.300 PRC Recs.

Been thinking of getting that rifle in a 270. I do see the PRC more readily available.

You didn’t give a budget so look at Christensen rifle or a custom build.

That Leupold is a great scope. Will you be using this gun for hunting or competition? If hunting do you really need the first focal plane and the cost to go with it? I have a Leupold VX5 hd 3-15x44. I can’t imagine a better hunting scope. I will say that I also have a Vortex razor 4.5-27x56 and a Nightforce ATACR 5-25x56.

The nightforce has the best glass by far. The other two are pretty close though but the Vortex and Nightforce are crazy heavy.

This will be used for hunting. I’m sick of these dam deer coming out at dusk at 250+ yards and not being able to see them. Plus I have always wanted one good long range rifle and It’s something that will last a lifetime that I can pass down to my boys.

As far as ammo I know a few places local that get shipments in pretty regular. I don’t need a huge stock pile starting off.

Just read an article yesterday from outdoor life explaining scope brightness and magnification.
Clip from the article:
“The magic hour for hunting is often the last few minutes of legal shooting light a half hour or more after sunset. Our pupils might then dilate to 6mm. They could use all of the 5mm EP and 1mm more. So step up to a big 56mm objective and what do you get? A 5.6mm EP. Not quite the 6mm you could fully use. You’ll need a 60mm objective at 10X to get the full 6mm EP. And if you want maximum brightness at the last minute or two of legal shooting light, you might need a 7mm EP scope. To get that, of course, you’d need a 70mm objective at 10X.

Night view of deer at night
Whitetails probably drive more hunters to seek super bright scopes than any other species.Ron Spomer
I don’t think they make hunting scopes with 70mm objectives. An easy, inexpensive (actually, free!) alternative is to TURN THE POWER DOWN. A 50mm objective at 7X yields a 7.1mm EP. You get all the light your pupils can take in! Of course, you no longer have the magnifying power of 10X, but do you really need it?”

If it steps out from a distance and I can tell it’s a big body/ decent horns I’m looking with my rifle.

I'd look into either building a custom or go with a Bergara Premier series. Seekins would also be another option I'd look into. I have zero interest in ever owning another Christensen after the one I owned wouldn't group and customer service was an absolute joke. That glass you chose is one of the few Leupold's that I would ever own. Its good glass that will dial reliably. Tract and Nightforce would be another couple options for ya

Hornady lists all the manufacturers currently clambering 300 prc

LINK

He makes some good points. Sight a 300 WBY in 3” high at 100 yards, and you can hold on the body out to 400 yards. No need to spin turrets.

So using the Old Timer's Logic the .300 Win Mag is nothing but a sales gimmick.