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Long range .30 Caliber Build Discussion
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<blockquote data-quote="Berzurker" data-source="post: 2544379" data-attributes="member: 100733"><p>Ok, I just pulled the trigger on a 300 win mag build. For 2k, I'd consider the 338 but here is why I went 300 win.</p><p></p><p>Ammo availability. Worst case, you travel out for a hunt and forget your ammo box. **** happens. With a 300 win mag you can grab some box ammo from anywhere. Brass will also be cheaper and more readily available usually.</p><p></p><p>Ballistically it's very similar to PRC, but prc brass doesn't have the large # of manufacturers that the win mag does.</p><p></p><p>30 nosler gets you a slightly hotter round, but that will cost you barrel life and recoil (and the gains really aren't much).</p><p></p><p>If you get a custom action, just be sure the chassis or bottom metal accepts CIP length magazine. If you don't have room in your barrel for the long bullets, you could have a smith free bore the barrel a little.</p><p></p><p>CIP mags are 3.85 so you won't crowd the mag.</p><p></p><p>You can also get pre fit barrels for most of the custom actions these days. The Zeus is probably the easiest swap if you want to use the same gun for various calibers. I went with Kelbly but Bighorn, defiant, etc would work as well - just need a barrel vice and action wrench which are cheap.</p><p></p><p>I did:</p><p></p><p>-XLR element chassis with folding stock</p><p>-Kelbly atlas tactical action (note bighorn you can swap bolt faces rather than bolts for barrel change = cheaper and terminus Zeus is just an Allen wrench)</p><p>-trigger tech trigger</p><p>-24" preferred pre fit barrel in a .9" straight taper</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Berzurker, post: 2544379, member: 100733"] Ok, I just pulled the trigger on a 300 win mag build. For 2k, I’d consider the 338 but here is why I went 300 win. Ammo availability. Worst case, you travel out for a hunt and forget your ammo box. **** happens. With a 300 win mag you can grab some box ammo from anywhere. Brass will also be cheaper and more readily available usually. Ballistically it’s very similar to PRC, but prc brass doesn’t have the large # of manufacturers that the win mag does. 30 nosler gets you a slightly hotter round, but that will cost you barrel life and recoil (and the gains really aren’t much). If you get a custom action, just be sure the chassis or bottom metal accepts CIP length magazine. If you don’t have room in your barrel for the long bullets, you could have a smith free bore the barrel a little. CIP mags are 3.85 so you won’t crowd the mag. You can also get pre fit barrels for most of the custom actions these days. The Zeus is probably the easiest swap if you want to use the same gun for various calibers. I went with Kelbly but Bighorn, defiant, etc would work as well - just need a barrel vice and action wrench which are cheap. I did: -XLR element chassis with folding stock -Kelbly atlas tactical action (note bighorn you can swap bolt faces rather than bolts for barrel change = cheaper and terminus Zeus is just an Allen wrench) -trigger tech trigger -24” preferred pre fit barrel in a .9” straight taper [/QUOTE]
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