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The Basics, Starting Out
Barrel Length and Stock Weight Considerations
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<blockquote data-quote="MontanaRifleman" data-source="post: 286468" data-attributes="member: 11717"><p>Oh well, you dont have to go 15 miles to get game. I like walking and seeing lot's of coumtry when I hike.</p><p> </p><p>I believe the Sendero is actually very close to a #7 contour according to Lija's chart.</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.riflebarrels.com/products/contour_data_lilja_precision_rifles.htm" target="_blank">Lilja Precision Rifle Barrels - Barrel Contour Data</a></p><p> </p><p>I have the factory HS Precison Stock on my Sendero and it's the original one. The newer SFII stocks have a much wider palm swell and wider beavertail forearm and I dont really care for them. I like the stock I have now. It's solid and it's what I like for a carry rifle.</p><p> </p><p>You could always go with something a little lighter. A #5 contour would be about a lb lighter than a #7 and if you went with a 7mm WSM or 300 WSM, with a short action, you could save another 1/2 lb and have close to a 1000 yd elk rifle depending on your load, eleveation etc. I just recently developed a load with RL17, 180 E-Tips that got an MV of 3193 out of a 24" factory barrel 300 WSM. With a 26 inch barrel you might be able to get 3230 or 3240 out of it which would make that round a 1000 yd elk rifle @ 5000' elevation. A good smith could put together a .5 MOA rifle or better and as long as you knew where that frist shot was going, you're good to go. If you can hit a 16" disk consistantly you can put one into the vitals of a deer, and if you can hit a 24" disk consistantly, you can put one into the vitals of an elk. Now a lighter rifle might not be a great range gun, but there are always tradeoffs.</p><p> </p><p>-MR</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MontanaRifleman, post: 286468, member: 11717"] Oh well, you dont have to go 15 miles to get game. I like walking and seeing lot's of coumtry when I hike. I believe the Sendero is actually very close to a #7 contour according to Lija's chart. [URL="http://www.riflebarrels.com/products/contour_data_lilja_precision_rifles.htm"]Lilja Precision Rifle Barrels - Barrel Contour Data[/URL] I have the factory HS Precison Stock on my Sendero and it's the original one. The newer SFII stocks have a much wider palm swell and wider beavertail forearm and I dont really care for them. I like the stock I have now. It's solid and it's what I like for a carry rifle. You could always go with something a little lighter. A #5 contour would be about a lb lighter than a #7 and if you went with a 7mm WSM or 300 WSM, with a short action, you could save another 1/2 lb and have close to a 1000 yd elk rifle depending on your load, eleveation etc. I just recently developed a load with RL17, 180 E-Tips that got an MV of 3193 out of a 24" factory barrel 300 WSM. With a 26 inch barrel you might be able to get 3230 or 3240 out of it which would make that round a 1000 yd elk rifle @ 5000' elevation. A good smith could put together a .5 MOA rifle or better and as long as you knew where that frist shot was going, you're good to go. If you can hit a 16" disk consistantly you can put one into the vitals of a deer, and if you can hit a 24" disk consistantly, you can put one into the vitals of an elk. Now a lighter rifle might not be a great range gun, but there are always tradeoffs. -MR [/QUOTE]
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