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<blockquote data-quote=".300 Dakota" data-source="post: 1634754" data-attributes="member: 106514"><p>Stay away from the Savage. I was already heading to this thread to tell you about the Browning X-Bolt Hell's Canyon Long Range in 28 Nosler after reading just the title in my email and before reading your post. Go with your initial thoughts, but if you're looking for a 1000yd elk, the 28 is better than the 7 Mag (and .338 Edge with 300gr Elite Hunter .814 BC is better than that!). The Long Range comes with a 1:8 twist. Nosler ABLR (I'm sure you can find some loaded by Nosler as a Custom offering) will serve you well, in the heaviest version you can find. Make sure to get the Long Range version. It is a little heavier, but still only 7 1/2 lbs or so. You can spend bank if you like and go for the McMillan version, but not necessary. Someone else recommended a 300 Ultra, and I will throw in the 300 PRC available in the Christensen Mesa or Mesa Long Range if you want to go $300 - $400 more, are better choices for elk at any range, BUT not necessary if you are confident in your 28! I'm sorry, I left out the .300 Wby. Yes, it is just as capable as the other 2. I could sit here and try to convince you why I believe the .300 Dakota may be the most consistently accurate of the lot, but I won't even try to sell this crowd on that idea. (More brass for ME!) Besides, you'd fork out $4000 to get one from Dakota if you didn't want to have one built...although I can put you with a guy who can do it in a HURRY and it be RIGHT! Ex-SOCOM officer / Army Ranger instructor turned rifle builder and civilian shooting instructor. I've had him the pieces for my latest build all of 2 weeks and he called me 3 times today (and 2 previously + emails) to go over details...how many times has anyone ever done that? This would be the .338 Edge I mentioned. I'm not going to hijack your thread, but it's not as difficult, time consuming, or expensive to build exactly what you want if you know the right people... I've done it 20 times at least, so it's much easier now than my first time for sure. Gunsmiths retire, die, quit, get arrested, etc. so you always need to know more than 1 good one. It can take years to find and cultivate the level of trust and feel for one another once that's lost. I've had all of the above ends come to gunsmiths I've used, so I know that gut-wrenching feeling when your man is no longer there. I still digress.</p><p></p><p>Think about this, but buy that darn Browning Hell's Canyon Long Range in the 28 Nosler 1:8 before it goes up again (actually, I'd locate one on the sly and wait until Browning offers the next rebate promotion. They are $ in the bank on getting you your rebate money! UNLIKE SAVAGE which won't honor theirs! Browning just ended one for 8% rebate, but I suspect they will have a summer or even Father's Day event and offer $75 - $100 or 10%, which would be better on what you're looking at! I've received 4 rebate checks from Browning in 4 tries. Zero for 1 on Savage after submitting everything they asked for, just like Browning!) This very gun we're discussing is on auction now for $1059. You get a $100 or more back on that, and you've got this thing for UNDER a G!!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE=".300 Dakota, post: 1634754, member: 106514"] Stay away from the Savage. I was already heading to this thread to tell you about the Browning X-Bolt Hell's Canyon Long Range in 28 Nosler after reading just the title in my email and before reading your post. Go with your initial thoughts, but if you're looking for a 1000yd elk, the 28 is better than the 7 Mag (and .338 Edge with 300gr Elite Hunter .814 BC is better than that!). The Long Range comes with a 1:8 twist. Nosler ABLR (I'm sure you can find some loaded by Nosler as a Custom offering) will serve you well, in the heaviest version you can find. Make sure to get the Long Range version. It is a little heavier, but still only 7 1/2 lbs or so. You can spend bank if you like and go for the McMillan version, but not necessary. Someone else recommended a 300 Ultra, and I will throw in the 300 PRC available in the Christensen Mesa or Mesa Long Range if you want to go $300 - $400 more, are better choices for elk at any range, BUT not necessary if you are confident in your 28! I'm sorry, I left out the .300 Wby. Yes, it is just as capable as the other 2. I could sit here and try to convince you why I believe the .300 Dakota may be the most consistently accurate of the lot, but I won't even try to sell this crowd on that idea. (More brass for ME!) Besides, you'd fork out $4000 to get one from Dakota if you didn't want to have one built...although I can put you with a guy who can do it in a HURRY and it be RIGHT! Ex-SOCOM officer / Army Ranger instructor turned rifle builder and civilian shooting instructor. I've had him the pieces for my latest build all of 2 weeks and he called me 3 times today (and 2 previously + emails) to go over details...how many times has anyone ever done that? This would be the .338 Edge I mentioned. I'm not going to hijack your thread, but it's not as difficult, time consuming, or expensive to build exactly what you want if you know the right people... I've done it 20 times at least, so it's much easier now than my first time for sure. Gunsmiths retire, die, quit, get arrested, etc. so you always need to know more than 1 good one. It can take years to find and cultivate the level of trust and feel for one another once that's lost. I've had all of the above ends come to gunsmiths I've used, so I know that gut-wrenching feeling when your man is no longer there. I still digress. Think about this, but buy that darn Browning Hell's Canyon Long Range in the 28 Nosler 1:8 before it goes up again (actually, I'd locate one on the sly and wait until Browning offers the next rebate promotion. They are $ in the bank on getting you your rebate money! UNLIKE SAVAGE which won't honor theirs! Browning just ended one for 8% rebate, but I suspect they will have a summer or even Father's Day event and offer $75 - $100 or 10%, which would be better on what you're looking at! I've received 4 rebate checks from Browning in 4 tries. Zero for 1 on Savage after submitting everything they asked for, just like Browning!) This very gun we're discussing is on auction now for $1059. You get a $100 or more back on that, and you've got this thing for UNDER a G!!! [/QUOTE]
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