I have a Tikka T3lite 300wsm. I love it. you should get one or two. Check out these links. The second one is there main sight.

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I have always heard that hunting deer with a 300 mag is way too much gun for that particular species, now hunting large pigs 300 plus lbs is a different story.  If you need a good heavy caliber to hunt larger animals other then whitetail such as mule deer, elk, bear, moose, then I would say the 300 mag would be good.  I have used a Remington model 788 .243 cal for years and it has always been reliable.  Just recenly upgraded to the Winchester model 70 243 super short mag and completely satisfied with that!!!

hey hank, thanks, i will check it out, and mr. gonzales, i have a 30-06 i use to, i thank u for your opinion but i wasnt asking about a 243, just asking about 300 mag, thanks

I have a buddy that uses a 300 win mag on deer.  IMO way to much gun for deer.  He always blows the $#&% out of the shoulders and ruins a lot of meat.

I would use 180gr. bullets for closer ranges,like in the woods.the 150gr. bullets tend to tear adeer up to bad within a 100 yards.  try shooting both bullets at 100 yard targets  you'll be suprised how close they are in elevation. save your 150's for open country

I have a mid 80's Sako 300 Win Mag and found that with all bullets except Barnes X bullets and Nosler Partitions the terminal performance are explosive. I have hunted and taken game from 50 lb. european Roe deer to 400 lb. black bear with excellent results. I have a friend that swears by the 300 Ultra Mag in a Remington 700 with a good muzzle break. When I shot it, it felt like my 30-06 and I saw the results on the 450 lb, 7 foot black bear. A one shot kill that dropped it in it's tracks. Wear hearing protection. Reasons: You can always find parts and most gunsmiths can work on it. With my european rifles, that is not the case after 10 years. I have a Kimber chambered in the 300 WSM and while I reload 180 grain Nosler Partitions to 3000 fps, I would never go against large bear with it or any short mag rifles. Another friend had to shoot a moose three times before putting it down with his 325 WSM Browning rifle using a 225 grain Winchester bullets.

I use a Rem. 700 action with a Douglas 26" medium heavy barrel in a choat sniper stock. In my opinion the 300 win mag is a very stable platform for ranges out to 1000 yds. Medium distances of 300 to 500 yds are perfect for the 300. I have had great performance with the Hornady 165gr BTSP for mid-range targets. In my experience, the short mags are short on accuracy.