New Barrel and stock Help me decide

[Majja13]

I have decided to rebuild my 300 Win mag this year, and turn it into a true custom. I am a little torn on barrel contour and would like a little advice. I am going with a Lilja barrel. I am trying to get a good balance of weight and versatility. I was thinking of a number 4 fluted 26" in a 1:10 twist. It it matters this is going on my A-Bolt.

I am not sure what stock to go with as I am very limited on this side. It seams my choices are Boyds, B&C and McMillian.

Again this rifle will be on the pack/shoulder a lot of the time.

 

[BEEMAN]

I have decided to rebuild my 300 Win mag this year, and turn it into a true custom. I am a little torn on barrel contour and would like a little advice. I am going with a Lilja barrel. I am trying to get a good balance of weight and versatility. I was thinking of a number 4 fluted 26" in a 1:10 twist. It it matters this is going on my A-Bolt.

I am not sure what stock to go with as I am very limited on this side. It seams my choices are Boyds, B&C and McMillian.

Again this rifle will be on the pack/shoulder a lot of the time.

I can list my parts for a reference:
Borden Timberline action
#3 Brux barrel
Holland Brake
Obendorf Bottom Metal
Jewel trigger
Tally Light weights
NF SHV
McMillan Game Scout (not Edge fill)
Finished at 10 lb 2 oz

 

[sable tireur]

Majja13,

The A-Bolt action is fairly light by itself. I don't use a lot of Lilja barrels because I have gotten better results from Bartlein. But this is your rifle and your decision. I would get a Bartlein #3B contour but skip the fluting. You might save 5 ounces fluting this contour but that's not enough to offset the cost and performance.

The B&C stocks can be nice for hunting builds, just be careful to get the barrel channel straight and bed the block and recoil lug. These can be found right off the shelf.

McMillan makes a couple of lightweight stocks for hunting which can be inletted for the A-Bolt. I would have your gunsmith use pillars to bed the barreled action. Be prepared to wait 6 months or more for this inlet.

 

[bpcrshooter]

being from wisconsin an its ten min away Im a Brux fan I have a #5 interupted flute, rem 700 long action fluted bolt, David Tubb two stage trigger, nightforce steel rail, vortex 4-16 and because it fits me a stock walnut rem stock. all his barrels will be stainless tho if it matters.

 

[excaliber]

A #3 Bartlein would be the perfect combo of weight and accuracy. I have a Trued Rem 700 300 Win Mag with a #3 barrel and it's been super accurate. The top bench rest guys shoot Bartlein for a reason. They could shoot whatever they wanted to and the majority shoot Bartlein.
I have a B&C stock on the gun but I'd like to go with a McMillan Hunters edge to drop around 13 oz.
The gun currently weight 9 3/4 lbs with scope and sling.

 

[pburton]

I recently had a 300 win mag built. I went with a Bartlein with a #3 contour, fluted. It is basically the equivalent of most other barrel manufactures #4 contour. For a stock I went with a McMillan Hunter with edge fill. The rifle weighs just over 8# without optics. For me this rifle is the perfect balance of weight and accuracy. So for this rifle is shooting close to 1/4 MOA at 200. You can order this same stock from McMillan inletted for the A-bolt and whatever barrel you choose and have it in 4-6 weeks.

 

[Majja13]

Thanks for all the great Info guys you have given me something to think about.

 

[lancetkenyon]

I am a Bartlein fan too. I have 3 of them. All shoot great. I would also definitely go with a McMillan Edge fill stock. Top notch. I have a couple of them. A Game Scout Edge and an adjustable Game Warden.

I have a kind of similar build to what you are wanting to do. But in 7 Rem Mag built by Phoenix Custom Rifles.
R700 LA BDL trued
Bartlein #3 fluted plus APA Micro Bast brake
Manners EH-2
Timney CE
Seekins 20MOA alloy Picatinny
Seekins 34mm low rings
S&B PMII 3-20×50
Weighs in at 9lbs 8oz with scope.
It shoots the 180 Hybrid @ 2996 into the high .2s. Shot a 5 shot 2.75" group at 800 yards.

 

[MudRunner2005]

Given the options, I'd pick a Manners or Stockey's Long Range Composite stocks, and a Bartlein or Proof Research cut-rifled 5R barrel.

 

[matt_3479]

I'd go manners or mcmillan for sure. And bartlein or benchmark without a doubt

 

[Majja13]

Thank you all for the great info. As I have been reading about the great success with the Berger 215 Hybrids, it prompted 1 more question. Should I look at a 1:9 or stay with a 1:10 twist barrrel? Most of my hunting is above 7400 feet.

Thank you

 

[RockyMtnMT]

Thank you all for the great info. As I have been reading about the great success with the Berger 215 Hybrids, it prompted 1 more question. Should I look at a 1:9 or stay with a 1:10 twist barrrel? Most of my hunting is above 7400 feet.

Thank you

Your bullet options will be better with 9" twist. Also you will get better terminal performance from whatever bullet you choose with the higher rate of twist. So without a doubt is would recommend the 9" twist.

Steve

 

[lancetkenyon]

I have loaded the 215s in a few different .300WM, and my .300RUM too. All with 1:10" twist. All shoot exceptionally. Even the 230 Hybrids shoot very well out of a 1:10" twist barrel. I have loaded 5 rifles (3 @ .300RUM, 2 @ .300WM) using the 230 Hybrid and 1:10" twist. They might even shoot better than the 215s!

And the 215s work great on elk. My family took bulls 2 last year with them.

 

[ohiohunter]

Brux, bartlein, or kreiger on a Mcmillan game warden or game scout. Just depends on how high you like your cheek piece. Barrel contour will determine your bare rifle weight. I have a med palma 25" that I managed to get my scoped rifle in right at 10lbs. BTW, Manners eh1 and mcmillan game scout (not edge) weigh almost the same. EH1 might be a 1/10 lighter.