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re: Calling long range shooters and elk/ram hunters
Posted on 12/8/16 at 7:18 am to mylsuhat
Posted on 12/8/16 at 7:18 am to mylsuhat
Meh, with the proper equipment, practice and situation 600 yards for an elk is not that hard or unheard of. This set up will be for shooting at those ranges which is why I am not interested in the win mag.
This post was edited on 12/8/16 at 7:21 am
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Posted on 12/8/16 at 7:25 am to GREENHEAD22
That 300 rum might not be very fun at the range fyi. Probably not great on a barrel either. For a long range range gun maybe a 6.5 creed or 257 wby would be better. Altho the 257 will burn a barrel up quicker too. Scratch the el cheapo 30-06 u wanted and get a tikka in 300 win mag or 7 rem mag to kill anything in north America. Then get u wanna the smaller cartridges to shoot at range. Just imo. Just read post above. Get black synthetic stock wt stainless barrel and no more weather worries.
This post was edited on 12/8/16 at 7:27 am
Posted on 12/8/16 at 7:31 am to GREENHEAD22
Wait, why aren't you interested in the winmag?
Other calibers: 30-06, 7 rem mag, 300 Norma mag.
Also, if target shooting and a custom gun, you might want to go ahead and buy a couple barrels and have them chambered and ready to go. Buy a vise and wrench and then change them your self. Benefit is you shouldn't really have to change your load because the barrel would be chambered with the same reamer immediately after so there is minimal wear on the reamer as well.
Other calibers: 30-06, 7 rem mag, 300 Norma mag.
Also, if target shooting and a custom gun, you might want to go ahead and buy a couple barrels and have them chambered and ready to go. Buy a vise and wrench and then change them your self. Benefit is you shouldn't really have to change your load because the barrel would be chambered with the same reamer immediately after so there is minimal wear on the reamer as well.
Posted on 12/8/16 at 7:45 am to GREENHEAD22
Get whatever caliber your heart desires but to think an elk can't be taken at 600 with a WM is foolish. The guy I went elk hunting with this year has taken an elk at 450 yds with a 270 130 gr. bullet. That's all he uses. Plenty of elk being taken at 1000 yards on youtube with the 300. If you want a 338 or a 500 get whatever but to say a 300 isn't capable of what your asking is just wrong.
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