.300 Canning Magnum — Call of the Wild Guide: Ammo, Classes, Best Animals & Where to Use It

The .300 Canning Magnum is a rifle chambered in .300 Magnum in theHunter: Call of the Wild, from the Yukon Valley. Its ammo covers classes 7–9, so it can legally take 20 species, from Sambar up to Banteng. This guide covers every load and what it is for, the animals and reserves it suits best, how to use it, and how it compares with similar weapons.

The .300 Canning Magnum in the Game

.300 Canning Magnum rifle

1 official image from the game's store page. Tap it to enlarge.

Ammo and Class Ranges

In Call of the Wild the ammo, not the gun, decides what you can take: each load is rated for a band of animal classes. Use a load inside the animal’s class to pass the harvest check and keep the trophy.

Notes: Bolt-action for moose; effective to ~400 m.

What It Can Hunt

All 20 species inside the .300 Canning Magnum’s class range, heaviest first. Animals with their own guide are linked.

Where it shines: the top of its range, class 9: Banteng, Bengal Tiger, Cape Buffalo, European Bison. It is also legal on the Great One species Moose, Black Bear.

Best Reserves for the .300 Canning Magnum

The reserves where the biggest share of animals falls inside this weapon’s class range, so you can carry it all day:

• Yukon Valley Nature Reserve: 3 of 8 species in range.
• Silver Ridge Peaks: 3 of 9 species in range.
• Layton Lake District: 3 of 9 species in range.
• Medved-Taiga National Park: 2 of 8 species in range.
• Sundarpatan Nepal Hunting Reserve: 3 of 13 species in range.
• Emerald Coast Australia: 3 of 14 species in range.

3 of 8 speciesYukon Valley Nature ReserveIn range for the .300 Canning Magnum

3 of 9 speciesSilver Ridge PeaksIn range for the .300 Canning Magnum

3 of 9 speciesLayton Lake DistrictIn range for the .300 Canning Magnum

How to Use the .300 Canning Magnum

• Pick the load by the animal’s class first, then by shot angle: expanding loads (soft-point, hollow-point) for broadside shots, penetrating loads (polymer-tip, FMJ) for quartering and frontal shots or animals at the top of the class band.
• Aim for the heart and lungs just behind the front leg. A clean lung or heart shot passes the harvest check and keeps trophy integrity.
• Zero your scope for the distances you actually shoot on that reserve, and use the rangefinder before long shots.
• Shoot from a rest or prone when you can; it steadies the reticle far more than standing.
• Big game: it reaches class 9, so it can stop dangerous animals. Keep a follow-up shot ready on bears, big cats and buffalo.

Similar Weapons

Other rifles that overlap its class range:

Where to Get It

The .300 Canning Magnum comes with the Yukon Valley. Buying the DLC adds it to your store and outposts.

Class ranges from our weapons database (checked against store pages and community guides; they can change with patches). Images are official store screenshots and artwork. Compiled October 2026.