Savage 11 LRH in 300 WSM a good starter rifle?

[bamastrike]

This is my first post, great forum, tons of information, looking for a long range hunting rifle with reasonable bench shooting accuracy out to 1000 yds. Wanting to stay under $1K for just the plain rifle, will be spending the same amount on scope and rings. I like the accutrigger for out of the box, how is the accutock, with the adjustable cheek plate? Not wanting to spend a lot on custom gunsmithing, right now, have alot of other toys, but want to shoot out to 1000 yds.

Thanks for your input.

 

[spamassassin]

300wsm has a really stout recoil and it is a powder hungry chambering with expensive brass. It's right at the upper limit of tolerability for most people. Experienced big rifle shooters might find it more tolerable than just barely but I'd put that caution forward. It's got a lot of rock-n-roll going on after you touch your booger hook to the bang bar. It's a hell of a lot more recoil than I'd ever allow a beginner to have to learn to deal with.

The gun is plenty to do work at 1000m but the chambering selection is one I'd question. In fact, personally, I'd choose almost any other chambering that's offered in that rifle. 7mm rem mag is a personal favorite but .260 or 6.5cm would probably be better for starter work at 1000. You don't need more powder burning than that to do the job, 260 or 6.5cm would be a pleasure to shoot and they're inexpensive to load for since they eat half the powder per round as a WSM or belted magnum case.

The rifle is good enough. The chambering will work. I do not recommend a beginner jump into WSM though especially for something as close as 1000m that you can hit with much less vigorous chambering options.

 

[PS-G1_Sniper]

It's got a lot of rock-n-roll going on after you touch your booger hook to the bang bar.

Hahahaha