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Wanting a new setup .300WM or like setup for Elk
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<blockquote data-quote="greenejc" data-source="post: 1852970" data-attributes="member: 60453"><p>I'm sure you've gotten lots of advice by now, including some high dollar advice on rifles and calibers. I would give you some advice in both rifle and caliber that many here wouldn't. The 300 Win Mag is just fine for what you want. Rifles don't have to be really expensive to do what you want. Remington makes a Long Range that will do the job with minimum tweaking (see the gunwerks videos on You tube) all of which you can do. Ruger also makes several versions of the Hawkeye that will do the job. For scopes I would say to look on the shepherdscopes.com website and take a serious look at their DRS and BRS series. I believe that they are the best ballistic compensating scopes on the market, and I have used them extensively for the last 35 years for hunting and practice out to 800 and 900 yards (when the distance has been available) with first round hits. The reticle is matched to your rifle and easy to use. For rings I use Millet windage adjustable rings, which are very solid. I currently shoot standard weight M700 300 WM rifles at 600 and 700 yards regularly and hit inside 5 to 6 inches, with 3 to 10 power variable Shepherd scopes, tighter groups with the 6 to 18 variable. Its up to you what you get. I also hand load and have found Remington brass in this caliber to be most consistent in group size, and Nosler Ballastic Tips or Sierra Gamekings to be capable of .6 to .7 moa using IMR 4350 powder. Your experience might be different, but I would start with either a Ruger or a Remington 700.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="greenejc, post: 1852970, member: 60453"] I'm sure you've gotten lots of advice by now, including some high dollar advice on rifles and calibers. I would give you some advice in both rifle and caliber that many here wouldn't. The 300 Win Mag is just fine for what you want. Rifles don't have to be really expensive to do what you want. Remington makes a Long Range that will do the job with minimum tweaking (see the gunwerks videos on You tube) all of which you can do. Ruger also makes several versions of the Hawkeye that will do the job. For scopes I would say to look on the shepherdscopes.com website and take a serious look at their DRS and BRS series. I believe that they are the best ballistic compensating scopes on the market, and I have used them extensively for the last 35 years for hunting and practice out to 800 and 900 yards (when the distance has been available) with first round hits. The reticle is matched to your rifle and easy to use. For rings I use Millet windage adjustable rings, which are very solid. I currently shoot standard weight M700 300 WM rifles at 600 and 700 yards regularly and hit inside 5 to 6 inches, with 3 to 10 power variable Shepherd scopes, tighter groups with the 6 to 18 variable. Its up to you what you get. I also hand load and have found Remington brass in this caliber to be most consistent in group size, and Nosler Ballastic Tips or Sierra Gamekings to be capable of .6 to .7 moa using IMR 4350 powder. Your experience might be different, but I would start with either a Ruger or a Remington 700. [/QUOTE]
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