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Just the thought of sitting in a tree stand and popping-off a 300 Weatherby/Winchester makes me shudder.
The above rounds, maybe in the high plains, but not in the woods.
Thats why we have different cartridges.

Yep, they got really loco things out there now, like the .30-378, .375RUM. Who buys these things? City Slickers? The .375H&H is already fast enough, but it becomes much tamer beast once one backs off from Mo by 200fps, or so.

Lowell, with respect,I had a Remington 700 Classic in 300 H&H magnum, and I shot a heap of deer with it. I used Nosler Partition 180 gr bullets and I did not get the damage to the meat at all like I got with 30 cal cheap boat-tail bullets which broke up constantly. It's all in the projectile, in my humble opinion.

there appears to be anywhere from 200-300fps difference in speed between a 300 H&H and a Weatherby so a H&H should be a little better with most bullets than a Weatherby

Notice when it comes to small-bore magnums it's nearly always 'I had...'?

Nothing wrong with a 300 weatherby, it's a fine cartridge. If you're getting excessive meat damage then you're using the wrong bullet, not cartridge. Switch to a tougher bullet and you won't have the problem. A 300 weatherby will kill deer just as well at 10 feet as it will at 350 yards.

If you do go for the 300 wby, I hope you're a handloader. Weatherby factory ammo is $$$$$. Remington loaded it for a while, don't know if they still do. Handloading will really make this round shine. If you don't like the kick, just load it down to 30-06 levels and all is good. It's a really versitile round if you handload.

The sako 75 is a good rifle, just a little too heavy and "european pimp" for me. I prefer the M70 winchester (they chambered them in 300 wby for a few years). Remington also chambered them in their M700.

I now shoot exclusively, 200 gr. Nozler Partitions in my 300 Win. Unless the deer is out there beyond 100 yds somewhere, I get excessive meat damage. I don't use the 300 on deer for this reason anymore. Although in this country one can get a 300 yd shot, more than likely the shot will be less than 100 yds, so I choose to use something less destructive on the meat.

I have a Sako 75 in 270 win and it has been great. Mine is the standard model, non fluted barrel. It can feel heavy after a long day but not intolerable. When I purchased it I also purchased several brands and weights of ammo. Out of the box it shot 3/4" groups using 130 gr vital shock w/ balistic tips. Good enough for me. Nothing shot over 1 1/4 groups. I have never had any problem with the Sako what so ever.

I purchased this gun because I got tired of getting knocked senseless from my 300 rum model 700. I still have the 300 and often think of selling it.

I would advise anyone thinking of one of the magnum calibers to really think about it. Ammo is expensive and hard to find. I have had a bullet explode on impact on a close range shot on a moose. I found that as time went on I began to develop a flinch that still haunts me.

My thinking has changed from "use enough gun" to use just enough gun for a clean kill.

Dave

Well,I try not to shoot them in the meat with anything, Broadside on through the ribs, you will not ruin any meat with any calibre. Personally I do not have any small bore magnums as I have no use for them. I have a Mannlicher Schoenaur in 6.5MS, a 338-06, a 9.3x62 and a Russian single shot take-down in 308 Win which shoots really well for a $300 dollar gun, new. If I was allowed to keep only one rifle it would be the 338-06, an eminently sensible cartridge.
Mike

Mike,
I had a fleeting idea at one time while living in AK., for a hunting rifle, and for possible bear protection to look into the possibility of modifying an M-1 Garand to the 338-06. I figured that would give me some great firepower for pretty much anything I encountered. Kind of a crazy idea, I know, but the 338-06 looked like a sweet round. I ended up building up an old Rem Model 30 I had into a 35 Whelan Improved. Which I like alot!
CH