Long Time Long Ranger
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I began testing the Mcmillan EOL Outdoorsman long range hunting rifle chambered in 300 EOL Mag (300 RUM) on a tough tundra hunt for barren ground caribou. This is always a demanding hunt on a rifle because of the extreme weather conditions from continuous rain to snow. Also the tundra mucky muck is always splashing on the rifle from wading through ankle deep water regularly. For those of you who haven't experienced mucky muck this is a combination of detritus (various debris), mud, water, moss, algae, lichens, various decaying matter, caribou and moose poop, along with various other things all of which are not good for a rifle and can clog up an action.
This can be a severe test for a rifle concerning corrosion and functional ability under harsh conditions. If a rifle does not have a good weather coating it will rust and corrode. The action can clog from mucky muck if it does not have a good design for working while enduring heavy debris.
After the hunt I cleaned the rifle well and it is as new again with no visible rust or sign of any contamination from being in torrential rain for three days and splashed muck regularly. The proprietary weather coating Mcmillan puts on these rifles protected the rifle well through all the elements. The slickest action I have ever shot worked smooth throughout the hunt. The grooved bolt and action design was able to shed heavy debris splashed on from the muck and work perfectly.
We took four very nice trophy bulls in four days on four shots. Mine was the longest at just under 800 yards. The shortest was 360 yards. The extreme accuracy of this rifle enabled all the hunters to place the bullets exactly where they wanted for quick humane kills.
I am extremely pleased with the overall workmanship of the rifle after this first hunt. I am very excited to get this rifle on more adventures in the near future. Antelope is next with Buffalo coming up in a couple weeks. Going from the cold ,wet and rainy tundra to 100 degree hot dusty antelope hills will be quite a change for the rifle. I will continue to add to this thread as the hunts take place.
The bullet I used on this hunt was the 200 grain Cutting Edge bullet. The load was 92 grains Retumbo at 3266 fps. The bullet performed well with two caribou going straight down at the shot and two only taking two, three steps before going down traveling less than five yards. Two were taken through both shoulders and two were hit with quartering shots that hit one shoulder quartering through the chest area. For the antelope hunt I will be using the 208 grain Hornady Amax bullet which has been shooting exceptionally well at long range targets during testing and showing a BC near .66.
The bull with the velvet missing on top was a huge old bull and an exceptional trophy. I shot him just before dark and field dressed him knowing he would be fine in the cold weather until the next day. A family of marrauding wolverines found him that night. They chewed the top points and main beams off stripping the velvet from the top portion of the rack. He was an incredible trophy with the tall top points and long main beams. Unfortunately it was to dark to get pictures when I shot him and now all there is to show are the chewed up antlers in this picture.
This can be a severe test for a rifle concerning corrosion and functional ability under harsh conditions. If a rifle does not have a good weather coating it will rust and corrode. The action can clog from mucky muck if it does not have a good design for working while enduring heavy debris.
After the hunt I cleaned the rifle well and it is as new again with no visible rust or sign of any contamination from being in torrential rain for three days and splashed muck regularly. The proprietary weather coating Mcmillan puts on these rifles protected the rifle well through all the elements. The slickest action I have ever shot worked smooth throughout the hunt. The grooved bolt and action design was able to shed heavy debris splashed on from the muck and work perfectly.
We took four very nice trophy bulls in four days on four shots. Mine was the longest at just under 800 yards. The shortest was 360 yards. The extreme accuracy of this rifle enabled all the hunters to place the bullets exactly where they wanted for quick humane kills.
I am extremely pleased with the overall workmanship of the rifle after this first hunt. I am very excited to get this rifle on more adventures in the near future. Antelope is next with Buffalo coming up in a couple weeks. Going from the cold ,wet and rainy tundra to 100 degree hot dusty antelope hills will be quite a change for the rifle. I will continue to add to this thread as the hunts take place.
The bullet I used on this hunt was the 200 grain Cutting Edge bullet. The load was 92 grains Retumbo at 3266 fps. The bullet performed well with two caribou going straight down at the shot and two only taking two, three steps before going down traveling less than five yards. Two were taken through both shoulders and two were hit with quartering shots that hit one shoulder quartering through the chest area. For the antelope hunt I will be using the 208 grain Hornady Amax bullet which has been shooting exceptionally well at long range targets during testing and showing a BC near .66.
The bull with the velvet missing on top was a huge old bull and an exceptional trophy. I shot him just before dark and field dressed him knowing he would be fine in the cold weather until the next day. A family of marrauding wolverines found him that night. They chewed the top points and main beams off stripping the velvet from the top portion of the rack. He was an incredible trophy with the tall top points and long main beams. Unfortunately it was to dark to get pictures when I shot him and now all there is to show are the chewed up antlers in this picture.
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