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<blockquote data-quote="bblaine2k" data-source="post: 6467" data-attributes="member: 1440"><p>Remington_25-06</p><p></p><p>So you went with the 300 Win Mag eh? For your intended purpose of LR elk and bear I don't think you can go wrong. I'd pick that caliber over my 7mm RUM for elk and bear if I had the exact same setup for the 300 Win. Mag. You're sure to get brass cheaper and as I mentioned before, the 300 Win Mag has a relatively long history with tons of followers willing to provide lots of reloading info. </p><p></p><p>I'm glad you realize that the ft-lb rule is only an approximation - but better than no guide at all! </p><p></p><p>$600 for an old Sendero isn't bad. I'm not positive about the stock manufacturer for the older Senderos but I know for certain that my Rem Sendero 7 Ultra is an HS Composite. You could probably call Remington's customer service #, provide them with the serial # for the rifle and ask them. Otherwise you might have to search some history. </p><p></p><p>One thing that you didn't mention were the type of scope mounts you were planning on using. I don't know your budget or experience, but many have suggested quality mounts like the Leupold Mark 4 2 piece mounts with Mark 4 rings ($200 - $300 total). I'm a little dubious of putting such money on mounts I've never tried but some of the LR guys really stress good mounts such as these and some of the tapered Burris mounts to give you more adjustment if you need it. My plan? Go with the cheaper $50 Leupold mounts, see how it goes and if need be, get the expensive ones. Just something else to consider! </p><p></p><p>Finally, in regards to barrel break in, I'd suggest not to fret. Case in point, I know two LR shooters in my local area. One hand laps his barrels at $200.00 per rifle. The other has simply shot and shot simply cleaning between outings. Both consistently hit 6 inch silhouettes at 500 yards. In fact a lot of bench rest shooters say that their custom rigs don't really start shooting well enough for competition until about 1000 - 1500 rounds have been fired through the barrel (see the book "The Ultimate in Rifle Accuracy"). The majority of guys I know who shoot LR simply fire 1 round, clean, fire another, clean, and continue until about 20 rounds have been fired and get good results. Better than doing nothing? I don't think so but if you're dead set on doing something for break-in I'd be cautious of having someone do a hand-lap for you. I believe it takes a custom gunsmith with just the right feel for the barrel in order to do it right because the process is simply the same for all hand-lappers (shoving a gritty projectile down the barrel hoping to remove burrs). </p><p></p><p>Don't get hung up on details for a hunting rig. Rather worry about hunting accuracy than benchrest accuracy because you're working with a factory set-up. Most super accurate rigs are custom.</p><p></p><p>Good luck and I'll keep you posted on my 7 Ultra findings and look forward to hearing from you and your 300 Win. Mag findings.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bblaine2k, post: 6467, member: 1440"] Remington_25-06 So you went with the 300 Win Mag eh? For your intended purpose of LR elk and bear I don't think you can go wrong. I'd pick that caliber over my 7mm RUM for elk and bear if I had the exact same setup for the 300 Win. Mag. You're sure to get brass cheaper and as I mentioned before, the 300 Win Mag has a relatively long history with tons of followers willing to provide lots of reloading info. I'm glad you realize that the ft-lb rule is only an approximation - but better than no guide at all! $600 for an old Sendero isn't bad. I'm not positive about the stock manufacturer for the older Senderos but I know for certain that my Rem Sendero 7 Ultra is an HS Composite. You could probably call Remington's customer service #, provide them with the serial # for the rifle and ask them. Otherwise you might have to search some history. One thing that you didn't mention were the type of scope mounts you were planning on using. I don't know your budget or experience, but many have suggested quality mounts like the Leupold Mark 4 2 piece mounts with Mark 4 rings ($200 - $300 total). I'm a little dubious of putting such money on mounts I've never tried but some of the LR guys really stress good mounts such as these and some of the tapered Burris mounts to give you more adjustment if you need it. My plan? Go with the cheaper $50 Leupold mounts, see how it goes and if need be, get the expensive ones. Just something else to consider! Finally, in regards to barrel break in, I'd suggest not to fret. Case in point, I know two LR shooters in my local area. One hand laps his barrels at $200.00 per rifle. The other has simply shot and shot simply cleaning between outings. Both consistently hit 6 inch silhouettes at 500 yards. In fact a lot of bench rest shooters say that their custom rigs don't really start shooting well enough for competition until about 1000 - 1500 rounds have been fired through the barrel (see the book "The Ultimate in Rifle Accuracy"). The majority of guys I know who shoot LR simply fire 1 round, clean, fire another, clean, and continue until about 20 rounds have been fired and get good results. Better than doing nothing? I don't think so but if you're dead set on doing something for break-in I'd be cautious of having someone do a hand-lap for you. I believe it takes a custom gunsmith with just the right feel for the barrel in order to do it right because the process is simply the same for all hand-lappers (shoving a gritty projectile down the barrel hoping to remove burrs). Don't get hung up on details for a hunting rig. Rather worry about hunting accuracy than benchrest accuracy because you're working with a factory set-up. Most super accurate rigs are custom. Good luck and I'll keep you posted on my 7 Ultra findings and look forward to hearing from you and your 300 Win. Mag findings. [/QUOTE]
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