Hey yall this is my first time here, and I feel right at home. I wanted to ask a question if I could. I am wanting to build a .30 cal rifle and was wondering about a 30-378 wea or even possibly a 300 RUM. Have any of you guys got any experience with either one of there rounds. I will reload my own ammo so I wont need to buy it buy the box, and I can decide what my new toy likes and doesn't like. Also, shooting 500-800 yds, what scope do you recommend? I would like brand and model types please. Thanks in advance.
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338 EDGE
(its off a 300 ultra mag case)
NightForce scope.....
your welcome
338 EDGE
(its off a 300 ultra mag case)
NightForce scope.....
your welcome
Re: Hi
Shooting 500-800 yards.....Either of those 2 choices you mentioned would be way overkill and get expensive "wasting" bullets at that distance.
For those distances you cannot go wrong with the tried and true .308
Thanks
Shooting 500-800 yards.....Either of those 2 choices you mentioned would be way overkill and get expensive "wasting" bullets at that distance.
For those distances you cannot go wrong with the tried and true .308
Thanks
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Later</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Shooting 500-800 yards.....Either of those 2 choices you mentioned would be way overkill and get expensive "wasting" bullets at that distance.
For those distances you cannot go wrong with the tried and true .308
Thanks </div></div>
1000+. Even with reloading, those two choices will be very expensive. I am shooting my 308 out to 1000 yards + all the time. Ammo are cheaper to reload. Also, the barrel life is going to be a bit longer comparing to the 338 Edge, or RUM. Welcome.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Later</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Shooting 500-800 yards.....Either of those 2 choices you mentioned would be way overkill and get expensive "wasting" bullets at that distance.
For those distances you cannot go wrong with the tried and true .308
Thanks </div></div>
1000+. Even with reloading, those two choices will be very expensive. I am shooting my 308 out to 1000 yards + all the time. Ammo are cheaper to reload. Also, the barrel life is going to be a bit longer comparing to the 338 Edge, or RUM. Welcome.
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How much do you plan on shooting? Also, will it be used for hunting, or just paper/steel? If not for hunting, there are much better options than overbore 30, especially for 500-800 yards.
You might want to consider the possibility of getting a switch barrel rifle in two calibers so you can do most of your shooting with something that won't burn up the barrel as fast.
For a scope, I really like my PH 3-15 double turn.
How much do you plan on shooting? Also, will it be used for hunting, or just paper/steel? If not for hunting, there are much better options than overbore 30, especially for 500-800 yards.
You might want to consider the possibility of getting a switch barrel rifle in two calibers so you can do most of your shooting with something that won't burn up the barrel as fast.
For a scope, I really like my PH 3-15 double turn.
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you left out some vital info about your budget . but its true that if you just target shooting the 300 mag is a poor choice , so is anything bigger .. that said the 308 is also a poor choice if your going to reload.i would highly recomend the 243 win , 260 rem . 6.5 creedmore , even the 22-250 or 220 swift have much better trajectory out to 1000 yds though your barrel life does lessen with the 243 and 22 cal . however if your set on a 30 cal thry the 308 or 3006 adam
you left out some vital info about your budget . but its true that if you just target shooting the 300 mag is a poor choice , so is anything bigger .. that said the 308 is also a poor choice if your going to reload.i would highly recomend the 243 win , 260 rem . 6.5 creedmore , even the 22-250 or 220 swift have much better trajectory out to 1000 yds though your barrel life does lessen with the 243 and 22 cal . however if your set on a 30 cal thry the 308 or 3006 adam
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I was thinking just like you are when I got started. I owned a 30-378 weatherby mark V and couldn't understand why everyone wasn't using one. The more you read, the more you learn. The barrel life on the 30-378 round is under 500. I ended up with a GAP 7wsm, A3-A5 stock and a Night Force scope. Love it! Some of these guys did it, done it and have been doiing it for xx # of years. Save yourself some money, listen to their WISDOM. I have about $6500 in the whole outfit.
I was thinking just like you are when I got started. I owned a 30-378 weatherby mark V and couldn't understand why everyone wasn't using one. The more you read, the more you learn. The barrel life on the 30-378 round is under 500. I ended up with a GAP 7wsm, A3-A5 stock and a Night Force scope. Love it! Some of these guys did it, done it and have been doiing it for xx # of years. Save yourself some money, listen to their WISDOM. I have about $6500 in the whole outfit.
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currently i have a rem 4 digit serial# action, (old but great) which RW Hart did the bolt back in the 70's and it has a 1/13 palma hart barrel on it in an old McMillan A40 stock! That will be the tried and true deer rifle! Now i am building a .308 with a surgeon action, Kreiger 1/11.25 barrel, manners GAT, Thruster brake, KMW bolt knob, and william roscoe from LA prec is doing the work! ZINGER for me! take a look @ those options for 600-800 yrds easy
currently i have a rem 4 digit serial# action, (old but great) which RW Hart did the bolt back in the 70's and it has a 1/13 palma hart barrel on it in an old McMillan A40 stock! That will be the tried and true deer rifle! Now i am building a .308 with a surgeon action, Kreiger 1/11.25 barrel, manners GAT, Thruster brake, KMW bolt knob, and william roscoe from LA prec is doing the work! ZINGER for me! take a look @ those options for 600-800 yrds easy
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