail Safe bullets, me mate was using a 308 with a cup and core type bullet. Same range and my stag had an entry and exit through the shoulder and minimal meat loss, my mates exit shoulder was destroyed, the heavier bullet had less of an explosive effect but still got the job done.
I like my Magnums a lot but I also like using the standard type calibers too, the debate over what is the best has raged for years and will for many more, long may it. By the way @muka88 enjoy your 300 and make up your own mind on how they perform . Good Shooting.

If money and safe space is not an issue then yeah why not haha

No. You do not need a 300 Win Mag.


However, if you WANT a 300 Win Mag and can SHOOT IT EFFECTIVELY then go farken hard.

Personally wouldn't but who cares really, it is your choice alone. Fuck the calibre battles, none are better than any other. They simply do what they were developed to do within the limitations of the design.