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So I have a rem700 long action with a bolt face suitable for 300WM etc.. The rifle I would like will be 95% bench shooting ( Our range goes to 500yds so doubt I will shoot further but who knows) with a slight chance it might find its way to my hunting stand so I wont be packing it around much. I am wondering what contour barrel should I be looking at .

Yet again thanks for all the advice
 
Pick the barrel contour that you are willing to carry. Remember that to get the full advantage of a magnum cartridge a longer than sporting length barrel is needed. I would choose at least a 26 inch length. If possible get a 5r or poly. rifled bore. A barrel wears faster with a standard sharp edged rifling than than with either 5r or poly. rifling. Also 5r and poly are easier to clean and give a longer service life. 5r rifling is available from a number of suppliers and poly barrels can be sourced from a Lothar Walther dealer.
 
If you are mainly shooting from the bench, then why not go with a M24, M40, MTU or Bull profile? There is no point in giving up weight and rigidity. Go long and heavy, but be sure that it will clear your stock/chassis or be prepared to remove material.
 
Bench shooting with a magnum? Weight will be your friend so I would be looking at a bull barrel probably around 1" diameter. And a muzzle brake. Better yet, go 1.200" or whatever the remington tennon is and cut back even more recoil.
 
powdergun said:
So I have a rem700 long action with a bolt face suitable for 300WM etc.. The rifle I would like will be 95% bench shooting ( Our range goes to 500yds so doubt I will shoot further but who knows) with a slight chance it might find its way to my hunting stand so I wont be packing it around much. I am wondering what contour barrel should I be looking at .

Yet again thanks for all the advice
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MTU contour, 5R Rifling, Terminator Brake or the MX1 Cadex Brake to help with the recoil. Have at least a 26 inch finish. ..... my 0.02 cents :)
 
joehunt said:
Why a 300wm? For the Hunting use? Seems like a little over kill for 500m bench.
Just my two cents. Not that there worth much.
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I may probably go over 500 yards after I am comfortable with the gun. Also I might use it to hunt long range at the farm and having a little more horse power is the way I like to go with big game.

Yes I know that you can drop an elk at 700 yards with a .243 but that won't be something I want to try.
 
Fair enough.
Just doesn’t sound like a good compromise. Packing a 15lbs bench gun for any type of hunting, and shooting any amount of bench rest with a 300wm.
 
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If I hunt it will be from my shootin shack at the farm so not much lugging around. Got a few other toys for that lol...

And if I get this one wrong then I will just have to convince the boss I need another one.
 
powdergun said:
Yes I would like a brake. I am already deaf and the old shoulder needs a little TLC lol...
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If its braked you can get away with alot less barrel weight if you have a brake helping out. I would suggest a hawkhill marksman contour. Very nice barrel contour but enough barrel to soak up some heat and maintain no point of impact shift on a 5 or 7 shot string but able to be a decent weight to log for a little walking and stalking
 
My hunting 300 WM has a 28" light palma benchmark and I have a limbsaver nitromag pad. I can shoot 200gr all afternoon and the barrel will suffer a lot more than my shoulder. And no I never use brake. A rifle properly balanced which fits your body will handle a lot better than something that dont fit with a brake. I know brakes are popular theses days. But when you're in a sand pit with a face wind, close your mouth before you pull the trigger
 
furtaker said:
If its braked you can get away with alot less barrel weight if you have a brake helping out. I would suggest a hawkhill marksman contour. Very nice barrel contour but enough barrel to soak up some heat and maintain no point of impact shift on a 5 or 7 shot string but able to be a decent weight to log for a little walking and stalking
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This here is good advice if you don't want to go with one of the real "heavy" profiles (M40, M24, MTU, etc) although in your use case, I see no disadvantage of going heavy. Go with something 26" or 28" long so you don't leave any ballistic performance on the table. You can easily take a 300 WM to a mile+.
 
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