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<blockquote data-quote="mountainman56" data-source="post: 994388" data-attributes="member: 79106"><p>I always shoot heavier rifles in my magnums but I have recently had to change my mind a little on light weight rifles. A good friend of mine had a light weight 300 Win mag built for an upcoming marco polo sheep hunt. Initially we couldn't get it to shoot worth crap but after much loading and tinkering it has turned into a 5/8 to 3/4 moa rifle. In fact I recently tried another load with 200 grain lrx bullets that seems will outdo that. </p><p></p><p>The rifle has a predator 300 action, jewell trigger, little buggy whip 22" barrel, bell and carlson stock, a mini magnum muscle brake, talley integral rings and is topped with a Swarovski Z5 3.5-18. All up with an empty mag it weighs 8.1lbs. Personally I still think it would be a better package with a little heavier/longer barrel but it does pretty nicely.</p><p></p><p>Just for kicks (literally) we removed the brake last weekend. Very stout recoil with a lot of muzzle flip. In a ultra mag I'll bet it would loosen your fillings. On your build I would seriously consider an Assassinator brake. I will be ordering one for my RUM as soon as I can get the old Vias off and measure the threads.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mountainman56, post: 994388, member: 79106"] I always shoot heavier rifles in my magnums but I have recently had to change my mind a little on light weight rifles. A good friend of mine had a light weight 300 Win mag built for an upcoming marco polo sheep hunt. Initially we couldn't get it to shoot worth crap but after much loading and tinkering it has turned into a 5/8 to 3/4 moa rifle. In fact I recently tried another load with 200 grain lrx bullets that seems will outdo that. The rifle has a predator 300 action, jewell trigger, little buggy whip 22" barrel, bell and carlson stock, a mini magnum muscle brake, talley integral rings and is topped with a Swarovski Z5 3.5-18. All up with an empty mag it weighs 8.1lbs. Personally I still think it would be a better package with a little heavier/longer barrel but it does pretty nicely. Just for kicks (literally) we removed the brake last weekend. Very stout recoil with a lot of muzzle flip. In a ultra mag I'll bet it would loosen your fillings. On your build I would seriously consider an Assassinator brake. I will be ordering one for my RUM as soon as I can get the old Vias off and measure the threads. [/QUOTE]
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