300 win mag for service rifle?

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Pretty new and still trying top figure this all out.....


I have a pistol on the way plus mags.......tac vest.......Would a BAS bolt action 300 win mag be sufficient for service rifle? Or are mil carbines the way to go?
 
The events are timed, so you have to get 20 shots off PDQ, after running 100 meters. It can be done with a bolt action. I understand the Rangers used their No4s LE at one of the Service Rifle shoots. It's bad enough that we are, irrationally, burdoned with only 5 rounds per mag, but add bolt action, you'd be a tad slower, likely not get all your shots off. But it's about fun isn't it.
 
I use a bolt action 308 several times each year. It sure isn't ideal, but you will learn your rifle in a hurry.

If all you have is the win mag, show up and run it. Don't at all worry about getting all shots off. If you have something in a shorter cartridge, it would likely be better though.
 
Thanks for the reply's guys,

The 300 is all I have in center fire at the moment. I have a sweet anshutz semi 22 that is an extension of my arm. Maybe should consider that as well. A Tavor is on the menu for mid summer/fall so eventually I will have something a little more purposeful in design. Until then I will have to make due if I manage to make it out. Just noticed today I missed %90 of the clinics.
 
Neither the 300 win mag, or the 22lr are suitable for service rifle. It's great to be able to just come and shoot what you happen have, but with those two choices, you will walk away frustrated, and might not want to come back.

A mag-fed semi-auto in an intermediate centerfire caliber, with a moderate magnification (4x) scope is the way to go.
 
OK, it is better to go shooting than to stay at home.
But I would suggest that a bolt action .300 Magnum would be a really, really poor choice for service rifle. For the ORA/CQB matches it is hard to imagaine a worse choice. A .22lr could be used for ORA/CQB, but you would be shooting for honours only, your scores wouldn't count for competition. For ORA Matches 1-4 or NSCC style competition, a .300 Magnum bolt rifle could be used for some of the matches, but it would be an uphill struggle that a beginning competitor just doesn't need.
A sported $150 .303 would be a better choice.
You are thinking about getting a Tavor, but have doubts about your wife's reaction to buying an AR. Okay.....
 
I have to agree with all the above. Before we start talking about ORA and other service matches, where are you located?

Opps, sorry I forgot that you already sent me a PM about ORA service Clinics

Yeah, I would say a bolt rifle would suck for Service and CQB. These games are tailored around a semi with fast change mags. The BAS would be better suited to Precision IMO.

I would say run with the 22 for CQB to be sure you like the sport....or get a 5.56/223 semi to run with. The Tavor is an option but it is not the cheapest way to get into the game. A North American AR can be had for less. I won't suggest a Norc even though they are cheaper work fine for the CQB game. I am tired of the flack posted lately about them.

The only disadvantage to the AR is it is restricted / range only. However the vast majority of Service competitors use the AR platform for various reasons. They just plain work well.
 
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Longshot said:
Conversations with my wife generally go like this.
Her: hey when did you get that one?
Me: that old thing? Had it for ages.
Her: oh ok.
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You are right about this one, work all the time, even if she hunt she is not able to reconize a rifle from another one, give me a bit of slack... JP.
 
Longshot said:
Conversations with my wife generally go like this.
Her: hey when did you get that one?
Me: that old thing? Had it for ages.
Her: oh ok.
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Hahaha! This is exactly how it works for me... I would only add... Remember that old pistol I had... sold it to get that precision rifle instead... You would be surprise how good the resale prices are on pistols... Haha!

:)
 
Longshot said:
Conversations with my wife generally go like this.
Her: hey when did you get that one?
Me: that old thing? Had it for ages.
Her: oh ok.
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In my situation, its more like "Well, if you knew it was a good buy, or you could use it, why didn't you buy it?"
I've reached the point in my life that I can afford most anything I want or need.
 
tiriaq said:
You are thinking about getting a Tavor, but have doubts about your wife's reaction to buying an AR. Okay.....
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I understand the point but................There is no way my wife will be okay with me buying either at this point. Tavor or AR, same thing in her eyes......not just the money but also it is another gun at a time when she sees other pressures as more important than sport. I may hold out for a Tavor unless I break down and buy an AR before than. Ultimately this is a hobby for me and I owe my wife the consideration of trying to keep this all balanced. I also happen to have a line on Tavors for fairly cheep, but timing is every thing.
 
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sillymike said:
I guess you "could" use the 300 mag for service rifle... as long as you're comfortable shooting a few hundred rounds in a match...

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On 2nd thought, it might be "cheaper" to buy a Norinco M4 that shoots 223... in a few match, the gun would be "paid off"
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This is really a good point. The cost of ammo is certainly a consideration, one that truthfully, I had not given due consideration. As far as the recoil, I have never found it too bad, but then I have never shot more than a half dozen rounds at a time. Not quite the type of rifle for plinking.
 
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