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<blockquote data-quote="trebark" data-source="post: 989830" data-attributes="member: 19172"><p>After re-reading my last post, let me expand a bit on the single-shot vs. repeater.</p><p> </p><p>If you're building a dedicated longrange hunting rig, generally speaking, having a single-shot rifle is fine. My 300RUM was built as a single-shot (because I seated the bullets so far out). Having it as a single-shot worked just fine because everything I shot went bang-flop with one shot but also, if a follow-up was necessary, I always kept an extra round right next to the rifle. I could shoot round #1, eject the round, drop round #2 into the action and close the bolt without having to take my head off the gun and lose sight picture and cheekweld.</p><p> </p><p>Alternatively, <a href="http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/f53/my-260-mcr-59628/index8.html" target="_blank">http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/f53/my-260-mcr-59628/index8.html</a> was originally built as a single-shot but I converted it to a detachable box magazine (DBM) as the rifle became more of a tactical competition rig. This meant that I became constrained to a COAL of 2.85" in order to fit into the mag. It caused some loss in velocity, but not accuracy. And accuracy is the key. Speed is nice, but all that speed doesn't matter if you cannot say where the bullet is going when you pull the trigger.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="trebark, post: 989830, member: 19172"] After re-reading my last post, let me expand a bit on the single-shot vs. repeater. If you're building a dedicated longrange hunting rig, generally speaking, having a single-shot rifle is fine. My 300RUM was built as a single-shot (because I seated the bullets so far out). Having it as a single-shot worked just fine because everything I shot went bang-flop with one shot but also, if a follow-up was necessary, I always kept an extra round right next to the rifle. I could shoot round #1, eject the round, drop round #2 into the action and close the bolt without having to take my head off the gun and lose sight picture and cheekweld. Alternatively, [URL]http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/f53/my-260-mcr-59628/index8.html[/URL] was originally built as a single-shot but I converted it to a detachable box magazine (DBM) as the rifle became more of a tactical competition rig. This meant that I became constrained to a COAL of 2.85" in order to fit into the mag. It caused some loss in velocity, but not accuracy. And accuracy is the key. Speed is nice, but all that speed doesn't matter if you cannot say where the bullet is going when you pull the trigger. [/QUOTE]
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