The history of the 300 H&H is that it won the 1,000 yard world competition, therefore it would be nice to have a double or at least a single set trigger for longer range shooting............shooting at targets and not big game. As for looks, well that's one big reason why we purchase firearms or have them custom made, and at the same time be practical. I hope that my answer was logical to your question.
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The history of the 300 H&H is that it won the 1,000 yard world competition, therefore it would be nice to have a double or at least a single set trigger for longer range shooting............shooting at targets and not big game. As for looks, well that's one big reason why we purchase firearms or have them custom made, and at the same time be practical. I hope that my answer was logical to your question.
BigUglyMan
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- New Scotland
Since we have some pictures up here's an action shot of my 300 H&H on a trip up north
You look American sitting back there like that!
You look American sitting back there like that!
Let me assure you I am not!! Actually I'm not sure what you mean by this. Maybe the angle and it makes the antlers look bigger? That wasn't deliberate, we were trying to get the effect of framing the hunter with the antlers for a nice photo. He was a big bull without trying for any additional effect. We were 13km as the crow flies and about 5500 ft above our boat when we shot him and when we walked up on him and saw the size of his body we were questioning our sanity a bit at dropping an animal that large that far from the boat.
I have the rifle in question:
I load 200 grain accubonds and without going too hot you can easily beat factory .300 win velocity. I don't have my notes on me so don't quote me, but my load is 2900 fps out of the 26" barrel with a little over 70 grains of H4831. The Ruger has a pretty standard throat, again don't have my notes on me, but the throat is not too short for the 200 grainers. I topped it with a fixed Leupold 6x36, I think the fixed scope compliments the traditional feel of the rifle.
I took it out a few days this year, but no deer taken. I did knock off a yote with it though. I hand picked it from Prophet and think I got one with pretty great wood.
I load 200 grain accubonds and without going too hot you can easily beat factory .300 win velocity. I don't have my notes on me so don't quote me, but my load is 2900 fps out of the 26" barrel with a little over 70 grains of H4831. The Ruger has a pretty standard throat, again don't have my notes on me, but the throat is not too short for the 200 grainers. I topped it with a fixed Leupold 6x36, I think the fixed scope compliments the traditional feel of the rifle.
I took it out a few days this year, but no deer taken. I did knock off a yote with it though. I hand picked it from Prophet and think I got one with pretty great wood.
BigUglyMan
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
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- New Scotland
I'm just breaking balls. American hunters are notorious for sitting many feet behind an animal in effort to make it look immense. You see it all the time in fishing pics too...Buford holding a 3lb bass at arms length so it looks like Ahab's white whale. I know the effect you were going for in the photo. It's a dandy bull and deserves to be shown well.
gunrunner100
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- NW Ontario
You look American sitting back there like that!
If you check his posts, he writes too well...
