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<blockquote data-quote="Long Time Long Ranger" data-source="post: 508735" data-attributes="member: 505"><p>Remington 700 in 338 RUM or 300 RUM will do it. Cabelas had them last year in the $500's with case and cheap worthless scope. Need to bed the action good and free float the barrel. You can get a good trigger at midway, graff's or several others. Cabelas where I live always has Weatherby Accumarks in 30-378 and 338-378 in the $1100 range used but like new. Negotiate. The 338-378 wby accumark is at the top end for large big game at 1000 yards.</p><p> </p><p>After saying all that you are taking a gamble on a factory rifle that you can get tuned in for 1000 yard kills. It can be done and I have these exact rifles that will do it. I said to 800 yards in the other post and pretty good odds on that. Beyond that range and a custom is the best choice with a custom action. However if you have a magnum action you can screw in a quality match barrel in either 300 RUM or 338 RUM and be ready for 1000 yard game most of the time. Nearly guaranteed if you can find a good smith to square and true it. Make sure the barrel is perfect square to the action. These two cartridges are the most inherently accurate ones I have used on a standard magnum action with top killing power on large big game to 1000 yards. That comes from a lot of experience. I have worked with the RUM since before remington introduced it and anything off the RUM case never ceases to amaze me with long range accuracy and low shot to shot velocity spreads for an extreme cartridge. </p><p> </p><p>With the specialty bullets now available in 375 the 375 RUM is also excellent for extreme range shooting at large big game. Cutting Edge for instance has a 320 grain hunting bullet with .84 or so BC that can be shot 2800 fps out of the 375 RUM. Other companies also have high BC 375 bullets. The 378 Weatherby is an exceptional long range hunting cartridge with these new bullets capable of pushing that 320 CE bullet over 3000 fps. If you happen to find a deal in a used one of those. They are usualy low round count and the barrels will last forever in 375.</p><p> </p><p>These cartridges I listed will kill the **** out of anything you hit by driving heavy high BC bullets through any animal at any angle without having to limit your shots. I don't like to be limited when shots at trophies are hard to come by and they never seem to be standing where I want them or positioned the way I want them to be. That's what I'm talking about.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Long Time Long Ranger, post: 508735, member: 505"] Remington 700 in 338 RUM or 300 RUM will do it. Cabelas had them last year in the $500's with case and cheap worthless scope. Need to bed the action good and free float the barrel. You can get a good trigger at midway, graff's or several others. Cabelas where I live always has Weatherby Accumarks in 30-378 and 338-378 in the $1100 range used but like new. Negotiate. The 338-378 wby accumark is at the top end for large big game at 1000 yards. After saying all that you are taking a gamble on a factory rifle that you can get tuned in for 1000 yard kills. It can be done and I have these exact rifles that will do it. I said to 800 yards in the other post and pretty good odds on that. Beyond that range and a custom is the best choice with a custom action. However if you have a magnum action you can screw in a quality match barrel in either 300 RUM or 338 RUM and be ready for 1000 yard game most of the time. Nearly guaranteed if you can find a good smith to square and true it. Make sure the barrel is perfect square to the action. These two cartridges are the most inherently accurate ones I have used on a standard magnum action with top killing power on large big game to 1000 yards. That comes from a lot of experience. I have worked with the RUM since before remington introduced it and anything off the RUM case never ceases to amaze me with long range accuracy and low shot to shot velocity spreads for an extreme cartridge. With the specialty bullets now available in 375 the 375 RUM is also excellent for extreme range shooting at large big game. Cutting Edge for instance has a 320 grain hunting bullet with .84 or so BC that can be shot 2800 fps out of the 375 RUM. Other companies also have high BC 375 bullets. The 378 Weatherby is an exceptional long range hunting cartridge with these new bullets capable of pushing that 320 CE bullet over 3000 fps. If you happen to find a deal in a used one of those. They are usualy low round count and the barrels will last forever in 375. These cartridges I listed will kill the **** out of anything you hit by driving heavy high BC bullets through any animal at any angle without having to limit your shots. I don't like to be limited when shots at trophies are hard to come by and they never seem to be standing where I want them or positioned the way I want them to be. That's what I'm talking about. [/QUOTE]
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