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.
