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<blockquote data-quote="left handed gun" data-source="post: 932918" data-attributes="member: 75858"><p>Taking into account availability of aftermarket upgrades, re-sale demand (watch how they fly off the LRH classifieds), proven platform, I'd consider a gently used Remington Sendero. They seem to be decent guns to start with. (Fair disclosure: my first center fire was a Remington 700, though not a Sendero). Then you could add your own custom barrel if you wanted. I'd ask the barrel makers some of the questions the techs at Browning and Winchester don't want to answer. </p><p></p><p>For 700-1000 yard shots, I'd say the .300 Win would be a bare minimum for bigger game. I believe they also made the Sendero in .300 RUM, which is a bit of an oddball caliber but somewhat better performance. Think about it this way: at 400 yards, only about halfway (or less), the .308 168 gr BTHP drops to about 1400 ft lbs (Federal GMM ##). </p><p></p><p>The Howa-made Japanese Weatherbys are not bad (I own one in .300 Weatherby Mag). I don't reload so far, but I understand some reloaders don't like the Weatherby .300. In a drag race, however, it beats the .300 Win by a bit. Hits a little harder too. Some of the Weatherby factory ammo claims close to 4000 ft lbs muzzle energy. I've got no way to verify that but it seems to run pretty true to advertised velocity at 10-12' through a chrono. Mine is quite light, but that has its drawbacks. It will typically shoot a good 3 shot group. But the bbl is thin and heats up quickly. </p><p></p><p>Many but not all of the Senderos came with factory fluted bbls. I speak from no experience with fluted bbls, but I would not flute a custom bbl unless I was more weight sensitive than it sounds like you are. If I'm paying that much extra for a bbl I want all the material there.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="left handed gun, post: 932918, member: 75858"] Taking into account availability of aftermarket upgrades, re-sale demand (watch how they fly off the LRH classifieds), proven platform, I'd consider a gently used Remington Sendero. They seem to be decent guns to start with. (Fair disclosure: my first center fire was a Remington 700, though not a Sendero). Then you could add your own custom barrel if you wanted. I'd ask the barrel makers some of the questions the techs at Browning and Winchester don't want to answer. For 700-1000 yard shots, I'd say the .300 Win would be a bare minimum for bigger game. I believe they also made the Sendero in .300 RUM, which is a bit of an oddball caliber but somewhat better performance. Think about it this way: at 400 yards, only about halfway (or less), the .308 168 gr BTHP drops to about 1400 ft lbs (Federal GMM ##). The Howa-made Japanese Weatherbys are not bad (I own one in .300 Weatherby Mag). I don't reload so far, but I understand some reloaders don't like the Weatherby .300. In a drag race, however, it beats the .300 Win by a bit. Hits a little harder too. Some of the Weatherby factory ammo claims close to 4000 ft lbs muzzle energy. I've got no way to verify that but it seems to run pretty true to advertised velocity at 10-12' through a chrono. Mine is quite light, but that has its drawbacks. It will typically shoot a good 3 shot group. But the bbl is thin and heats up quickly. Many but not all of the Senderos came with factory fluted bbls. I speak from no experience with fluted bbls, but I would not flute a custom bbl unless I was more weight sensitive than it sounds like you are. If I'm paying that much extra for a bbl I want all the material there. [/QUOTE]
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