300WSM?

[Bear Wallow]

I got a Ruger 77MKII in 300WSM on a trade, but I'm thinking about selling it because of the caliber.  What are your thoughts and uses for the 300WSM?

[oliverstacy]

Just wondering what condition it's in, barrel lenght and blued/wood or SS?

I have a Mod. 70 Sporter on layaway at Cabela's in this caliber and can't wait to reload it.  Not sure why you don't like/want this caliber, it has good balistics and a huge bullet selection.  


Josh

[RicMic]

The 300WSM is about the same as the 300WinMag sorta like the 22-250 is about the same as the .220 Swift.  The 300WSM is great for all big deer, most bears, and Africa's plains game.  If Winchester doesn't get bought, this caliber may very well be doomed along with all the other WSM's and WSSM's.  Too bad, being a bit different is a good thing in the gun world.

[Zachary]

If Winchester doesn't get bought, this caliber may very well be doomed along with all the other WSM's and WSSM's. quote]

Nah, I don't think so.  The WSMs have become so popular, that they are chambered in MANY different rifles - Kimber, Browning, Sako, Tikka, Savage, etc. - I think even Remington.  The .300WSM and .270WSM are, as I believe, here to stay - regardless of what may happen to Winchester (aka US Repeating Arms).

Zachary

[Squeeze]

All of this hooey about WSM's being dead, because a Winchester
plant is closing, is causing me to laugh so hard, I have to keep
from blowing coffee through my nose!  

There are SO many WSMs sold, through great marketing, that
some ammo manufacturer, and brass maker, will ALWAYS
offer WSM ammo, and components.  People that are hung up
on "traditional" chambering, perpetuate this myth, to validate
their preferences.  Like Zachary stated, there is a long list of
manufacturers making rifles with WSM chambers.  How did this
happen?  Could it be that some law of economics, called Supply
and Demand convinced these rifle manufacturers, to offer
chamberings in WSM?  So given there is/was a demand for
WSMs, then this same bit of economic law states there will
be  demand for ammo, and ammo components, that some
companies will find profitable.  I believe, with a high degree of
confidence, that WSM ammo will be around when they plant me,
and my WSM rifles pass to my sons, and they pass, and the WSM
rifles pass to their sons, or to the next owner.  Just to
use one small example to illustrate my prediction.  Take the
.257 Roberts.  This is not a class of cartridges, but one custom
.25 cal cartridge, that has found enough popularity, to still
be loaded by a couple of ammo manufacturers.  First strike
against it is it is a .25 cal.  Not the most popular caliber, and
then it is in a cartridge that is close to other rifle chamberings,
between the .243 Win/6mm Rem. and the .270 Win., performance
wise.  But it is still with us, and it is still made by at least one
rifle manufacturer.  The number of WSM rifles sold, has got to
be 10's to 100's of times more than the .257 Roberts.  

Sorry all of you traditional rifle chambering folks, as much as
you would like to see the death of the WSM, to validate
your preferences, the WSMs will out live you.  

Squeeze

P.S.  I own 1 WSM, and a bunch of oldies but goodies, and my
favorite chambering is probably the .308 Win.  I am a
"traditionalist" when it comes to chambering choices.  But I just call
them like I see them, with no "religious blinders" on.  I see the WSM
ammo and brass around for at least a hundred years, if  the
.257 Roberts is any indicator of cartridge life.