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New Rifle Recommendations -- Help me!!
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<blockquote data-quote="greenejc" data-source="post: 2306555" data-attributes="member: 60453"><p>Well, this is probably page 10 on this forum in advice on what to buy, but to give you any advice, I'd need to know what ranges you intend to shoot, what calibers you like, and how heavy you want your rifle and scope combo to be, and if you handload. I personally have two Remington 700 rifles in 300WM and two in 35 Whelen (one of which is a custom rifle with an E R Shaw 1 in 14 inch twist 26 inch barrel). Since I don't intend to try to kill elk past about 700 yards, I mostly hunt with the Whelen, using handloads and Speer 250 grain spitzers at velocities of around 2675 in the Remington CDL and 2750 or so in the custom rifle. The velocity difference is due to the 2 inch difference in barrel length between the two rifles. This load gives me about a 1 inch group at 100 yards, which is good enough. My alternate load is with a Sierra 225 grain boattail bullet, and gives about a 60 fps difference between rifles, at around 2730 to 2800fps depending on barrel length, and accuracy capable of hitting golf balls at 100 yards. Ammunition can be bought through Nosler, Hornaday and Buffalo Bore in weights ranging from 200 grains to 250 grain loads if you don't handload. As to scopes, check out the Shepherd DRS line at <a href="https://shepherdscopes.com/" target="_blank">https://shepherdscopes.com/</a>. I have their 3rd generation scopes on my rifles and they do exactly what they're advertized to do. You could also get the entire rifle in any caliber as a semi-custom through ER Shaw if you wanted to, in either 300WM, 338WM or 35 Whelen. They'le mount the scope for you, too. That's an option. I would personally find a used Ruger M77 action with the tang safety, and have them put on a Shaw barrel, though. A long action Ruger with a 24" barrel in any of these calibers would be hard to beat. The whole package with 30mm rings and scope would be under 2500 dollars if Shaw does the work and you buy a new Shepherd 3.5 to 15 scope.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="greenejc, post: 2306555, member: 60453"] Well, this is probably page 10 on this forum in advice on what to buy, but to give you any advice, I'd need to know what ranges you intend to shoot, what calibers you like, and how heavy you want your rifle and scope combo to be, and if you handload. I personally have two Remington 700 rifles in 300WM and two in 35 Whelen (one of which is a custom rifle with an E R Shaw 1 in 14 inch twist 26 inch barrel). Since I don't intend to try to kill elk past about 700 yards, I mostly hunt with the Whelen, using handloads and Speer 250 grain spitzers at velocities of around 2675 in the Remington CDL and 2750 or so in the custom rifle. The velocity difference is due to the 2 inch difference in barrel length between the two rifles. This load gives me about a 1 inch group at 100 yards, which is good enough. My alternate load is with a Sierra 225 grain boattail bullet, and gives about a 60 fps difference between rifles, at around 2730 to 2800fps depending on barrel length, and accuracy capable of hitting golf balls at 100 yards. Ammunition can be bought through Nosler, Hornaday and Buffalo Bore in weights ranging from 200 grains to 250 grain loads if you don't handload. As to scopes, check out the Shepherd DRS line at [URL]https://shepherdscopes.com/[/URL]. I have their 3rd generation scopes on my rifles and they do exactly what they're advertized to do. You could also get the entire rifle in any caliber as a semi-custom through ER Shaw if you wanted to, in either 300WM, 338WM or 35 Whelen. They'le mount the scope for you, too. That's an option. I would personally find a used Ruger M77 action with the tang safety, and have them put on a Shaw barrel, though. A long action Ruger with a 24" barrel in any of these calibers would be hard to beat. The whole package with 30mm rings and scope would be under 2500 dollars if Shaw does the work and you buy a new Shepherd 3.5 to 15 scope. [/QUOTE]
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