Steve-No,
The rifle is a K14 Klienguenther that wore out a 28" 7-.300 Weatherby. I decided to rebarrel to .375 and play with the big Sierra which was new at the time. I shot a few deer and rabbits with it and one cow elk. Once, before a deer hunt I decided to shoot it three shots at 100 off hand and three shots at 300 sitting. The 100 yard group, with 300 Noslers at 2,747 fps, was 6". The 300 yard groups was also 6". A fellow there asked me to shoot at a target which was about 450 yards away. Again I shot three shots. It was 2 7/8" and dropped 22". The accuracy was there, but the drop was too much for me to shoot that far.
The rifle weighs 11 1/2 pounds. Inside the wood stock is a 3/4" diameter adjustable 1/2" travel shock absorber. This is pushed on by a 1/8" plate the shape of the buttstock. It has two 1/4" dameter rods to keep things straight. On the 1/8" plate is a 1" Decelerator kick pad attatched with contact cement. It's been there for a couple of decades, so I guess it works. On the other end of the rifle is a 2 1/2" long 1" diameter muzzle brake. I can shoot it all day long like most folks can shoot a .243 Win.
In addition to wacking off 4", the barrel will be turned down about .060" to reduce even more weight. Also the 1" diameter muzzle brake will be replaced with a 3/4" brake.
