I like to think I’ve kept enough rifles in my safe over the years to cover most bases. The problem is, the more you hunt and the more you desire different rifles for specific applications, the more you see gaps that need filling.
FOR me, the 9.3x62 cartridge makes sense for a mountain rifle in a sambar context, but my FN 98 is far too big for walking up and down mountains for days. At the other end, my only stainless/synthetic rifle was in .308 and I felt like something with a bit more power behind it was a better fit for my hunting needs. For these reasons, I lusted after a .300 Winchester Magnum.
This story isn’t one of flicking through websites and catalogues and weighing up the pros and cons of different rifle models. I already knew which rifle I wanted; my friend had an original Sako A7 in .300 Win Mag that had sat
