300wsm Options

[Smitthunts]

Hi everyone,

New to the forum. Im in the market for a new 300wsm and am looking for some recommendations. The rifle will be used for big game hunting (Deer, Elk, Moose). Preference would be synthetic stock, 23-24" barrel, 6.5-8lbs, accurate out of the box. Rifle does not need to be ultra lightweight as I don't hunt a lot of mountains, mainly prairies/valleys. In saying that, I also don't want a super heavy barrel or long range designated style rifle as I do a fair bit of walking. Give me some ideas as to what you would recommend taking a look at. Thanks in advance!

 

[Doc Holliday]

Wood or synthetic?
Budget?

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[Smitthunts]

Wood or synthetic?
Budget?

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Synthetic, Preferably under $2,000.

 

[Doc Holliday]

I like the look of these tungsten pros:

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[Dexter Grayson]

Get a tikka and spend more money on the optics

 

[tdhanses]

Synthetic, Preferably under $2,000.

Christensen Arms Rideline.

 

[hodgeman]

Nosler M48 Liberty.

 

[Savagenut]

Get a tikka and spend more money on the optics

Tikka is a great platform for the wsm. Factory twist is 1-11. Not great if you want to take full Advantage of the mid length action and heavy bullets.

 

[lyle_destroys]

Tikka T3x Lite or Superlite checks all the boxes here. I love mine, shoots 1/2 moa with premium factory ammo. Buttery smooth action and sweet trigger too.

 

[tdhanses]

You could always rebarrel and put a better stock on a Tikka, you’ll still be close to the $2k mark.

 

[wind gypsy]

The Winchester m70 is a nice platform for wsm, they have more mag space than any of the other short actions that I know of. A lot of the little things don’t matter if you shoot factory ammo. Tikka or Sako would be nice options if you are shooting factory ammo.

 

[LightFoot]

+1 for the Browning Xbolt Pro.

I am happy with mine.

For $2K, there are some other GREAT options from Christensen Arms, Fierce, Seekins, and many others.

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[journeyman713]

I picked up The X-bolt Pro in 300wsm earlier this year. Love it!!!
Hitting a paper plate at 600yds, got an Elk already with it, and soon to be in the woods for whitetail.

 

[Cdpp880]

I have a Christensen ridgline in 300wsm and love it. It is a lot of gun for the price. Great trigger, great barrel, good stock. Shoots just above .5moa.
a buddy of mine has a browning x bolt in the heels canyon rifle and it is nice also.

 

[Wapiti1]

I'm with Wind Gypsy on the Wnchester M70. The new ones are nice.

Otherwise, I'd look at Tikka, Sako, Steyr, and Fierce.

Jeremy

 

[Sako76]

Christensen Arms Traverse, Elk Country Ammo has the them on GunBroker for $2079, a lot of rifle for that price!

 

[Cwordner89]

With that price range I’d look at one of the Tikka’s and spend the remainder on quality glass


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[mbeavers1]

I have a Sako 85 Finnlight in 300 WSM. Trigger is excellent, decent accuracy, and the weight is right in your range. It has one of the smoothest actions I have on any of my rifles, regardless of price.

 

[Kenai_dtracker]

I bought the Browning A-Bolt hunter 300WSM 16 years ago, and love the rifle and how it shoots. Big fan of external mags too. Paid $500 at the time, and you still see some new A-bolt III in synthetic floating around for sale.

 

[HookUp]

I run a 300WSM Xbolt hells canyon and I am 2/2 on elk the two years I have owned it. For the price point its a great gun.