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<blockquote data-quote="Coyboy" data-source="post: 590071" data-attributes="member: 3733"><p>You need to reconsider your cartridge choice, why a 300 rum for 500 yards?</p><p>Thats a 1000+ yard cartrige, but your going to handicap that cartirge with a 9lb rifle? MPI stock? for light weight? with an alluminum block? you need rigidity pick a rigid stock there are plenty out there that you don't need to add a lb of aluminum to to stiffen up. MPIs don't wear bipods well.</p><p></p><p>If you set on a 30 cal or bigger because of bears then go with a 300 win mag, or a 300 wsm you can easily drive the 190's to 3000 fps.</p><p>If bears were no concern I would do magnum 7mm of one variety. None of these cartridges are under powered for 500 yard hunting. They can be made lighter and with shorter barrels.</p><p></p><p>Build an ultra mag based cartridge cause you want to kill stuff at 1000 yards.</p><p>Build a hunting rifle for hunting.</p><p></p><p>A mcmillian HTG with a #4 barrel at 23" in 300 wsm would be about perfect for you.</p><p></p><p>That or like what was said use your 338 win mag, with 225 accubonds, you should be killing stuff way out there.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Coyboy, post: 590071, member: 3733"] You need to reconsider your cartridge choice, why a 300 rum for 500 yards? Thats a 1000+ yard cartrige, but your going to handicap that cartirge with a 9lb rifle? MPI stock? for light weight? with an alluminum block? you need rigidity pick a rigid stock there are plenty out there that you don't need to add a lb of aluminum to to stiffen up. MPIs don't wear bipods well. If you set on a 30 cal or bigger because of bears then go with a 300 win mag, or a 300 wsm you can easily drive the 190's to 3000 fps. If bears were no concern I would do magnum 7mm of one variety. None of these cartridges are under powered for 500 yard hunting. They can be made lighter and with shorter barrels. Build an ultra mag based cartridge cause you want to kill stuff at 1000 yards. Build a hunting rifle for hunting. A mcmillian HTG with a #4 barrel at 23" in 300 wsm would be about perfect for you. That or like what was said use your 338 win mag, with 225 accubonds, you should be killing stuff way out there. [/QUOTE]
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