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John,
Did you need to do the forend hanger block repair to it or are they just better now?

Black Dog,
I'm not John, but my new No 1 in 300 HH shoots bt's under 1/2" and accubonds, npt, and e-tips under an inch with no modifications or adjustments to the gun and very little load development.

Thanks for letting me know, there were some troubles with them then, It'd good to know that Ruger resolved the problems.
Congrats on having such a stellar shooting 300H&H!
I bet you are really enjoying it and the cartridge,...
Best,
BD

Blackdog1,

I haven't done a hanger modification on any No. 1 made in the last 20 years. Have probably owned 12-15 made since then, and about half shoot right out of the box. On the other half all I've done is epoxy-bed the "hump" in the front of the forend.
That's what I did with the .300 H&H, and it shot 180 Ballistic Tips well under an inch.

Along with the barrels, Ruger has also shortened up the throats in many chamberings.

Back when I was chasing rifles, I had one each M70 and Browning Safari in .300 H&H. Both were really nice. Took a nice profit on the Safari (long extractor, pre salt) and a huge profit on the M70.
Kids in college at the time on the dad and mom scholarship (plus their own jobs) plans. Wish I still had one or the other, but we made a good investment. jack

John,
Thanks for the insight, It's good to know that the hangar modification to improve accuracy is a thing of the past, I remember all to well the problems a lot of fellas were having back then and who was supplying Ruger barrels at the time. I have always felt that a good looking, strong, and solid falling block action was, at the time, unfortunately, crippled by poor barrels. I haven't had a 300H&H in the #1 yet, but, I did have a older 7x57 in a #1-A... long throated.... would be a kind and gentle way of putting it.

Thanks but we're good to go...he has some Nosler ammo....I was right on front of RCBS dies for it and offered to grab them;but he wanted Redding,so I think he prdered them.

Should not have dumped my 300H&H stuff.....what if I see one I want?

I always wanted a #1 in 7x57.

MuleDeer,
curious to hear that your 300 Holland is a Winchester. I read that you prefer the gas handling of the Mauser or Remington action. Is the past use of the older 70's by others a factor in the choice or a personal story? Living in the land of some cool old gun makers I buy stuff because it was made where I grew up, but others have different reasons.
Do you load for it with any special precautions because it is not a Mauser type action? I do know you are not a "Hot Rodder" when it comes to reloads and pressure.
Thanks for your thoughts.
Bob

Nothing feeds smoother thant a pre-64 M-70 chambered in 300 or 375 H&H

Posted this in the Winchester group, too. I have a 1957 300 H&H. Good shooter as well. Any idea how much value is lost due to a polished bolt handle and the action polished as well (not dished out!). % is OK. Thanks in advance for any suggestions. Arthur Olds

Bob B257,

I just use pretty new brass, and inspect it thoroughly. And no, I'm not a hot-rodder. It's easy to get 3000 fps with a 180 out of the 26" barrel, which in my experience kills stuff pretty well.

I wanted a pre--'64 because that was the original American rifle in .300 H&H. It's not the greatest action ever made, but when used sanely it works fine. I've had a number of pre-'64's over the years, and have another right now, a Featherweight .30-06, another I always wanted. But I have far more Mauser-actioned big game rifles, and consider the 98 a superior action.

Thats what I thought and it has made me consider the move to send a 1963 308 featherweight down the road to finance other projects. The rifle has some history in my local club and is a nice one, but I have a functional, duplicate, push feed that is a few years newer and it works just as well.

Choices, choices.