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<blockquote data-quote="somerumfun" data-source="post: 1062159" data-attributes="member: 45828"><p>Maina- Congrats on the Rem 700 Long Range in 300 RUM. You are going to like this. My screen name is somerumfun. I have owned multiple copies of the 300 Ultra Mag all from Remington 700 actions. I have also worked up multiple rifles of the same 300 RUM for my friends. All have worked very well...one or two extremely well. Basic recommendations: Nosler 180 Accubonds, 95 Grains of RE-25, Fed 215 primers, any brass you can find. All of the rifles I have worked up like this exact load or maybe 1-2 grains less RE 25. This will also get you out to 1,000 yards and beyond. Site in for dead on at 200 yards and you need about 22 MOA to get you to 1,000 yards (your scope has that and more). Rangefinder: buy what you can afford, I own a Bushnell...works great and lots cheaper. Reloading: Start reloading this year, not next year...this is key to your success. Get a rock chucker or similar, RCBS dies and reload now. The white tail are large in Maine....the 180 accubonds will flatten them and also 1-4 additional deer standing behind it. It will also shoot your moose and bears from way, way back. Spotting Scope: I have a Nikon fieldscope that works to 1k yards....I will someday buy a Swarovski to match my 15x60s that will never be pried from my cold dead hands. Comments from others: the barrel being burned up is a function of the amount of powder being burned and the cleanliness of the shooter. Clean your barrel every 10 rounds or so and it will last along time. But when it does finally give it up (which will be 500 rounds down the line if you don't clean frequently), just take the stock off and send the action to Krieger or other and have put a new match barrel on (for less than the original cost of the gun) and go shoot some additional rounds. I just received back a Remington 700 Sendero with a new Krieger barrel..using the above load and put them all through the same hole at 100 yards. Muzzle Brake: I use Vias brakes. You will want a muzzle brake. The first 300 RUM I got was an SPS BDL light one with no brake. It was rude, crude and irreverent. So much so, that the magazine latch would come unhitched on every shot and eject all my rounds out the bottom on the shooting bench. Additionally, the kick was enough to slobber knock me. A muzzle brake takes it down to 22-250 levels with much more muzzle blast. It is great to shoot with muffs and puffs for ears. Be kind to those sitting on adjacent benches when shooting yours with a muzzle brake. It has a Sherman tank blast from the side. Summary: Save you money on the Leica and use savings to buy reloading equipment. With the money you save from reloading over the next 3 years, go buy a Leica then. </p><p> </p><p>Best!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="somerumfun, post: 1062159, member: 45828"] Maina- Congrats on the Rem 700 Long Range in 300 RUM. You are going to like this. My screen name is somerumfun. I have owned multiple copies of the 300 Ultra Mag all from Remington 700 actions. I have also worked up multiple rifles of the same 300 RUM for my friends. All have worked very well...one or two extremely well. Basic recommendations: Nosler 180 Accubonds, 95 Grains of RE-25, Fed 215 primers, any brass you can find. All of the rifles I have worked up like this exact load or maybe 1-2 grains less RE 25. This will also get you out to 1,000 yards and beyond. Site in for dead on at 200 yards and you need about 22 MOA to get you to 1,000 yards (your scope has that and more). Rangefinder: buy what you can afford, I own a Bushnell...works great and lots cheaper. Reloading: Start reloading this year, not next year...this is key to your success. Get a rock chucker or similar, RCBS dies and reload now. The white tail are large in Maine....the 180 accubonds will flatten them and also 1-4 additional deer standing behind it. It will also shoot your moose and bears from way, way back. Spotting Scope: I have a Nikon fieldscope that works to 1k yards....I will someday buy a Swarovski to match my 15x60s that will never be pried from my cold dead hands. Comments from others: the barrel being burned up is a function of the amount of powder being burned and the cleanliness of the shooter. Clean your barrel every 10 rounds or so and it will last along time. But when it does finally give it up (which will be 500 rounds down the line if you don't clean frequently), just take the stock off and send the action to Krieger or other and have put a new match barrel on (for less than the original cost of the gun) and go shoot some additional rounds. I just received back a Remington 700 Sendero with a new Krieger barrel..using the above load and put them all through the same hole at 100 yards. Muzzle Brake: I use Vias brakes. You will want a muzzle brake. The first 300 RUM I got was an SPS BDL light one with no brake. It was rude, crude and irreverent. So much so, that the magazine latch would come unhitched on every shot and eject all my rounds out the bottom on the shooting bench. Additionally, the kick was enough to slobber knock me. A muzzle brake takes it down to 22-250 levels with much more muzzle blast. It is great to shoot with muffs and puffs for ears. Be kind to those sitting on adjacent benches when shooting yours with a muzzle brake. It has a Sherman tank blast from the side. Summary: Save you money on the Leica and use savings to buy reloading equipment. With the money you save from reloading over the next 3 years, go buy a Leica then. Best! [/QUOTE]
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