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Advice on first LRH rifle please.
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<blockquote data-quote="Hookturnr" data-source="post: 642067" data-attributes="member: 22612"><p>The sendero contour is a great choice but not necessary for hunting accuracy. I'd be looking in the #5 contour range to keep weight down a bit and get it fluted. For the brake, I'm a HUGE fan of the Centershot Rifles Muscle brake, it just plain works better than anything else I have used. The big advantage to the heavier barrel will be repeateable accuracy as the barrel heats up more than anything else. A Kreiger in a #5 should get you 1st/2nd shot accuracy with no heat related issues as you would find in a hunting situation and will keep the weight reasonable for packing. I recently went through this same process in 280AI for a packing rifle as my 15lb 300RUM is just no fun to haul over hill and dale all day long. Mine is 700 based as well with a Rock #5 fluted in a manners t5 and should finish up right at the 9lb. mark. One other thing to consider is just going 300RUM as there is a virtual metric shitton of components availiable and you really don't give up much to the 338RUM. The 208 Amax and 210 Berger both hit like sledgehammers and are easier to come by than some of the 338 pills. Another upside is once you shoot out the 300 barrel and decide you have to have a 338(?) then its just a set of dies away to neck up to 338 EDGE and you already have brass. Just my .02</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hookturnr, post: 642067, member: 22612"] The sendero contour is a great choice but not necessary for hunting accuracy. I'd be looking in the #5 contour range to keep weight down a bit and get it fluted. For the brake, I'm a HUGE fan of the Centershot Rifles Muscle brake, it just plain works better than anything else I have used. The big advantage to the heavier barrel will be repeateable accuracy as the barrel heats up more than anything else. A Kreiger in a #5 should get you 1st/2nd shot accuracy with no heat related issues as you would find in a hunting situation and will keep the weight reasonable for packing. I recently went through this same process in 280AI for a packing rifle as my 15lb 300RUM is just no fun to haul over hill and dale all day long. Mine is 700 based as well with a Rock #5 fluted in a manners t5 and should finish up right at the 9lb. mark. One other thing to consider is just going 300RUM as there is a virtual metric shitton of components availiable and you really don't give up much to the 338RUM. The 208 Amax and 210 Berger both hit like sledgehammers and are easier to come by than some of the 338 pills. Another upside is once you shoot out the 300 barrel and decide you have to have a 338(?) then its just a set of dies away to neck up to 338 EDGE and you already have brass. Just my .02 [/QUOTE]
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