codefour
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A little back story. I grew up hunting and shooting in rifle competitions. Years ago, I shot in 1,000 yard rifle competitions and Service Rifle. Last November, I went on my first elk hunt in the great state of Wyoming. The shortest shot of my hunting group of ten hunters was 250 yards. The average was 300-400 yards. The only shot I had was 567 yards according to my Leupold range finder. I did not feel right taking the shot. I was hunting with my trusty 30-06. I had only shot my 30-06 to 400 yards.
My target rifles are a custom built Remington 700s in .308 and 300 Win Mag. They are too darn heavy to take hunting at 7-9,000 feet. Plus, they are too expensive. I like the Remington 700. I know it well.
My question: I am looking for a good quality bolt rifle in 300 Win Mag. I am sticking to 300 Win Mag. I have gallons of brass, dies, and all the reloading equipment for it. I do not want to start loading another caliber. I am not recoil sensitive. I have shot many hunting rifles in large calibers, including the 458 Lott. I am sticking with 300 Win Mag. I am not worried about optics. I will buy good glass for it. I know the importance of good glass. Its more important than the rifle in many cases. I am not too concerned about weight. As long as it is under ten pounds with good glass. I carry my rifle in a scabbard on my pack. A pound or two extra never bothered me. I am a large man.
I am not 100 percent sticking to Remington either. I like Winchester and Sako. Sako are expensive. Sako and Tikka are hard to find in No. California. I am looking to keep my budget for only the rifle to around a grand. I do not know anything about Savage Arms. I know they were in the toilet for a while but apparently have made leaps and bounds in quality. I have not heard of anything bad about Ruger rifles but I do not like their trigger design. I will put a Timney in what ever rifle I get if I have to.
I am going to buy new production. I am not interested in hunting down a used rifle. If I found one great, but it is not going to be my objective.
Any advice is appreciated. Thank you in advance for any comments.
My target rifles are a custom built Remington 700s in .308 and 300 Win Mag. They are too darn heavy to take hunting at 7-9,000 feet. Plus, they are too expensive. I like the Remington 700. I know it well.
My question: I am looking for a good quality bolt rifle in 300 Win Mag. I am sticking to 300 Win Mag. I have gallons of brass, dies, and all the reloading equipment for it. I do not want to start loading another caliber. I am not recoil sensitive. I have shot many hunting rifles in large calibers, including the 458 Lott. I am sticking with 300 Win Mag. I am not worried about optics. I will buy good glass for it. I know the importance of good glass. Its more important than the rifle in many cases. I am not too concerned about weight. As long as it is under ten pounds with good glass. I carry my rifle in a scabbard on my pack. A pound or two extra never bothered me. I am a large man.
I am not 100 percent sticking to Remington either. I like Winchester and Sako. Sako are expensive. Sako and Tikka are hard to find in No. California. I am looking to keep my budget for only the rifle to around a grand. I do not know anything about Savage Arms. I know they were in the toilet for a while but apparently have made leaps and bounds in quality. I have not heard of anything bad about Ruger rifles but I do not like their trigger design. I will put a Timney in what ever rifle I get if I have to.
I am going to buy new production. I am not interested in hunting down a used rifle. If I found one great, but it is not going to be my objective.
Any advice is appreciated. Thank you in advance for any comments.