.300 win mag

[bullelk]

Thanks all...I'll pay my dues and see where I get. The rifle and scope are both "new" set up a couple years back but never fired through a private party at a fair $1500. I'll buy it and see where I get as it sounds like a good place to start and is one sweet looking rifle, and reading more of your posts the Zeiss scope with target turrets, mildots and leupold mounts are great. If I need anything more at a later date....thats what gun safes are for!! Im real cozy with my Enfield .06 out to 300 at targets (longest local range) so this sounds like a great next step-but I do hate to leave that 100 year old war horse at home-she's killed me many a critter years on back. Check out shermancreek outfitters and see what my neighbor is killing on his place-I just dont have it in me to bait them every day for a bow shot like they do-to each his own, but you'll know why I'm doing this! In the meantime I will keep my eyes out for a Sendero II- sounds like a great rig and a gun I can work up to for the really long pokes. I appreciate the advice on 600+ shots-I'll find a place and do my time.

Any thoughts on having a gunsmith fine tune this rifle, or should I save the $ and put it towards another rifle when I'm ready. Also a grain preference on the mentioned bullets-I dont load so I'll go with the best factory bullet available-I'm thinking 160??

[Guy M]

Always had best results with 180 & 200 grain bullets from the .300 Win mag. Good velocity, great accuracy and wonderful performance on game.

[grit]

Sounds like a beauty! Bed the action, tune the trigger, make sure the barrel is free floated. You can do all this yourself. You can find numerous threads with instructions. Or, take 'er in if you're uncomfortable doing it yourself.

For factory loads I'd look at Nosler Accubonds and Swift Scirrocos. 180 or 200 grain will give the best long range performance. I'd test 'em both at 300 yards and go with the most accurate.

Factory ammo is really not the way to do long range. Still, it'll get you to six hundred just fine.

[338 LEGEND]

If you roll your owen try some RL-22 with 180 Accubonds (elk killers) works great in my remmy 40x

[ATH]

Originally Posted by bullelk

Thanks all...I'll pay my dues and see where I get. The rifle and scope are both "new" set up a couple years back but never fired through a private party at a fair $1500. I'll buy it and see where I get as it sounds like a good place to start and is one sweet looking rifle, and reading more of your posts the Zeiss scope with target turrets, mildots and leupold mounts are great. If I need anything more at a later date....thats what gun safes are for!! Im real cozy with my Enfield .06 out to 300 at targets (longest local range) so this sounds like a great next step-but I do hate to leave that 100 year old war horse at home-she's killed me many a critter years on back. Check out shermancreek outfitters and see what my neighbor is killing on his place-I just dont have it in me to bait them every day for a bow shot like they do-to each his own, but you'll know why I'm doing this! In the meantime I will keep my eyes out for a Sendero II- sounds like a great rig and a gun I can work up to for the really long pokes. I appreciate the advice on 600+ shots-I'll find a place and do my time.

Any thoughts on having a gunsmith fine tune this rifle, or should I save the $ and put it towards another rifle when I'm ready. Also a grain preference on the mentioned bullets-I dont load so I'll go with the best factory bullet available-I'm thinking 160??

I have a Sendero in 300, hard to go wrong. 683 yard elk this year.

Good bullets would be 200 Accubond or 210 Berger VLD. I used the 200 Accubond with great success. You will get debate on whether Sierra MatchKings are good hunting bullets, I have never tried one but the Accubond is hard to debate it's simply a well-built bullet with good BC.

160s are too light for long range work. Go heavy in the caliber, ie 200 or 210gr.

[bullelk]

I dropped the gun off at a local smith today, he's bedding, floating and tuning the trigger. He suggested shooting it a while before deceiding on a muzzle brake. I picked up some 180 and 200 accubonds (friggin spendy shells) and found a local range with a 600 yard target-just waiting to get the gun back next week and I'll let you know how it goes. Should I get a holder/rest type set-up so I can shoot more than 5 or 6 shots and if so suggestions? The smith said these kick like a mule.

[snowpro440]

Originally Posted by bullelk

I dropped the gun off at a local smith today, he's bedding, floating and tuning the trigger. He suggested shooting it a while before deceiding on a muzzle brake. I picked up some 180 and 200 accubonds (friggin spendy shells) and found a local range with a 600 yard target-just waiting to get the gun back next week and I'll let you know how it goes. Should I get a holder/rest type set-up so I can shoot more than 5 or 6 shots and if so suggestions? The smith said these kick like a mule.

Get a brake ! You wont regret that buy , you'll be able to shoot it all day long and you wont build that flinch factor.......