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I am planning on building a rifle. I am wanting a 300 ultra mag. Thinking about getting a Rem 700 action. A broughton barrel, Jewel trigger and a muzzle brake.

I am wanting a Mcmillan stock. But can't decide on which one with out using them. The ones that I have my eye on are the A 3 edge, A3 sporter, and the HTG. Any input?

I am building this rifle for hunting.

General Hunting + big recoil and long barrel = Echols Legend (now available for M700)

What contour? Beings you cited (3) handles that'll eat some spout,I reckon you are in #5 or so Mode?

The Rem Hunter is a nice way to fly and will eat a #8.

Uppermost.



Lose the long barrel,[bleep] the brake and the Jewell.

Hint.

And the Ultra....hint hint....

Yea I am thinking a #5. I was looking at the Broughton 5C barrel

Im pretty stuck on the 300 Ultra. So don't think I would change my mind on that.

aalf,

Refreshing to converse with someone,who just might shoot a smidge.(grin)

You KNEW the chambering was next,then action length and of course a boolit query,along with proposed application.

Has Montucky written all over it.(grin)










'white,

Let's do it this way and cut to the [bleep] chase and getcha' to water,which I can easily arrange. What you do after getting there,is on you.

1) What do you think the application for the proposed rifle,is gonna be?
2) Why the chambering? Have you ever shot it before(if so,which boolits) and in extrapolation to what other chamberings/boolits?
3) What boolit(s) have you got in mind?
4) What glass/mounting system?
5) Do you Reload?
6) Whattya' shooting currently and how has it let you down?

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

Hint.

Ok. Thanks for the help.

I will explain a little bit.

I think a Remington 700 is a good basic action. Open to other things i guess

I am wanting this gun as a do it all big game hunting rifle. Elk, deer, antelope, bear, etc. I want one round for all. Ability of shooting long range shots as well.

I like the 300 Ultra because I think it is a great round. I have researched it for awhile and have talked to alot of guys that reccomend it. I have a bunch of friends who use it and love it.

Planned on having a local gunsmith glass bed it

I have shot my buddies 300 Ultra that he built and it was sweet! I was getting the muzzle brake so that if my son or someone else wanted to use the rifle there would be less kick.

My father reloads so he would help me out with that.

I am a bowhunter. Pretty much strickly a bowhunter. But I have wanted to build a rifle for awhile. I have been saving my pennies for long time. Pretty much wanted to build a "custom" rifle to hunt big game for the rest of my life. Although I will prob bowhunt the rest of my life. haha Buy hey you can always have a gun!

I have a 300 rum in a mickey remington bdl pattern.
Like the stock alot.
I went thru the stock and awe phase with it.
This year, I went a different bullet, and slowed them down a bit.
Gettin tired of the blast and recoil.
Awesome cartridge. Made my longest kill with it, but I don't hunt that place anymore, and don't have a want for all that power anymore.

Think Im gonna rebarrel it to a 7 mag.

I hear good thangs about 700's,myself and I've seen a McMillan.

Your first "choice" for a rifle,is akin to a compound bow with 57" axle to axle,39" draw length,12% let-off and 163# draw,that'll eek 300fps. She's at best a Hay Bale & Crockett Queen,but in reality sooooooo many balls are dropped,it'll never see the light of day. Get da' peecture?!?(grin)

The faster you think boolits,the better of you'll be. Balance/handling trumps all and light done right,has no equal...just as in Archery. 'Nother Hint.

I savvy the appeal of building what ain't available,but have never been a proponent of building...just to build. It's always about boolits. Re-hint.

You'd do well to slow down and get some ducks in a row,before you are painted into a corner with a Goat [bleep]. The key to killing schit is Placement and the key to Placement is Practice. To reliably arrange GOOD Practice,you gotta keep schit fun. Just as you wouldn't fling many arrows,if after every shot,you got slapped upside your head,even if you had a SVL headband.(grin)

Less is just oh soooooooooooo much MORE,for a multitude of reasons.

Hint.

glad we see the same light boxer.

Sounds like a great project,

it will likely be in the classifieds a year after completion.

YMMV.

This isn't my 1st rifle. I own a few. I wanted to build a "long range gun." And have heard how great the 300 ultra is from a number of friends.

You were assuming your friends would actually admit that their .300U is pompous in all categorys?

Again, YMMV.

A friend of mine fell into the "300 mag for a one rifle, do it all" trap a while back. It got old pretty quick, and the set up he ran was handier than the one you're contemplating.

Your friends are wrong.

I don't think a #5 contour barrel and "all around rifle" could used in the same sentence with a straight face...

Again, YMMV.

Ok I give up. You guys win

Long range = what kind of yardage to you?

I have a custom 700 in 300 RUM..it's my elk stomper! It is made by John Lewis at Carolina Precision Rifles on a 700 action, Shilen match barrel and McMillan "700 BDL" stock. I love the stock as it is just a smidgen larger than an actual 700 BDL...just a hair. It is balanced very well and shoots a quarter inch with Nosler AB, or BT's and a half in with old recipe Trophy Bonded Bear Claws (My elk load). It originally had one of John's muzzle brakes on it,but I had him take it off and turn off the threads and re-crown. I hate muzzle brakes and this rifle was no exception...no one wanted to be anywhere near me when elk hunting with that instrument of Satan on the muzzle! I took it off and just put myself in the proper frame of mind when shooting it off the bench...when hunting, I never notice the recoil anyway.

Good luck with your project!