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What Is The Best Hunting Cartridge To 500 yds.
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<blockquote data-quote="Chris V." data-source="post: 1749514" data-attributes="member: 106319"><p>300 RUM! Shoots Flat. Plenty Energy! I prefer Federal Factory 180 Trophy Bonded Tip for all Big Game. If you don't want to go Custom, pick up a used clean Stainless Remington 700 with Tupperware stock. I recently bought exact same rifle off Auction Site and purchased 100 rounds of Federal TBT at a great price from online ammo seller. From there The World is Your Oyster! You can shoot rifle as is. Get a 1 piece 1 inch Low DNZ Game Reaper scope mount and a Leupold VX3i scope. Make sure you have a Limb Saver recoil pad and muzzle resonator (they really work!). This will be a fairly light package. If you care to play... you have all sorts of aftermarket stocks to choose from. I prefer lightweight and like AG Composites Privateer stock. When I semi-customize a 700 I replace the trigger with a Timney set at 2.5 to 3lbs and the full bolt shroud/firing pin assembly with one from Tubbs. That alone will speed up your lock time, reduce weight by 2 ounces, reduce vibrations and makes rifle more reliable in freezing weather so it always goes Bang! I also replace the bolt stop spring with a stronger Holland spring, to prevent the bolt flying out the rear while cycling hard in cold weather. This rifle should easily shoot accurately enough for most big game hunting out to 500 yards off a pack. You can also add a short forward facing rail to your stock for most any bipod. Oh and when it comes to Brakes on a HUNTING rifle, forget about it! This is not a Sniping Gun. Just practice at the range and most hunters should be able to master a 300 RUM. I like the extra Thump the 300 RUM provides on larger game out there and would not hesitate shooting elk/moose/black bears out to 500 with mine, a basic longer range portable Hunting Field Rifle.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Chris V., post: 1749514, member: 106319"] 300 RUM! Shoots Flat. Plenty Energy! I prefer Federal Factory 180 Trophy Bonded Tip for all Big Game. If you don't want to go Custom, pick up a used clean Stainless Remington 700 with Tupperware stock. I recently bought exact same rifle off Auction Site and purchased 100 rounds of Federal TBT at a great price from online ammo seller. From there The World is Your Oyster! You can shoot rifle as is. Get a 1 piece 1 inch Low DNZ Game Reaper scope mount and a Leupold VX3i scope. Make sure you have a Limb Saver recoil pad and muzzle resonator (they really work!). This will be a fairly light package. If you care to play... you have all sorts of aftermarket stocks to choose from. I prefer lightweight and like AG Composites Privateer stock. When I semi-customize a 700 I replace the trigger with a Timney set at 2.5 to 3lbs and the full bolt shroud/firing pin assembly with one from Tubbs. That alone will speed up your lock time, reduce weight by 2 ounces, reduce vibrations and makes rifle more reliable in freezing weather so it always goes Bang! I also replace the bolt stop spring with a stronger Holland spring, to prevent the bolt flying out the rear while cycling hard in cold weather. This rifle should easily shoot accurately enough for most big game hunting out to 500 yards off a pack. You can also add a short forward facing rail to your stock for most any bipod. Oh and when it comes to Brakes on a HUNTING rifle, forget about it! This is not a Sniping Gun. Just practice at the range and most hunters should be able to master a 300 RUM. I like the extra Thump the 300 RUM provides on larger game out there and would not hesitate shooting elk/moose/black bears out to 500 with mine, a basic longer range portable Hunting Field Rifle. [/QUOTE]
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