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beauxkner 
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| .300 wby mag (Posted on 11/26/12 at 4:49 pm)
Are these just unpleasant to shoot? I found an incredible deal on one, but I'm worried I'm just going to dread shooting it. Thanks for the feedback. 
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OhFace55 
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| re: .300 wby mag (Posted on 11/26/12 at 4:52 pm to beauxkner)
The only complaints I ever hear about them is the fact you have to shoot wby ammo and it's a little pricey.
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Nascar Fan
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Columbia La.
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| re: .300 wby mag (Posted on 11/26/12 at 4:52 pm to beauxkner)
Some maybe but the one i shot was sweet 
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BarDTiger81
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| re: .300 wby mag (Posted on 11/26/12 at 4:53 pm to beauxkner)
Not gonna be exactly pleasant to target practice unless you have a Lead Sled but its not too bad.
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Nascar Fan
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| re: .300 wby mag (Posted on 11/26/12 at 4:59 pm to BarDTiger81)
quote:
Lead Sled
The only way to sight in & practice
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wiltznucs 
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Apollo Beach, FL
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| re: .300 wby mag (Posted on 11/26/12 at 5:22 pm to beauxkner)
I've shot one since 1999. I use the older Mark V Accumark Ultralite with a brake. Shoots very well and recoil feels about the same as a 30-06. Keep in mind the gun barely weighs 7 lbs including the scope. A heavier gun would recoil less in all likelihood.
I've killed a lot of stuff from moose, bear and pigs plus whitetail with the 180 gr Barnes X rounds Weatherby offers. Simply devastating on whatever it makes contact with.
This post was edited on 11/26 at 5:25 pm
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beauxkner
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Flippa City
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439 posts
| re: .300 wby mag (Posted on 11/26/12 at 5:44 pm to wiltznucs)
This is why I'm leaning towards pulling the trigger. While it may be complete overkill for whitetail, its a versatile round. Thanks for the input. I'll be sure to post some pictures once I pick it up.
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rsbd
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| re: .300 wby mag (Posted on 11/26/12 at 5:51 pm to beauxkner)
Weatherby ammo is high as giraffe twat...
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pdubya76 
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Member since Mar 2012
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| re: .300 wby mag (Posted on 11/26/12 at 6:08 pm to rsbd)
My buddy has one and it kills em DRT.
IIRC....Remington makes a CoreLokt bullet for it.I know the WBY ammo is high.Thats the only negative about them.
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beauxkner
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Member since Jun 2008
439 posts
| re: .300 wby mag (Posted on 11/28/12 at 4:01 pm to beauxkner)
Pulled the trigger. Here's the big girl in the flesh (with some of my other armaments).
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bapple
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| re: .300 wby mag (Posted on 11/28/12 at 4:02 pm to beauxkner)
That's a pretty old school 22. Nice pieces!
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wiltznucs
South Florida Fan
Apollo Beach, FL
Member since Sep 2005
4505 posts
| re: .300 wby mag (Posted on 11/28/12 at 4:03 pm to beauxkner)
Love me some Weatherby Mark V's... Congrats!
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beauxkner
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439 posts
| re: .300 wby mag (Posted on 11/28/12 at 4:07 pm to bapple)
Its an old Wby Mark XXII I believe. My grandfather bought it for my dad and then he handed it down to me after graduating from my Benjamin pump. Still accurate as all hell!
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KingRanch
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| re: .300 wby mag (Posted on 11/28/12 at 4:08 pm to rsbd)
It's really not that bad
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wiltznucs
South Florida Fan
Apollo Beach, FL
Member since Sep 2005
4505 posts
| re: .300 wby mag (Posted on 11/28/12 at 4:13 pm to beauxkner)
A lot of folks are turned off by the look of the Weatherby rifles. I personally love the raised comb and Monte Carlo style stocks. The old gun writers called them "California" style guns and there were a few makers of them at one time. If you want to see the extreme end of California style gun designs you should Google "Winslow Rifles" some time...
This post was edited on 11/28 at 4:17 pm
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beauxkner
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| re: .300 wby mag (Posted on 11/28/12 at 4:30 pm to wiltznucs)
I would definitely say those are a bit more "extreme." I love their styling, but maybe I'm partial since that .22 was my first real rifle.
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Hammertime
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| re: .300 wby mag (Posted on 11/28/12 at 4:30 pm to wiltznucs)
Nice 1100. Is it a 12ga?
I have one just like it that is around 40yrs old
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DownshiftAndFloorIt
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| re: .300 wby mag (Posted on 11/28/12 at 4:35 pm to wiltznucs)
I like a high comb and monte carlo stock.
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beauxkner
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Member since Jun 2008
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| re: .300 wby mag (Posted on 11/28/12 at 4:36 pm to Hammertime)
Its a 12 and its probably not too far from being over the hill either. I have an 870 as well that my dad bought years ago at a police auction. A new powder coating, refinished stocks, and a pistol grip later its a pretty BA home defense weapon.
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beauxkner
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Flippa City
Member since Jun 2008
439 posts
| re: .300 wby mag (Posted on 12/3/12 at 11:47 am to wiltznucs)
Got a nice doe yesterday evening with the wby. Clean entry, clean exit right behind the shoulder. She ran off about 30yds before coming to her final resting place. The exit was about 2 1/2 in. in diameter and there some significant bruising around the front of the rib cage. The round did not make turn her insides into "soup" as some have said.
Bottom line: While it may be overkill, the .300 wby mag makes for an extremely efficient kill without doing catastrophic damage and ruining the spoils of the kill.
Thanks for all the input! I'm extremely happy with my purchase.
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