A Brief History.300 Winchester Magnum. The .300 Winchester Short Magnum comes with other issues. and 338 Lapau.They simply work better than other cartridges..I have nothing against the Norma cartridge other than it serves no purpose other than to start retarded arguments. The 300 WSM OR 300 WM will do the same out to 600-700 yards. In this article, we’ll take a side by side look at the .300 Win Mag and the more than capable .308 Winchester. Unlike my 308 vs 30-06 article, this one is NOT splitting hairs. As for 300 WSM the recoil is much stouter off the bench. There is a great deal of difference between the 300 Winchester Magnum, affectionately known as the “300 Win Mag”, and the 308 Winchester. The 300 Win Mag is produced by Winchester, coming into use around 1963. This is a discussion on .308 vs 300 wsm within the Rifles forums, part of the Sniping Related category; I have three .308's and am thinking about a 300 wsm. This specific cartridge came into production by Winchester in 1963, so this, when compared to other popular hunting cartridges, is fairly new though quite a bit older than the other cartridge we are looking at in this article. .308 Win Vs .300 Win Mag.

If the 308 is not enough gun for what you want, I'd skip the 300 WSM and look into some of the 6.5mm and 7mm rounds designed for long range shooting. 300 Win Mag vs 308 Win. No they are not the same.Winchester has the edge on case capacity.Why argue with me.The US Military made the choice not me.They do it for a reason.The same reason they use the 308 Win.

Winchester Short Magnum Cartridges Analyzed: 270 WSM, 7mm WSM, 300 WSM, & 325 WSM. If the 308 is not enough gun for what you want, I'd skip the 300 WSM and look into some of the 6.5mm and 7mm rounds designed for long range shooting. The Army is in the process of re-barreling their 308 sniper rifles to 300 win mag in order to get a little more long range punch. With a 200-yard zero, a decent spitzer will drop 9 inches at 300 yards and 26 inches at 400 yards, making it a solid contender for an all-around big-game rifle. Shooting mine with 125 gr bullets for 50 rounds for record plus sighters, usually about 65 rounds total is not too hard on me.

Learn more about the 300 WSM and how it stacks up against the .300 Winchester Magnum at the link below. The .300 AAC Blackout was introduced in 2011 by the Advanced Armament Corporation. The .308 Winchester and the PPC line of cartridges have been praised for their geometry, and the .300 WSM follows in that trend. In that article, we looked at some history, some rifles, some ammo and who needs a .300 Winchester Magnum in their safe. 308/180 2600 fps Recoil 18.7 ft lbs 30-06/180 2800 fps Recoil 22.6 ft lbs 300WSM/180 2950 fps Recoil 26 ft lbs 300WM/180 3000 fps Recoil 31 ft lbs The 300 WSM will come up about 50 fps slower than 300 WM with the same bullet weights. Being short and fat, it offers a squat powder column. It is famous for its uncommon compatibility with the 30-cal bullet. The Army is in the process of re-barreling their 308 sniper rifles to 300 win mag in order to get a little more long range punch. The .308 is a superb whitetail round, but don’t believe it’s too puny for elk, pronghorns, black bears or plains game. 308 vs 30-06 vs 300 Win Mag: Cartridge Performance. A Brief History.300 Blackout. A tight necked 308 is a popular round in Hunter Benchrest. We took a deep dive into the .300 Winchester Magnum from a while back. Whenever hunters gather around a campfire to discuss big-game cartridges, you’ll hear talk about the .270 Winchester versus the .30-06, some chatter about the 7mm Rem Mag, .300 Win Mag, .300 Weatherby Mag and .300 WSM, but almost nothing about the .308 Winchester. The .300 Win Mag takes a 30-cal bullet as does the .300 WSM. In theory, this leads to more uniform ignition and inherent accuracy. Since the .308 and 6.5 have the same bullet diameter as other popular .30 caliber and 6.5mm cartridges like the 6.5x47mm Lapua, 6.5 PRC, .264 Win Mag, .30-06 Springfield, .300 Win Mag, .300 Remington Ultra Magnum, .300 PRC, and 300 WSM, there are plenty of .264″, and .308″ bullets of various weights and styles to choose from. The 30-06 will do the same out to 500-550.