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300 Win Mag build up question.
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<blockquote data-quote="Kinks" data-source="post: 421846" data-attributes="member: 26288"><p>While talking with my gunsmith one day about custom elk rifles...(which I cannot afford), he told me to think about a "poor man's" custom elk rifle. He told me to find an old Rem 700 ADL, which he would put a custom stainless barrel on, true the action, free float and pillar bed the stock and oila', I would have a rifle that would shoot better than most high dollar "custom" rifles. That is what I did! I found an old Rem 700 ADL in 7 Mag for $225 that had a pretty decent stock on it. I bought a custom "Mark Chanlynn" stainless 24" barrel for it. I had my gunsmith, Dave Sullivan "Westwind Rifles" in Erie, Co chamber it in .300 Win Mag and do all of the above magic and man am I proud of my rifle. I put a Zeiss 3.5 X 10 with the Rapid Z 600 scope on it. I now own a true 1/2 MOA rifle. I have aproximately $1500 bucks in the total package. I just shot it this weekend, my load of 80.7 grains of H-1000 and Berger 185 hunting VLD's gave me 3.5 inch, 5 shot groups at 500 yards. I had some wind that was trying to trick me and the sun was just coming up over the mountain shining in my eyes...pitiful excuse I know but I am sure I can get those groups to tighten up. I still need to play with seating depth with that load but I am extremely happy with my "poor man's custom Elk rifle"!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kinks, post: 421846, member: 26288"] While talking with my gunsmith one day about custom elk rifles...(which I cannot afford), he told me to think about a "poor man's" custom elk rifle. He told me to find an old Rem 700 ADL, which he would put a custom stainless barrel on, true the action, free float and pillar bed the stock and oila', I would have a rifle that would shoot better than most high dollar "custom" rifles. That is what I did! I found an old Rem 700 ADL in 7 Mag for $225 that had a pretty decent stock on it. I bought a custom "Mark Chanlynn" stainless 24" barrel for it. I had my gunsmith, Dave Sullivan "Westwind Rifles" in Erie, Co chamber it in .300 Win Mag and do all of the above magic and man am I proud of my rifle. I put a Zeiss 3.5 X 10 with the Rapid Z 600 scope on it. I now own a true 1/2 MOA rifle. I have aproximately $1500 bucks in the total package. I just shot it this weekend, my load of 80.7 grains of H-1000 and Berger 185 hunting VLD's gave me 3.5 inch, 5 shot groups at 500 yards. I had some wind that was trying to trick me and the sun was just coming up over the mountain shining in my eyes...pitiful excuse I know but I am sure I can get those groups to tighten up. I still need to play with seating depth with that load but I am extremely happy with my "poor man's custom Elk rifle"! [/QUOTE]
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