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I am currently waiting for an M305 from marstar which I will use as my less then 300 yard shooter. I am now thinking about something for shooting further the 300 yards. I will already have a .308. Was thinking of a Remington LTR in somthing like 300 Win Mag, but would the short barrel hurt bullet velocities too much for hunting. I will mostly be hunting moose, and am very comfortable shooting at 300+ yard ranges. I like the tactical look, and weight is not much of an issue as I can carry my 13 pound scoped shotgun all day and not notice it...

I would be happy to hear what you can suggest. This rifle will not be my main carry rifle, and will be taken out when the shot permits it.
 
Weight WOULD be a problem. Or more accuratly, lack thereof. Are you a masochist? An LTR in .300wm?

And it is my firm belief a 20inch barrel will definitly not be enough to fully use the potential of the .300wm cartridge.If you like the tactical look of the rifle, then may i suggest a 700 Police?

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How about one of CZ's new Ultimate Hunter.It comes with a factory installed Nightforce scope and chambered in .300wm. Shooting Times said"Allowed tolerances are so small as to be nonexistant". It also comes with drop charts to 600 yards but they took a blesbok at 748.Using CZ's 200 gr factory load they got a 2.38 inch group at 500 yards! Supposedly this thing is designed to allow a hunter to use a sporter weight rifle on game at up to 1000yds. IIRC price is somewhere around $3000 US.
 
The question would be "how far is far?". Bullet placement is everything.

If you are hunting moose with shots around the 400 yds, the M305 will do just fine. If going further but still this side of 650yds, I would suggest a 7RM.

A 30 cal magnum will work but I like the ballistics of the 7mm heavies. Most certainly, the 300 short and long magnums with 180 to 200gr bullets will work just fine.

Barrel length should be as long as you can handle. Free horsepower and not a big deal if not moving around in the bush. My 7RM has a 24" pipe and 2" brake, but a 26 to 30" pipe would not be too long for a static rifle.

I prefer a varmint style stock for my LR rifles as they ride the rests better.

Bullet choice should be matched to impact velocity NOT muzzle velocity. The further you go, the more 'fragile' the bullet needs to be to expand properly. Also, choose the heavier bullets as their higher BC will help you with wind drift and higher impact velocity.

Softpoints like the SST, BT, Interbond and Accubond make great choices until velocity drops below 2000fps. Then consider match bullets like the Amax and matchking.

I set up my 7RM with 162gr SST's for shots inside 350/400yds, Amax for everything further.

Jerry
 
mysticplayer said:
Then consider match bullets like the Amax and matchking.
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Be careful with that one. A lot of provinces will require expanding bullets for hunting. Sierra explictly states that although the matchking is a hollowpoint design, it's not an expanding bullet. A lot of guys do hunt with these and state that they do expand, and they do look the part, so I doubt you'll have problems. Just be aware that it may be technically illegal to hunt with these.
 
how the hell will they know what you reloaded your rounds with when they are in the field?They can only know once they take the round apart, and for that, they need to confiscate for wich they need ground on wich to base their decision to confiscate
 
TheCanuck said:
how the hell will they know what you reloaded your rounds with when they are in the field?They can only know once they take the round apart, and for that, they need to confiscate for wich they need ground on wich to base their decision to confiscate
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I'm not disagreeing. But whether they catch you or not, it is still *technically* illegal
 
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