I’ve never bought anything just to buy it. It either has a purpose or it’s not needed. When I buy rifles, they are for a purpose and needed for that purpose.
Recent purchase was a Ruger Predator in .308. Why? Wanted the threaded barrel for a suppressor the ATF is holding hostage, lol. Why .308? Mainly because all my other rifles are .308 and set up with optics for their purpose.

This particular rifle has my thermal on it and the one I’ll shoot subsonic ammo out of.

I’m now debating whether I want a .300BO in AR or a bolt gun. Probably add another thermal to it as well. May hold off and see what my son puts together first. He’s gonna have an AR in .300BO and move the thermal off the AR10 to it. We’re trying to get some lighter weight hog guns set up that can be carried and shot offhand or with a tripod. These will also double as guns for kids deer hunting. A soft recoil gun with a suppressor will have everyone wanting to shoot it.

Ha, most of the guns I have I bought....just because.

Who ever dies with the most guns in their safes is the winner.

Starting to believe I’m the poorest person on this site, lol.

Dont worry I'm right there with u. Only gun I've bought without a legitimate use for was the 300 WM and that was because I thought it was under valued. Recently I've got a tiny bit into shooting my hunting rifles at longer range for fun other than that my guns are just tools for a job. Until I needed more guns for the kids I could count how many guns I've bought on one hand. For me it's the hunt not the tools.

A couple of years ago I bought a Sako S-20 in 300WM and put a Zeiss 4x16 on it. It’s whole purpose was just for long range hunting. Now my other rifles are collecting dust. I can’t believe I hadn’t gotten one years ago now that I’ve been using my Sako. This trophy Catalina goat was hammered at 297yds. If I was using my normal deer rifle I wouldn’t have taken shot. It really has given me an advantage and expended my hunting opportunities. Can’t say enough of how much I love the 3002WM.

Honestly a lot of what I do just boils down to having fun and tinkering. I got practicality covered 5 different ways already with over lap lol. Heck practicality wise all I really need is my one of my .22lrs. Especially with all the various optics I can't set up for it. I. Good for out to 150 pretty easy. And I come from a line of poachers so Ii don't need a 300 ultra wisbang to kill a deer or hog. Heck I really don't even need a 12ga like eveyone says.

But like I said most of what I do is fun and exploration. A gun honestly isn't any different to me then a fishing pole or pair of shoes or something

Beautiful animal

Curious what your normal deer rifle is if you can’t shoot out to 300yds?

X2. It's a goat not a moose. If your other guns just aren't accurate enough I get it but as far as power I wouldn't think it would take too powerful of a rifle to tip a feral goat over at 300 yds.

I just sold my 300WM Browning A Bolt. Love the cartridge, hated that rifle for over 20 years. Killed a pile of animals with it. Picked up a M70 Winchester Extreme Hunter in the 300WM last fall. Completely different rifle. It is actually pleasant to shoot at the range. Not the harsh B-slap that that Browning would hand out and I figure that I will most likely die owning the one I just bought. First deer hunt with it was a proving ground and that rig will run circles around that POS Browning all day long.

You got me drooling, I didn't know I needed another gun until I looked at those. The .300 WM is a great round.

I am here to help!

I’ll answer both your and Wanna Be’s questions/remarks…my other deer rifle is more than capable of making a 300 yard shot. It’s a Tikka T3 Hunter in 30-06 with a Sig 3x9 on top. The picture was taken of the animal when it was already removed from the mountain. The goat was killed across a cross compartment canyon after spending three days stalking it. The reason I would not have used my normal rifle is as follows:

After climbing and crawling I needed a gun that was heavy in the front to settle quickly as the animals was constantly moving and my heart rate from climbing in the heat was not settling quickly to make a steady shot on a moving animal.

Next is the stock on the Sako S20, thumb hole Hunter model, has amazing ergonomics for shooting moving targets.

Since I has to deal with wind at the target and with a rolling mirage moving at a different angle coming out of the canyon I wanted more speed and a higher BC to reduce the effects of the wind.

The 300 also allowed me to use a heavier bullet with a higher sectional density as if you look at the picture closely that is not a backyard goat. I’m 6’1”, 215 pounds, look at the girth of the animal. I needed to make sure I dropped the animal dead in it’s tracks as due to the terrain I couldn’t risk it running as if it went into the canyon I wouldn’t have been able to retrieve it.

So, I hope this satisfies your curiosity.

This thread makes me sad because I had to sell one of my .300 Wes, a Nosler Heritage, before our move to Idaho. Orders from She-who-must-be-obeyed.

But the new gun safe I got, now planted in my garage, has slots for a few more rifles...

Jim

Over the years I've had a few 30 cal mags ( 300 wm,300wby,308nm,300rum). They all would reach out and touch things and do it with authority but I found each and every one to be ignorant in the recoil department. Surprisingly my 338 wm is a (This word is unacceptable on Trapperman) cat compared to those 30 cals

I found that the .300 RUM has a fierce kick. I sold that rifle because the cartridge gets just ten percent more velocity than the .300 WM for twenty percent more powder.



Jim

Spent a few days with a friend in NM working up a load for his 375 RUM. It packs a wallop.

Haha. I had to try hard to not derail the 300 winny thread with discussion of the .375 caliber. The two are my favorites, with the 375 being preferred, especially for deer hunting in SEAK.

Buddy has shot Oryx with his. Got it from the wife of a friend of his who had passed. Its a beast.