Thoughts on My New Rifle Build

ANDREW RICKETTS

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300 Win Mag. (Designed for future elk hunt, maybe the occasional whitetail in Virginia.)
Stock - McMillan Game Hunter LA
Action - Deviant Hunter
Barrel - Proof Carbon Sendero 26" 1:10 twist
Trigger - Jewel set around 2lbs
Bottom Metal - Bdl OEM
Scope - Leupold Vx-6 3-18x50
Scope mounts - leupold Mark 4 aluminum rings
 
Sounds real nice. Only thing I would do different is I would go with seekins rings.[Just personal preference]
One other thought is I have 2 Defiance actioned rifles and I much prefer my defiance with the 3 position safety in my opinion worth the extra money.
 
Here is a very similar build in 6.5-284
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I would try and make sure you have enough magazine length to load heavy bullets far enough out in the case. In my dads 300 win mag I have to stuff the big bullets deep to fit mag length. I wish I had a longer magazine to seat them farther out so I could take advantage of more case capacity.

I am becoming a believer in Seekins rings too.
 
Sounds pretty sweet, one question though, why 300 WM when you could go with a 300 PRC?
I've had both and believe me the advantages of the PRC are not just hype
 
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