Anybody still play Taylor made 300 forged iron?

I bought a 6-pw set of TaylorMade 300 forged irons(Fujikura TP-90 shaft) off Ebay. Today, I had a brief range session and I am really impressed with them.

They look really nice at address, no visible cavity of bothersome offset, little bigger blade size among players irons which gives me enough confidence. The feel was not as soft as my MP33 but softer than J-38 DPC(my gamer now). I could shape or control the trajectory better with these than my J-38 DPC even though I am not really good at doing it.

The forgiveness is close enough to my J-38 DPC but with better feel and control I will put them in my bag. Distance seems to be similar but I have to see on the course.

These seems to be almost perfect set of iron for my game at this time. Also, this kind of simple and clean cavity back designs such as Titleist 962, Maxfli Evolution are my favorite.

Anybody still use this old classic or similarly designed irons?

Still have a set of X-300 FCI’s in a box in the garage with Black Gold shafts

Gamers are Srixon black Z545’s now

Yes I still have a set, don't currently play them but would not have any problems doing so.

Great design which in my book tick all the boxes. Size, offset, topline, look at address, feel, performance and playability are all very good.

One of the great players cavity irons of the last 20 years IMHO.

One of my playing partners brought out a mint set of 300 forged last week. I could steal those from him and play them no problem. Just a gorgeous piece of machinery. They've been played 10 rounds. Still on the hunt for a set of tour issued Lehman box toes.

I have the Lehman (Miura) grind of the 300s. Still a forgiving, very solid feeling iron. Probably should sell since sitting in my spare bag and rarely get time anymore.

I had a set with Project X 6.0 back in the day that I wish I still had. Beautiful irons.

I had a set with flighted rifles and they were amazing! Looking back, I really can't believe all of the really great iron sets I've had, and then sold looking for something better!

I frequent auctions, estate sales, etc, always on the look for golf treasures. About a year ago came across a new, in the box set of TM 300, with Reg Rifle shafts, actually customized 1/2 " long, my basic set up. Wife purchased for her late hubby when they first came out, but he had passed away w/out ever breaking them out of the box. The rubber grips actually were beginning to dry rot. Got them for $50.00. I re gripped them with w/ navy Iomic grips. To this day, still a beautiful, great feeling forging on par w/anything I have played.

Other than non conforming grooves, if they're in good condition they should be as good as any other player's cb.

I frequent auctions, estate sales, etc, always on the look for golf treasures. About a year ago came across a new, in the box set of TM 300, with Reg Rifle shafts, actually customized 1/2 " long, my basic set up. Wife purchased for her late hubby when they first came out, but he had passed away w/out ever breaking them out of the box. The rubber grips actually were beginning to dry rot. Got them for $50.00. I re gripped them with w/ navy Iomic grips. To this day, still a beautiful, great feeling forging on par w/anything I have played.

That is a huge find! Congrats!

The 300 forged was a solid iron design...as good as anything forged and non-gimmicky out there today. I had two sets. One was a satin j market set that was one of my favorite iron sets ever. Stolen from the trunk of my car in 2005. If anyone ever comes across a set of TM satin 300 forged irons with titleist Nippon ns pro 100 shafts in them.....they’re mine. The fci was a great set as well with better feel to them when hit dead on the button but a different blade shape and look at address. The fci irons were as good as any forged Mizuno blade I’ve played in terms of how they felt when hit flush.

I played the 300 forged iron for the first time on the course today.

The feel is somewhat crisp compare to Mizuno forging. The leading edges are sharp so easy to dig on fat shots. It is up to half club short compare to J-38 DPC.

At the end, I like TM 300 forged iron better than J38 DPC so far. It is almost perfect balance between solid feel and forgiveness for my game. TM 300 irons are more sold while J38 DPC irons are more forgiving. Distance difference might be because of weaker loft. I really like the size of the blade also.

I will play these irons rest of this year.

Could anybody compare this to J40 CB, J15 CB, MP53 irons?

Great irons. I believe there was a Tom Lehman box version

They're hard to find these days. I have a set of '04 RAC CB's that are as close as I've come to duplicating the 300's. I don't play the CB's anymore.

I have looked, but I haven't been able to find definitive answer - can someone help me out on how to differentiate the Lehman 300s from the regular ones?

> @"A.G. Pennypacker " said:

> I have looked, but I haven't been able to find definitive answer - can someone help me out on how to differentiate the Lehman 300s from the regular ones?

From what I know, the Lehman's have a more boxy toe at address and are Miura forged.

I’m still playing Taylor made oversize irons... they are fine!

I have X300 FCI too, and I had a set of RAC CBs 2004 here in Japan. If I ever find a set of 300s in decent shape, I'll probably jump on them, just because... Great series.

