I would, not sure if enough to afford one
Barrel contour for light 300 Savage project?
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I would, not sure if enough to afford one
I have several 2-7x33's of various vintages in service, no issues with any. One of my favourites for sure. Mine were all bought when the dollar was closer to par with the USD.
Perfect choice #2 But at 22 " for your Kool build ! I would use the Leo VX 3 2.5-8 I love it - and i would house in Talley LW 1 piece rings - bases JMO RJ
I hit Superstore earlier this evening and picked up a kitchen scale.
I pulled a few of my most regularly used 'light' rifles out of the safe and weighed them. Wow, my perception of what a light rifle is sure is out of whack.
My 'light' 35 Whelen, the one that I hauled around for the majority of my outings this past season, was the first on the scale. This rifle is a lh Rem 700 CDL fitted with a factory sporter Whelen barrel pulled from a rh 700. It is in a B&C BDL stock with factory metal/mag box and is fitted with a Zeiss Conquest 3-9x40 in Burris Signature rings and Leupold Std bases. I had pegged this rifle package to weigh about 7.75 lbs all in. The Whelen weighs in at 8 lbs 8.1 ozs...
I then weighed my lh SS Win 70 in 280AI. Factory mag/bottom metal, fitted with a 24" barrel that I would describe as being close to a Rem MR contour. The stock is a Mcmillan, not sure of the model. Scoped with a 3-9x40 Leupold. To me, this is/was what I would have described as an ultralight rifle. I guessed that it would have weighed under 7 lbs scoped. The Model 70 weighed in at a hair over 7 lbs, 11 ounces.
Another rifle, a lh Savage 11 sporter in a 22" 22-250, in a Boyds stock, wearing a Bushnell Elite 3200 in 3-9x40. This bad boy weighed in at a hair over 8 lbs, 10 ozs. Wow.
So, clearly my perception as to what constitutes a light rifle is way out to lunch lol.
I think if this 300 project comes in anywhere south of 8 lbs, which I am confident that it will, I'll be pretty pleased with the result.
I pulled a few of my most regularly used 'light' rifles out of the safe and weighed them. Wow, my perception of what a light rifle is sure is out of whack.
My 'light' 35 Whelen, the one that I hauled around for the majority of my outings this past season, was the first on the scale. This rifle is a lh Rem 700 CDL fitted with a factory sporter Whelen barrel pulled from a rh 700. It is in a B&C BDL stock with factory metal/mag box and is fitted with a Zeiss Conquest 3-9x40 in Burris Signature rings and Leupold Std bases. I had pegged this rifle package to weigh about 7.75 lbs all in. The Whelen weighs in at 8 lbs 8.1 ozs...
I then weighed my lh SS Win 70 in 280AI. Factory mag/bottom metal, fitted with a 24" barrel that I would describe as being close to a Rem MR contour. The stock is a Mcmillan, not sure of the model. Scoped with a 3-9x40 Leupold. To me, this is/was what I would have described as an ultralight rifle. I guessed that it would have weighed under 7 lbs scoped. The Model 70 weighed in at a hair over 7 lbs, 11 ounces.
Another rifle, a lh Savage 11 sporter in a 22" 22-250, in a Boyds stock, wearing a Bushnell Elite 3200 in 3-9x40. This bad boy weighed in at a hair over 8 lbs, 10 ozs. Wow.
So, clearly my perception as to what constitutes a light rifle is way out to lunch lol.
I think if this 300 project comes in anywhere south of 8 lbs, which I am confident that it will, I'll be pretty pleased with the result.
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The 1920 was mentioned as a weight comparison ....the first commercial LT WT MT rifle available in .300 Sav and 250-3000...........of course there were no LH rifles.........Harold
The 1920 was mentioned as a weight comparison ....the first commercial LT WT MT rifle available in .300 Sav and 250-3000...........of course there were no LH rifles.........Harold
I really like them both, but I prefer the 3-9x36. Nice and trim, light, bright, crisp and very easy to look at. Both of mine are duplex.
Compared to the Leupold you mention, the smaller Swaro has constant eye relief and better glass. Better looking to my eye too. Near perfection in a big game hunting scope imo.
Compared to the Leupold you mention, the smaller Swaro has constant eye relief and better glass. Better looking to my eye too. Near perfection in a big game hunting scope imo.
That is what I was expecting just wanted to check with someone with both
I have the 3x10 and it is sweet, but the same quality but trimmer works for me. I have the 4A in my 3x10 and like it a lot
Either would be a great choice
Looks like I'm going to go with a #2 sporter barrel. Was considering a JC barrel but it looks like his setup can only manage a .615" contour which isn't going to cut it. Jury is able to roughly duplicate a Benchmark #2 which is my goal. I'm going to start at 24" and go from there, as I'll be designing this rifle around light for calibre TSX and TTSX bullets. Todbartell ran some numbers for me on Quickload and the results are very encouraging to say the least
I am now shooting for 7.5 lbs give or take.
Congratulations !! I have to kind of agree. Some times and lots of the times people just want a certian caliber because thats what they want. I have a .300 not that i use it but becuse its a gorgeous gun in the model i like. Would I take a poke at a deer at 200 yards with it ... Yep !!! Probably would. And id even like to further the argument that could be made that in lets call it undergroun hardwoods. A .300 wold be my choice over such calibers as .270 win, 30-06, 7mm-08, 6mm is out of the question but you can see where im going with this. Powder load, projectile size and gr. When it come to deer hunting around where i live, a .300 is better than most choices for myself and some family. Maybe the rifle isnt made in sertian calibers that youd like. So you have to pick the next best thing ie. I love a Rem 760 ... Can i get a 7mm mag in one (No) would i like one ? Id love one. But the closest caliber i could chose is probably the .280.
Point being i like your choice of caliber. I own one and lots of other people do to. As for $60 a box ... That could be 10 dead dear easily and well worth the $60
I have a factory Remington 700 "Classic" in 300 Savage. With Leupold rings and bases, plus a 6x42 Leupold on top, it is just over 8¼ lbs.
I load the 150 Partition to 2800 and pennies, using RL 15. Plenty potent to whack a deer [or even a moose] out past 300 yards.
Regards, Dave.
I load the 150 Partition to 2800 and pennies, using RL 15. Plenty potent to whack a deer [or even a moose] out past 300 yards.
Regards, Dave.
I love the 300 savage caliber ! I only use it in a older gun, but would buy a new gun it if someone made it. (I am a Browning fan). Seems to me to be more powerful than 30-30 but not much more kick. I only used it on Deer and it was good for that. I found it to be really unexpectedly accurate in my Remington gamemaster. I only shoot brand made ammo.
You're correct, it is a nice step up from a 30-30 and allows for much more flexibility in bullet selection. In a modern bolt action, it can be handloaded to outperform factory ammo by a fair margin as factory ammo is held to lower pressures in deference to all of the older lever action rifles out there in 300 Savage.
My barrel is finished and has been shipped. I went with a Benchmark #2 contour by Bob Jury in Red Deer. I wanted to try out one of his barrels so here we go...now to track down a reamer and get this project moving along
Dave Kiff at PTG can ship you the reamer... and can make custom adjustments if you want to tweak the throat etc...
Thanks. I have located a good reamer in Alberta, currently trying to work out a 'rental' agreement with the owner but I'll keep Mr. Kiff in mind if things don't work out. I've also made inquiries with Bighorn re a reamer purchase as a back up plan.
