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Whats the ideal barrel length for a hunting rifle in 300 RUM ? I know they come with 26 inch but was wondering is 24 inch too short ?

Depends how much you like your hearing. Seriously, the RUM is for the velocity conscious. There is no point unless 26" is the minimum.
If you prefer 24" barrels, I'd recommend going to a .300 Winchester Magnum.
John

No, 24" is not too short. A 24" RUM will still easily run faster than a 26" WM. You get the best of both worlds. High velocity without toting a 26" tube around. Nothing wrong with it IMO.

Both of the Rem 700 BDLs I've shot came from the factory with 24" tubes......

I'll play.

Don't be in a hurry to make bad decisions. Hint.

Bullets matter more than headstamps. Hint.

If someone "thinks" that 2-inches of spout takes a chambering from one order of Performance to "another"...they sure as pfhuqq haven't shot much. Hint.

Now let's start at the start,which of course means bullets. The show stopper isn't going to be twist rate nor struggling velocity,in order to achieve a requisite mandatory RPM for stability. Hint.

Think COAL,throat and BC. Hint.

Few have more disdain for belts,than I...but the 300Winny connects a couple/few dots,which reliably bear fruit. That of course despite it's MUCH "lamented" short neck "debacle". Laughing. That'd be a hint too. Hint.

Anywhoo...you'll never bear more fruit than when building for balance/handling,rather than to get into a Pfhuqqing Stupid Contest with a buncha Window Lickers "steering" you along. Hint.

My first question is "why a .30"? If only because I shoot more .30's than you could fathom. Hint. Though of course,I've not built a .30 in better than a decade and could write books on every chambering you are now mulling. Re-hint.

If forced to build on a .532" LA donor,it'd be 7mm Remmie. Hint. That due to grandiose BC,a very friendly melding of mild mannerisms and mechanical attributes,which are bestowed upon a 2.5" H&H based hull,housed in the rather generous 700 LA confines,which meld exceptionally with the throat and twist of same. Hint/Hint/Hint...in no particular order.

If forced to build on a .473" LA,it'd be a 280AI Show(on a 700 of course),for like reason(s),along with the extry poke in the belly and leaving the belt loooonnnggggggg behind. Hint.

RUM case length paints itself in a corner,due COAL and the 300 is it's worst offender. Hint.

Now for a Giggles Niche Rifle,I savvy the mean spirited humor associated with squirting a Skinner at 3500fps or better and for them who've tasted same...that's a wrap. BTDT and have all the T-shirts,while smirking at the appeal. Hint.

Long way of saying you are in sooooooooooo far over your head,it's comical and funnier yet...that you HONESTLY don't know why. Hint.

I'll spot your handle a cookie and say that I've not gunned "that much" 300WSM either. Be CAREFUL,as I'm CERTAIN that is a trap too and I may or may not muse those particulars. Hint.

Good talk!

Laughing!...................




Addendum: (Do delve the particulars of that which "works")

Perhaps muse the particulars of the Blueprint,regarding action,barrel(contour,twist and throat),COAL latitude,stock,mounting system,glass and of course bullets/powders and their application(s).

That if only in the interest of fairness and in extrapolation.

I've not shot that case capacity in the bore diameter cited,with a spout shorter than 24" nor longer than 30"...so perhaps I'm jaded?!?

Laughing!

Re-Good Talk..................

Had one that was 25. It worked.

Exactly. Agreed on the 7mm thang and balance thang as well.

I don't like .30s much, nor belts, nor 26" tubes.........

I wouldn't want shorter than 26".


You'll need one of these to make the RUM work.

http://wyattsoutdoor.com/product_info.php/cPath/1/products_id/33


The bullet I shoot. .696 bc

http://www.midwayusa.com/product/33...5-grain-hollow-point-boat-tail-box-of-50

26" if you are forced to suffer one.....not to milk performance but to add some weight and move the horrendous blast of 90+ gr of powder as far away from you as possible. Even if the advantages are more imagined than real.

There's better 300 mag options IMHO.

My first barrel for a semi custom 300 RUM was a 27" barrel. I didn't know any better.

When Berger made the 230 gr bullet I just had to try it. The barrel didn't have enough twist. I took a 300 win mag takeoff and rechambered it to a 300 RUM. I didn't care that it was only 24" long. The 230s shot very well from that barrel.

I now have a much handier rifle for my purposes which is elk hunting. As for velocity loss? Sure there might be some. I get 2975 with 100 gr of RL-33. 2875 fps with 88 gr of H-1000.

Muzzle blast, louder? I haven't noticed, I wear hearing protection. I do know that it isn't as loud as the brakes some folks use with their rifles.

Twenty eight inches. People don't buy this to have handy compact package and further from ears is better. Nice rifles in this caliber were the APRs aka African Plains Rifles having heaver laminated stock and good quality barrels. Made by Remington, of course.

Agreed. Good post from somebody who has actually BTDT.

26" tubes suck on a hunting rifle and aren't necessary nor wanted IMO.

As for "horrendous muzzle blast" and 2" of length somehow making a difference, well, it doesn't.

I shot 40-50 rounds of 300 RUM (24" tube) off the hood of a pickup last year, wearing a t-shirt, and lived to tell about it. Rifle was a 700 BDL.

Brakes are indeed MUCH worse even with significantly smaller cartridges......

I have been running a 24" barreled 300 rum for years. It works and gets more velocity than a win mag or weatherby all things being equal.

I love the guys that speculate on what a 24" barreled RUM will and wont do that havent used one...

Depends on what the rifle/tool is for.

I have a 300 WSM in 24" that makes a better walking rifle.

I use the RUM while glassing canyons and shooting from a fixed position.

I have a factory Stainless 700 SPS in 300 WSM that has a 24" factory barrel, and Rem uses the "Limbsaver" for their factory recoil pad.

I love that rifle because of great accuracy, light weight, and their factory mag barrel contour is well proportioned and balances great. The only thing I have done is glass bed the action and install a Timney stainless trigger and Zeiss Conquest scope.

My Win M70's have been staying home lately.

A 24" Montucky 7 Whizzum will squirt .625 BC's at 3100fps+.

Schit be pfhuqqed,whether the rifle is stationary or moving. Laffin'!

It will also kiss same,in it's issued guise and I hear they shoot a smidge to boot.

Very easy to arrange POA/POI intersections to a mile and beyond.

Just sayin'.

Hint.

Thank me later.

I'll go ahead and thank you now for a recipe I would like to try.

The Chef of Powder and Lead has a pretty good cookbook with some top shelf recipes. I sampled a couple and have found them quite palatable.

Mine has a 29.5" barrel.

Those 162 A-maxes are indeed very tasty........

Maybe the best of the best.............

But I'm still partial to the 280 hull.

So many choices, so little time; choose wisely.

MM