I still play them, Rifle shafts PW-3, found them in a second hand store (brand new) in an old bag mixed with some other junk. (2004) At the time I never realized what they were, but they looked great so I bought them for $100.

Played with them ever since and loved them to this day. Traditional lofts very nice feel and I love them all from PW-3. I don't play that often and they have held up extremely well.

So cool to come across this thread. As of 8/2020 I got back into the game after a typical extended break. Fortunate enough to have played since I was 3 ,I stay around 5 handicap. Stumbled into a PlayItAgainSports and got a mint set of 300 forged for $60. I've known early 2,000 TM irons were always my ole' faithful's, along with a V steel and Rombax setup. I wanted to know if anyone else liked these irons as much as me. Especially as you go down in the set, the 3 iron is my best club. Odd. Appreciate all of you for commenting. Im not Alone! They are hands down the most workable/forgiveness blend. Someone mentioned the sharp edges and I would concur. Has anyone tried the high end graphite iron shaft like the MMC or w/e?

Still playing the rac forged TPs from 2005, think those came out just after the 300s ? Love them, in fact, have two sets just for good measure. Those “old” lofts are perfect and keep my gapping spot on. Design looks cool too, although I do like the latest P7MCs but not the whacked lofts that come with it...

-VS

Funny to read this thread. I just received my New Level 902 irons, and they are definitely inspired by the TM 300‘s. Great design, and good to see it still works today!

My Iron set Taylor Made 300 2-P is just great! Precise, good feel. Already for more than 16 years. 

Have 2 sets of Lehman Square Toe TM 300s (satin and raw) a set of retail 300 iron, custom ground leading and trailing edge relief by me and had a set of the 300 Tour "NS" somewhere but think I sold those. 

Still the best irons I've ever played and the only ones that check every box.

Lehman's are a totally different forging than the retail 300. They have a shorter blade length with a square toe, a more cambered sole with more bounce (and a bit of a blunted leading edge) and the muscle is definitely much thicker which makes the feel sublime and even better than the already amazing retail 300s.

The sound is amazing too. When you pure one w the Lehmans everybody in your group looks at you like you're some kind of tour pro or something. Lol!

Late to the party, but I switched back to my 300 series with Rifle shafts a couple of weeks ago. Regripped them all and they still feel as good as I remembered.

I've had a set of TM 300 irons for the better part of 25 years. I replaced my ICW-5s (a great set for honing your precision as the sweet spot is the size of a dime) with the 300s and have played them ever since. I've always found the 300s to be the perfect iron. No gimmicks, thin top line, beautiful set up, crisp/clean strikes and a flat, straight leading edge which I love. Some of the ones I see online are beat up pretty good but mine are still in pretty great shape. I range from a 5-9 hdcp depending on how much I play. I will probably never switch irons again. In fact, if you have a set of mint, near mint TM 300s RH standard lie with a 6.0 rifle shaft or come across a set, I'm in the market and would probably drop at least $300-400 an a back up set. Hahah. 

I had a set way back in 2003 and can confirm they were lovely irons. Mine and Precision Rifle 6.0s in them and they were a sweet club, great feel and pretty forgiving for what they were. 

I only ended up selling them as a) I struggled to hit the long irons properly b) I'd fallen in love with the Nike OG Blades so bought a set of those. 

Might sound weird struggling with a set of CB long irons so switching to blades instead, but somehow it worked. I think the blade length on the 300s was a little too long for me, and I ended up turning them over too much. It was a swing fault which I have since worked on to eliminate, but I still do sometimes see a big pull from my P770 3 iron. 

The guy I sold my 300s to still has them after quitting golf in the mid 00s, might have to have a word and see if he still has them - or the Ping Eye 2 BeCus I sold him...

After about a decade long break from golf, I'm going to try to pick it up again.

Pulled out the good old TM 300 on Rifle 5.5 and I still find the look that I so like - - clean neat lines. Still beautiful. And the feel you get when hit flushed at the spot. 

Into my 50's now and the weight is starting to get to me. Been looking around for a GI set but somehow couldn't settle.

Next week I'll be bringing one piece to get reshafted in graphite to see if it works out for me. Found a fitter offering very reasonably priced reshafting service with good-reviewed quality shaft. Not of the big brands that could cost an arm these days. 

If it feels right, I'll get the 4-pw reshafted and continue playing one of my all time favourite TM 300.

Cheers to all who still have these marvelous irons. 

I still have a set that I keep in my 2nd home (different country from where I live/work). Used it for the first time in 4 years and was surprised to find out that what I thought felt soft (when they were my primary set); they are quite harsh compared to the Srixon ZX7 and MP-4 (current) that I moved on to. Definitely half to a full club shorter due to the traditional lofts but definitely playable, just didn't feel as soft.