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<blockquote data-quote="Bravo 4" data-source="post: 1348950" data-attributes="member: 8873"><p>Bringing up this old thread:</p><p>I was kinda going through a crisis with my .338 RUM (groups opened from .5 MOA or less to 4-6 moa) with a week left before my elk hunt in Colorado. Searched this and several sites for a replacement but not really finding something that just grabbed my fancy. Then had several offers from local friends and friends on this site to lend me a rifle and ammo (BIG THANKS to you, and you know who you are), but I am rough on equipment and couldn't take that risk. So I decided to buy a budget rifle to get me through this hunt. The only thing I could find, within reasonable driving distance, in a left hand big game caliber (and less than $800) was a Ruger American in 30-06 for $350. I went and got it this weekend and slapped my 2-10 Weaver Super Slam on it. Today I took some 180 grain Federal blue box ammo and did a quick 10 shot fire & clean break in, with very-very little copper deposited and all in a nice 1.5" group at 100. Then started load development with 210 Bergers, RL17, CCI 200...and man was I pleasantly surprised. With very little development (5 rounds of increased powder), it is shooting a legit .5" x 5 round group. I then smacked bullseye at 400 and 550...time to go hunting!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bravo 4, post: 1348950, member: 8873"] Bringing up this old thread: I was kinda going through a crisis with my .338 RUM (groups opened from .5 MOA or less to 4-6 moa) with a week left before my elk hunt in Colorado. Searched this and several sites for a replacement but not really finding something that just grabbed my fancy. Then had several offers from local friends and friends on this site to lend me a rifle and ammo (BIG THANKS to you, and you know who you are), but I am rough on equipment and couldn’t take that risk. So I decided to buy a budget rifle to get me through this hunt. The only thing I could find, within reasonable driving distance, in a left hand big game caliber (and less than $800) was a Ruger American in 30-06 for $350. I went and got it this weekend and slapped my 2-10 Weaver Super Slam on it. Today I took some 180 grain Federal blue box ammo and did a quick 10 shot fire & clean break in, with very-very little copper deposited and all in a nice 1.5” group at 100. Then started load development with 210 Bergers, RL17, CCI 200...and man was I pleasantly surprised. With very little development (5 rounds of increased powder), it is shooting a legit .5” x 5 round group. I then smacked bullseye at 400 and 550...time to go hunting! [/QUOTE]
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