Guest Phaseolus (BeanMan) Posted September 9, 2005 Report Share Posted September 9, 2005 I've decided to replace my old Ruger M77 with something more accurate. I believe I'm going to buy a Tikka T3. The question which I'm stuck on is whether to stick with the 3006 which I have killed many elk with over the years or go to the higher powered 300WSM . I'm too busy to handload anymore for the time being. I like the availability and price of the 3006. I'm definately staying with a 30 caliber bullet. What do you think? Stay or switch? BeanMan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7th Posted September 9, 2005 Report Share Posted September 9, 2005 Re: 3006 or 300WSM? I can not say anything bad about the -06 but it is not a round that I care for, for me this is a no brainer. The next gun I get for myself is going to be a Tikka T3 .300 WSM. I love my Win. M-70 in the WSM but that T3 has me looking hard. The only thing that got me with what you asked is that you are not going to reload for it, that would have me looking at the -06, just for the amount and price of the ammo and every Mom and Pop store has it. If you like the -06 then stay with it, the more you get from the WSM is good (look at it as a .300 Win. Mag.) but you will also get more recoil from it. btw- I did not get the light gun and the recoil is not bad at all but I don't think I would like it in a light gun. Frank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iron buck Posted September 9, 2005 Report Share Posted September 9, 2005 Re: 3006 or 300WSM? No question for me. I'd get the 06. Cheaper ammo. More availability of bullets for factory loads. And it will work on everything in North America. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Posted September 10, 2005 Report Share Posted September 10, 2005 Re: 3006 or 300WSM? It's up to you. One really won't do a better job than the other. I can give you facts where one is better than the other. Look at it realistically, if the .30-06 won't kill it the 300 Mag won't either. You will get slightly flatter trajectory from the mag. Out to 400 yards they both have enough energy to cleanly take elk,when using standard ammo. The Mag will give you about 4" less drop at 400 yards when both are zeroed at 200 yards. The mag will have more recoil and the ammo will cost more. If you felt the need for more power, you can always get the Hornady Light Mag ammo and come close enough to the Mag's performance, actually, it equals many factory loads for the magnum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimT Posted September 10, 2005 Report Share Posted September 10, 2005 Re: 3006 or 300WSM? 30-06.....I love mine. Like AJ said, if you need more power, get the light mag ammo and your all set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasDeerHunter Posted September 14, 2005 Report Share Posted September 14, 2005 Re: 3006 or 300WSM? I would take the '06. I recently sold both my .300 ultra mag and my .300 rem short ultra mag. Both were excellent calibers and I have nothing bad to say about them. The .300 ultra mag has by far the best ballistics around, but it comes with recoil. I ended up replacing them with a Rem CDL in .30-06 because of less recoil and cheaper , more readily available ammo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted September 14, 2005 Report Share Posted September 14, 2005 Re: 3006 or 300WSM? [ QUOTE ] I like the availability and price of the 3006 [/ QUOTE ] Thats why I would go with the 30-06. Can be very effectively used to kill any big game animal in North America. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLH Posted September 14, 2005 Report Share Posted September 14, 2005 Re: 3006 or 300WSM? IMO I would go with the 300WSM but it seems you have had lots of success with the .06 then I would stay with that because confidence means more to me than ballistics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reloader Posted September 14, 2005 Report Share Posted September 14, 2005 Re: 3006 or 300WSM? I would go with the 30-06 for all the reasons already stated by those above. I have a Ruger M77 UL with a super short barel that puts the first 3 shots into 3/4 inch at 100 yards, when I do my part. After that it warms up and the groups widen...but who needs more than 3 shots on any deer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strut_Buster Posted September 14, 2005 Report Share Posted September 14, 2005 Re: 3006 or 300WSM? I'd go with th 300WSM. If you wanna spend a lil xtra cash from shells and that dosen't bother you. There's nothing wrong with carrying the big stick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun_300 Posted September 14, 2005 Report Share Posted September 14, 2005 Re: 3006 or 300WSM? Like the others said, it all depends what you want. If you don't want to spend too much on shells, and want a little less recoil, i'd go with the .30-06. If you want the extra gun, and don't mind paying a little more for ammo, take the .300 WSM. Both my brother, my dad, and myself own Browning BLR's. Dad's is a .308 Win, my brother's is a .270 Win, and I have the .300 WSM. I can honestly not tell the difference in recoil between the my brother's and mine. I also have a Remington 700 BDL .300 Win Mag, and my short mag in the BLR kicks A LOT less than the Remington 700 .300 Win Mag, which is quite a bit heavier than the BLR. So what I'm saying is that there would not be too much difference in recoil between the .30-06 and the .300 WSM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasDeerHunter Posted September 17, 2005 Report Share Posted September 17, 2005 Re: 3006 or 300WSM? go to ChuckHawks.com, he has alot of good info. You can look at the recoil charts and compare the differences. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WABS Posted September 19, 2005 Report Share Posted September 19, 2005 Re: 3006 or 300WSM? I've got both -- really like both -- if you are going to shoot factory ammo I'd go with the 30.06 because you'll have a lot more options. If you load your own it doesn't matter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBuckVideo Posted September 19, 2005 Report Share Posted September 19, 2005 Re: 3006 or 300WSM? 06 hands down for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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