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<blockquote data-quote="FEENIX" data-source="post: 1246282" data-attributes="member: 14204"><p>Jim,</p><p></p><p>Greetings from the Great Falls side of the Big Sky Country ... welcome to LRH and enjoy. </p><p></p><p>IIWY, I'd go with .300 Win Mag. It will serve you many years of long range Montana hunting muleys and elk until you're ready to re-barrel. Load it with 215/230 Berger and you're golden.</p><p></p><p>Here's an excellent thread on .300 Win Mag and the 215/230 Berger bullet from another Montanan, Jeff (BROZ) ...</p><p></p><p><u><u><a href="http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/f19/comparing-berger-210-vld-215-hybrid-88657/" target="_blank">http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/f19/comparing-berger-210-vld-215-hybrid-88657/</a></u></u></p><p><u></u></p><p><u><u><a href="http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/f19/berger-230-300-otm-hybrid-terminal-results-80283/" target="_blank">http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/f19/berger-230-300-otm-hybrid-terminal-results-80283/</a></u></u></p><p><u></u> </p><p>Savage rifles are known for accuracy of the box and they are very DIY friendly. Below is LRH poll ...</p><p></p><p><u><u><u><a href="http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/f22/right-out-box-76570/" target="_blank">http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/f22/right-out-box-76570/</a></u></u></u></p><p></p><p>Here's one for your consideration, you can custom build (limited but better than most) your rifle for under $700. If you opt for .300 WM, I'd go with 1:9" twist or faster and if you go with 7 MM Rem Mag, I'd go with 1:8" to take advantage of the heavier and higher BC bullet offerings ... but that's just me.</p><p></p><p>Check out >>> <u><u><u><a href="http://www.ershawbarrels.com/build-your-e-r-shaw-mk-VII-rifle.htm" target="_blank">Build Your E.R. Shaw Mk. VII Rifle</a></u></u></u></p><p></p><p>When it is time to re-barrel, you have plenty of excellent barrels to choose from, some which are made here in Montana. I'm on my second Lilja barrel (27" 1:9" 3-groove on my .30 Lara on BHA LA SR2 action and 30" 1:8" 3-groove on my .270 AI on Savage 110 LA action) and I am very pleased with.</p><p></p><p>Good luck on your project. Have safe hunting/shooting.</p><p></p><p>Cheers!</p><p></p><p>Ed</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FEENIX, post: 1246282, member: 14204"] Jim, Greetings from the Great Falls side of the Big Sky Country ... welcome to LRH and enjoy. IIWY, I'd go with .300 Win Mag. It will serve you many years of long range Montana hunting muleys and elk until you're ready to re-barrel. Load it with 215/230 Berger and you're golden. Here's an excellent thread on .300 Win Mag and the 215/230 Berger bullet from another Montanan, Jeff (BROZ) ... [U][U][URL]http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/f19/comparing-berger-210-vld-215-hybrid-88657/[/URL][/U] [U][URL]http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/f19/berger-230-300-otm-hybrid-terminal-results-80283/[/URL][/U] [/U] Savage rifles are known for accuracy of the box and they are very DIY friendly. Below is LRH poll ... [U][U][U][URL]http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/f22/right-out-box-76570/[/URL][/U][/U][/U] Here's one for your consideration, you can custom build (limited but better than most) your rifle for under $700. If you opt for .300 WM, I'd go with 1:9" twist or faster and if you go with 7 MM Rem Mag, I'd go with 1:8" to take advantage of the heavier and higher BC bullet offerings ... but that's just me. Check out >>> [U][U][U][URL="http://www.ershawbarrels.com/build-your-e-r-shaw-mk-VII-rifle.htm"]Build Your E.R. Shaw Mk. VII Rifle[/URL][/U][/U][/U] When it is time to re-barrel, you have plenty of excellent barrels to choose from, some which are made here in Montana. I'm on my second Lilja barrel (27" 1:9" 3-groove on my .30 Lara on BHA LA SR2 action and 30" 1:8" 3-groove on my .270 AI on Savage 110 LA action) and I am very pleased with. Good luck on your project. Have safe hunting/shooting. Cheers! Ed [/QUOTE]
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