30 Cal Longrange Hunter

[ByronF]

I'm looking at the Christensen arms ridgeline rifles for a lighter pack rifle for an upcoming Alaska moose hunt and high country elk hunt. I'm wanting to shoot the Berger 210.
Im having trouble deciding on the caliber and looking for some opinions and pros and cons.


300 RUM
Nosler 30
300 wsm
300 PRC

 

[dfanonymous]

How light of a rifle you talking about? If your honest with yourself, hows your recoil management?

 

[duckhunter175]

Not sure that the Berger 210 would be my choice for a Moose. That being said- Red Stag is the largest critter I've killed with a rifle. If I were hunting AK in big bear country and for an animal the size of a Moose I would probably go with a premium bonded or monolithic bullet (Nosler Accubond/Partition, Barnes TTSX/LRX).

That being said- if you handload then I would say run whichever .30 cal cartridge you want. If you are buying ammo off the shelf I would stick to 300wm, 300wsm or 300RUM.

I think it would be hard to beat a Ridgeline in 300wm, shooting a 190gr LRX at 2900fps.

 

[TXAoudadKlr]

300WM and 181 Hammer hunter

 

[reelhardmt]

181 hunter hammer ,200 accubond or 180 swift

 

[L.Sherm]

Reloader or factory ammo?

 

[Gord0]

300win and a 215 Berger, or 181 Hammer hunter. Or if you really want one of those listed, I'd go with the 30 nosler right now, and 300prc if someone comes out with good brass.

 

[ByronF]

Reloader or factory ammo?

Reload

 

[ByronF]

I don't want a 300 win I can get the same velocity out of the wsm.

I will be shooting Berger. It's my choice bullet have taken 30+ animals with it with great success. Including Nilgai, elk, and eland and Berger has performed flawlessly.

 

[ByronF]

I don't want a 300 win I can get the same velocity out of the wsm.

I will be shooting Berger. It's my choice bullet have taken 30+ animals with it with great success. Including Nilgai, elk, and eland and Berger has performed flawlessly.

It will be reloads

 

[Bravo 4]

What ranges you comfortable shooting?

 

[duckhunter175]

I don't want a 300 win I can get the same velocity out of the wsm.

I will be shooting Berger. It's my choice bullet have taken 30+ animals with it with great success. Including Nilgai, elk, and eland and Berger has performed flawlessly.

I think the WSM would be the ticket- almost 1/2lb lighter than the long action Ridgeline. As for bullet selection- you're more experience than I am on big game so go with what you know. I would just feel more comfortable with a stronger bullet if I'm in an area where I'm not at the top of the food chain.

 

[Deleted member 25294]

I would go with the 300 PRC in a factory rifle, it's properly throated for heavies and the mag length on the CA ridgeline will accept 3.7" according to their reps.

A buddy of mine is getting one through Euro optic, they're expected to have a shipment in 4 weeks

 

[L.Sherm]

I would say 30 Nosler with ADG expect I think CA uses saami reamers. A .200+ freebore reamer is the ticket for performance otherwise with the saami your not much better off than a WM.
WSM limits you to mag box length with the heavys without having a bunch of the bullet crammed down in the case.
RUM needs a 4" wyatt box to reach full potential. PRC I hate hornandy brass and only one supplier.
If it were me I would find a 30 Nosler reamer with .225 freebore and get some ADG brass and find a donor 700 RUM action and have a good Smith put a quality barrel on it.