300wsm or 6.5 Prc???

[Baskhunter13]

Apples vs Oranges I know, not very similar cartridges but hear me out.

I want to build a decent all around rifle(mostly mule deer and elk every other year) for backpacking and am wanting to keep the weight around 9ish pounds. To me that is a decent weight for shoot-ability and pack-ability.

I have a trued up Remington 700 short action with a magnum bolt face. I picked up a fluted Bartlein #3 chambered in 308 win(only 200 rounds through it) awhile back from a close friend for dirt cheap(shot fine but he decided to go a different caliber).

I was thinking about just having the 308 barrel punched out to 300wsm gunsmith said it should be pretty easy to do but the 6.5 prc has caught my attention as of late.

So what do you guys think I should do, go with the wsm or buy a new barrel and go prc??

 

[Broz]

with elk and the menu , 300 unless you like an after hunt. We all know the 6.5 will kill elk, but we all also know the 300 kills them much better.

 

[Brightwhite]

I’ve got 2 6.5’s...a CM and a 6.5-284, and I have a 300wsm. If an elk tag is in my pocket I would take the 300wsm every time. In that short action build a wsm.

 

[Evergreen]

I have both calibers, if I were hunting elk I too would lean towards the wsm but...I'm way more accurate and have way more fun shooting the PRC. If I did not have my wsm I would have no issue taking my PRC! I say PRC since it's more of a deer rig!!