.300 Savage vs .300 Win Mag..? - The Firearms Forum

crichard6069 · 11-12-2008, 01:51 PM

Can anyone educate me as to the differences between a 300 savage bullet and a 300 win mag bullet? I'm curious because I have a remington 760 that I've always shot 300 savage out of... can this shoot 300 win mags safely? I'm not sure what the difference is?

Thanks

LDBennett · 11-12-2008, 02:01 PM

NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The two cartridges are not in the same league at all. Firstly, the 300 Win Mag cartridge will not fit into the 300 Savage gun's chamber. Secondly, even if it would, the pressures for the 300 Win Mag are WAY, WAY too high for a gun of the design of the lever action Savage Model 99 or a Remington 760 chambered for the 300 Savage.

Only shoot the ammo stamped on the barrel of your gun in your gun. Anything else either will not fit or is dangerous to shoot in the gun. If you don't follow that rule then the gun and/or you will be harmed, significantly.

SAFETY FIRST!

LDBennett

crichard6069 · 11-12-2008, 02:05 PM

That's what I thought... The guy at the local sporting goods store didn't have any 300 savage bullets left and he sold me the 300 winmags and said they would work... I didn't think they would. I'm sitting here at work thinking about it and thought I would ask. I was going to be heading home to double check my rifle tonight.. Can't find the 300 savage bullets anywhere! ugh. I've got 4 left and deer season starts on Saturday!!

Thanks for the quick response.

LDBennett · 11-13-2008, 05:38 AM

It absolutely amazes me that gun store owners hire no-nothing sales people like the guy at your gun store.

LDBennett

Terry_P · 11-13-2008, 06:25 AM

Hey it starts with a 3 right?

Alpo · 11-13-2008, 08:50 PM

Nah, that ain't it. Lots of calibers start with 3. But these are both 300. Oughta work.

At least this one won't fit. Could have gone the other way, and the Savage rounds might have fired in the Winchester chamber. Bad juju. I've heard of moronic gun store clerks giving folks 270 Winchester to shoot in their 270 Weatherby, and other horror stories.

bluesea112 · 11-17-2008, 09:40 AM

The guy at the gun store must work for PETA.

GMFWoodchuck · 11-22-2008, 04:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by crichard6069

Can anyone educate me as to the differences between a 300 savage bullet and a 300 win mag bullet? I'm curious because I have a remington 760 that I've always shot 300 savage out of... can this shoot 300 win mags safely? I'm not sure what the difference is?

Thanks

Where do you live? I only ask because if you are in a remote-ish area you might want to go on a road trip to a big store like cabelas or whatever. If there is a walmart or something like that near you see if they can order it for you. But no, they don't interchange.

Alpo · 11-22-2008, 09:20 PM

This is a 300 Savage. http://stevespages.com/jpg/cd300savage.jpg

This is a 300 Win Mag. http://stevespages.com/jpg/cd300winchestermagnum.jpg

Notice the win mag has a 2.6 inch long case, while the savage has a 1.8 inch. Leaving aside the power differences, the win mag is almost an inch too long to fit in the hole.

300 H&H · 11-23-2008, 08:31 AM

The person in the store must think that any caliber that has the number 300 in it must be the same.....What ever happend to clerks that knew some thing about what they sell? Best reguards Kirk

11-12-2008, 01:51 PM	#1
crichard6069 Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 2	.300 Savage vs .300 Win Mag..? Can anyone educate me as to the differences between a 300 savage bullet and a 300 win mag bullet? I'm curious because I have a remington 760 that I've always shot 300 savage out of... can this shoot 300 win mags safely? I'm not sure what the difference is? Thanks -->

11-12-2008, 02:01 PM	#2
LDBennett Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Hesperia, CA Posts: 5,714	Re: .300 Savage vs .300 Win Mag..? NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The two cartridges are not in the same league at all. Firstly, the 300 Win Mag cartridge will not fit into the 300 Savage gun's chamber. Secondly, even if it would, the pressures for the 300 Win Mag are WAY, WAY too high for a gun of the design of the lever action Savage Model 99 or a Remington 760 chambered for the 300 Savage. Only shoot the ammo stamped on the barrel of your gun in your gun. Anything else either will not fit or is dangerous to shoot in the gun. If you don't follow that rule then the gun and/or you will be harmed, significantly. SAFETY FIRST! LDBennett Last edited by LDBennett; 11-12-2008 at 02:03 PM..

11-12-2008, 02:05 PM	#3
crichard6069 Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 2	Re: .300 Savage vs .300 Win Mag..? That's what I thought... The guy at the local sporting goods store didn't have any 300 savage bullets left and he sold me the 300 winmags and said they would work... I didn't think they would. I'm sitting here at work thinking about it and thought I would ask. I was going to be heading home to double check my rifle tonight.. Can't find the 300 savage bullets anywhere! ugh. I've got 4 left and deer season starts on Saturday!! Thanks for the quick response.

11-13-2008, 05:38 AM	#4
LDBennett Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Hesperia, CA Posts: 5,714	Re: .300 Savage vs .300 Win Mag..? It absolutely amazes me that gun store owners hire no-nothing sales people like the guy at your gun store. LDBennett

11-13-2008, 06:25 AM	#5
Terry_P Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: NH Posts: 2,513	Re: .300 Savage vs .300 Win Mag..? Hey it starts with a 3 right? __________________ NRA and NAHC Life "Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms." -Aristotle

11-13-2008, 08:50 PM	#6
Alpo Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: NW Florida Posts: 8,659	Re: .300 Savage vs .300 Win Mag..? Nah, that ain't it. Lots of calibers start with 3. But these are both 300. Oughta work. At least this one won't fit. Could have gone the other way, and the Savage rounds might have fired in the Winchester chamber. Bad juju. I've heard of moronic gun store clerks giving folks 270 Winchester to shoot in their 270 Weatherby, and other horror stories.

11-17-2008, 09:40 AM	#7
bluesea112 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: West, TX Contributor Posts: 1,257	Re: .300 Savage vs .300 Win Mag..? The guy at the gun store must work for PETA.

11-22-2008, 09:20 PM	#9
Alpo Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: NW Florida Posts: 8,659	Re: .300 Savage vs .300 Win Mag..? This is a 300 Savage. http://stevespages.com/jpg/cd300savage.jpg This is a 300 Win Mag. http://stevespages.com/jpg/cd300winchestermagnum.jpg Notice the win mag has a 2.6 inch long case, while the savage has a 1.8 inch. Leaving aside the power differences, the win mag is almost an inch too long to fit in the hole.

11-23-2008, 08:31 AM	#10
300 H&H Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Iowa Posts: 1,796	Re: .300 Savage vs .300 Win Mag..? The person in the store must think that any caliber that has the number 300 in it must be the same.....What ever happend to clerks that knew some thing about what they sell? Best reguards Kirk