A lightweight 300 Magnum.
- Thread starter Why not?
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I think I could live with 7 lbs all up... loaded with scope. It wouldn't be fun to shoot off the bench, but for the occasional shot you take when hunting, I don't think it would be so bad.
Is that rifle an FN or a Husky?
Is that rifle an FN or a Husky?
- Location
- Somewhere on the Hudson Bay Coast
I could live with that. By the time it was scoped, equipped with a sling and swivels, and a magazine full of ammo, that would probably put you in the 9 pound range. I certainly wouldn't want a .300 that weighed much less than 8 pounds all rigged up.
Where is the scope and ammo?
Would you like to(hike) carry that all day up and down some West Coast mountain?
I could carry my Browning Ti in 325 WSM and shoot a box or so with little or no discomfort.
My .300 Win mag in the A bolt Stainless was just as easy to shoot due to the cushy recoil pad I installed over the hockey puck.
Your shooting a Bruno?
Rob
Would you like to(hike) carry that all day up and down some West Coast mountain?
I could carry my Browning Ti in 325 WSM and shoot a box or so with little or no discomfort.
My .300 Win mag in the A bolt Stainless was just as easy to shoot due to the cushy recoil pad I installed over the hockey puck.
Your shooting a Bruno?
Rob
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Homesteader
CGN Regular
- Location
- In a Wallow West of Edmonton.
Your weight looks very reasonable for a 300, or any normal hunting cartridge. Does it handle, and balance well? My lightest rifle is an X-bolt in 300wsm. With Talleys, and 2.5-8 Leupy it is 7lbs 0.4oz. It really isn't bad, I mean if I put 40 down range off the bench yeah it gets noticable. But compared to other lightweights I've shot, the stock/recoil pad do an amazing job for me. I'm shooting 168ttsx, at a smidge over 3000fps.
And have you shot it yet ?
I've got a 6lb 12oz 338WM that shoots well and isn't unpleasant to shoot. At the end of the day, weight has some bearing on felt recoil but fit has a whole lot more. A light rifle that fits won't beat you up nearly as much as a heavier one that doesn't.
I've had several magnums in 270wsm, 300saum, 300wsm, 7mmRM, 300wm, 300wby, .338wm, varying in weight from 7lbs scoped to 10.5 lbs. Currently I'm running a .338wm Sako that is 9.5lbs scoped and is a good balance between carrying weight and recoil absorbtion.
However, the biggest hill I've climbed is 2000ft...
However, the biggest hill I've climbed is 2000ft...
My 300 WSM is 5 lbs 15 oz all up with scope etc and my 300 Wby, I've never weighed but is between 7 1/2 and 8 lbs all in. Had several PHs comment on how light the 300 Wby is, but then again they ain't packing it !!! I don't find either one to be uncomfortable to shoot, even off the bags.
Here's the 300 WSM.........
And here's the 300 Wby....
Here's the 300 WSM.........
And here's the 300 Wby....
My son was 11 on that hunt and he'll be 31 next month...................
The 300 WSM is a modified 700 Ti, Brown 14 oz stock, PT&G speed lock kit and alum bolt shroud. What are you doing with your 260 and is it a 700 Ti?
My new 300wsm should be here in about 2 weeks ... its going to be in the 5.5 lbs , Im putting the new NXS compact 2.5-10x42 w/AO on it so that going to bump it up to 7 lbs scoped. My last 300wsm was also just under 7 lbs scoped. I cant say it was the most fun in the world to shoot but ... I did mind it
stickhunter
CGN frequent flyer
- Location
- Victoria, B.C.
Nice rifles! I was going to ask about the stock on your 300WSM, so thanks for answering. I have a first gen 30-06 700Ti that I'd like to do a bit of work on --- your's has provided me a some inspiration. At the least, I want to replace the J-lock bolt shroud, but your stock has me thinking as well...
Northman999
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Southern Yukon
I've got a Stevens 200 in 300 win mag, official weight is 6 3/4 lbs. I wouldn't want one any lighter than that really.
She's a bit stout with 4000 ft/lbs handloads.
You never notice the recoil in the field however...
She's a bit stout with 4000 ft/lbs handloads.
You never notice the recoil in the field however...
Just call up Mark at Brown Precision and tell him you want their 14 oz Kevlar stock for a long 700 Rem............then sit down.......REALLY !!! Make sure you have lots of room on your Visa............The PT&G stuff ain't so bad though a few hundred bucks for everything. Dave will supply the aluminum firing pin and bolt shroud to get rid of that awful J lock contraption quite reasonably actually, and drop another 3+ ounces off your rifle. AND they both ship to Canada !! Unless something has changed in the past few months.
It is a 700 Ti and was a huge disappointment as a 260.
I spent a year trying every 6.5 bullet and powder combination I could get my hands on and three shot groups were between three and four inches.... sometimes more.
So after a lot of frustration I sent it off to my favorite gunsmith for a closer look and he determined that the barrel was flawed right from the factory.
After a short discussion I asked that he re-barrel it in a " surprise me " cartridge, and so a few months later Bill Leeper handed me a Shilen barreled 700 Ti in 270 / 08.
It weighs about 6 oz. heavier than it did as a 260 and is consistently one of the finest shooting rifles I have ever had, almost anything loaded from 110 gr. up to and including 160 gr. will make 1/2 MOA or smaller groups.....
