Can you guys give me some suggestions on purchasing/building a left hand stainless 300RUM for hunting at longer ranges. The reason I'm thinking stainless is because I don't treat my rifles like they are a carton of eggs and the weather in NW Montana gets pretty wet and nasty during elk season. Whats your thoughts on metal coatings (teflon,ceramic). I'm right handed but I shoot left handed, always have. I like to have a cheek pad on the stock. Such rifles seem hard to find unless you start looking at customs or the skinny barrel Savage Weather Warriior, Tikka T3 lites. Thanks for the tips.
Left hand 300rum
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mtnwrunner
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I've got numerous stainless rifles as well as blued. If I have a rifle that I will be using in harsher terrain and weather, I tend to have them cerakoted. I've had blued rifles in pouring down weather and with the cerakoting, they are bombproof. Plus you can make up and have any color combination you wish. Here are a couple of mine that were done in predator camo and they are both blued rifles.
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mthunter86
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SMR built my rum from the ground up, it is one of my best shooting rifle. If I remember right they do left handed actions as well. Snowy mountain rifles is located in missoula so you may be close enough to swing in and see some of their product.
mtnwrunner who did the coating on your rifle for you? I can't tell much about the picture on your posting, it's really small. I've seen this stuff listed in Brownwlls that you can apply with an air brush. There is an another application where it needs to be heated in an "oven". Does the coating affect the warranty on your scope?
mthunter86, I make it down to Missoula pretty regularlly. I will look into SMR. Thanks for the tips!
mthunter86, I make it down to Missoula pretty regularlly. I will look into SMR. Thanks for the tips!
WildRose
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Being lefthanded limits the choice in actions and rifles. I'd go with a remington 700 long action.
There are numerous quality builders. You might check Len's site and see what he has to offer. Rumor has it, you can't beat the quality or price.
As for coatings cerakote is the way to go. There are some others out there that are interesting but none I know of more proven.
Go with a stainless action and barrell and cerakote and you'll never look back.
Cerakote is applied with the air brush, then baked. There are several others that are done the same way, but I've looked at them all, read about them, seen the test results, and none of them stand up as well to abuse, much less look any better.
There are also some folks that support this webstie/magazine who do the cerakoting as well.
There are numerous quality builders. You might check Len's site and see what he has to offer. Rumor has it, you can't beat the quality or price.
As for coatings cerakote is the way to go. There are some others out there that are interesting but none I know of more proven.
Go with a stainless action and barrell and cerakote and you'll never look back.
Cerakote is applied with the air brush, then baked. There are several others that are done the same way, but I've looked at them all, read about them, seen the test results, and none of them stand up as well to abuse, much less look any better.
There are also some folks that support this webstie/magazine who do the cerakoting as well.
Camshaft
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Consider the above post gospel truth. Im a lefty and my RUM is built on a M700 LSS action, LH 300rum. Can beat them for the money.
WildRose and Camshaft thanks for the tips. More questions! How do I get to lens site. How do you get get a away with baking the cerokote coated scope? I have 2 model 700 long action rifles. one has a bolt with a pin (fastenner?) in the back of the bolt, it is the newer of the 2 rifles. The other rifle does not have the pin. The end of the pin has a J in it. Seems like I've read somewhere that this is called a J-lock. What is the pin for and is one more superior to the other?
Outlaw6.0
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Great to see another lefty out there, welcome the (albeit frusterating at times) club. The J-lock you are looking at (correct terminology) is nothing more than a factory added safety which effectively locks the firing mechanism. They are in no way superior to non J-lock systems (unless you have a need to lock it), every custom built utilizing REM 700 actions I have ever seen have had the J-lock removed, I won't hurt anything, but there is always that nagging feeling of it somehow getting locked while out doin your thing.
Cerakote is awesome stuff, I would recommend it, here is a pic of a lefty 700 w/Cerakote.
Cerakote is awesome stuff, I would recommend it, here is a pic of a lefty 700 w/Cerakote.
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geargrinder
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You'll want to ditch the J-lock. When you take a J-lock assembly out of a bolt you will see why. The firing pin spring is convoluted and twisted around the firing pin. It also drags inside the bolt body.
It's the first thing I change on all my Remingtons.
Since we're showing off some lefty gun porn here is my lefty Savages. In front is a Krieger barreled 300wsm, in back is my 338 Edge.
It's the first thing I change on all my Remingtons.
Since we're showing off some lefty gun porn here is my lefty Savages. In front is a Krieger barreled 300wsm, in back is my 338 Edge.
WildRose
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Sorry I was slow getting back.
As stated above you will want to change the bolt. There are serious issues with the J-Pin Locks. Amongst other things they have a tendency to freeze up in cold weather rendering the rifle useless.
Let me know if you find a source for stainless left handed actions. I've been wanting to do a semi-custom at a reasonable price and figured I'd start by purchasing a used LH rem 700 stainless long action. Never found one, and got fed up. Getting LH stuff is a whole lot better than it used to be but it sure can be frustrating.
WildRose
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I'm pretty sure you can still order them directly from the Remington custom shop. That's where my dad's last 3 came from.
