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30 Super aka 300 H&H is one of the coolest cartridges there is. Accurate, feeds like greased snot and really a ballistic twin (from 1920) to the more current 300 WinMag and 300 WSM.

Five reside in my safe:

M70 Bull Gun
Browning Safari ANNB
Ruger Red pad #1 (converted from 06')
Remington 700 DGR (rebarreled from 375 H&H)
Remington 721 fitted into a 700 Classic stock (piece of cake)

Best bargain today is to find a minty 721 (26" bbl), have a SAKO extractor installed and go to Numrich and buy any 700 long action stock. Sharp chisels and a dremel will have you at the range tomorrow. If you want to dress it up, buy 700
bottom metal.

ALL of mine will shoot the same loads of 4831 and a 168 TSX into 1" or less.

The M 70 is the fastest blowing by 24" bbled 300 WMs and WSMs by 200 fps.










I love them all but realize being bolt/SS rifles they are not cutting edge technology.

When it comes to hunting, I'm the child of the M-1 and my serious hunting rifle is a Benelli R-1 in 300 Win Mag. It will push the 168 TSX as fast as my 24" 300 H&Hs and has 4 quick accurate (3 cold bbl 1") plus a spare magazine at my hip should I encounter a herd of Zombie Grizzly bears.

With its illuminated 2.5-10x32 Nightforce it took this typical Mulie up in the Wyoming range at 275 yards when the sun wasn't over the mountain.



Semis are not legal everywhere and some don't trust them, so go with what you like.

The "ultimate Scout rifle" (chuckle) 8 shots quick out of a NM M-1. You carry it and I'll take it hunting !



If you need help advice fitting the 721 in the 700 stock, PM me and we'll link up.
(I've done 10+)

30 Super rules !

I thought I was the only person in the world that has a desire for a 30 Remington. Another idea I have is for a wildcat 30 caliber or 7mm based on the 35 Rem case.

We'll have to agree to disagree. Most under 40s don't even know what a 222, 250-3000, 300 Savage, 7x57, 8x57, 9.3x62 etc. are. and complete entry level rifles in those cartridges would never make it. (Ask Savage about their 7x64 "Euro" model)

I think we can all agree, if we were limited, as in Europe, to so many rifles, we could all survive with a 22RF, a 223, a 30-06 and a 375 H&H. Ammo everywhere and a plethora of used and new rifles. Add a 12 bore pump and you're ready to do the world.

Rifle loonies are not the percentage of shooters they were back in the Scheutzen days and never will be. If you want to mess around like I do, you can buy a Savage/Marlin/Ruger switch barrel bolt gun and go over to the dark side as deep as your pockets allow.

I know ! "The Beast" started life as a right bolt left port Savage 6.5/284.
Given to the tender mercies of Scott Null up in Driggs ID, it's now a 338 RUM, 3 groove 36" nitrided barrel and a scope/mounts that cost 250% of the rifle's cost.
It's a 3000 fps 300 gr Berger VLD rifle that will shoot 1/2 MOA as far as I can see.
Yes, you cannot unload a loaded round w/o removing the bolt ...... never have. Empties clear fine. With the sled about 50 pounds and a joy to shoot off a high bar stool. The barrel will never wear out, but if I ever got bored I could send it back to Scott, drop another $600 for a new bbl and bolt head and have anything from a 17 Hornet to a 460 Weatherby. A'int progress wonderful ?



At the other end of rifle looniedom is my mint bore 41 Swiss, converted to CF that uses modified 8 mm Lebel cases (I thirst for that rifle) and easily exceeds the ballistics of an 8" 44 Magnum revolver. Shoot 5 300 gr cast ones in 2" @ 100 and if I draw, will go speed goat hunting this fall. (2-7 Burris IER on a 9422 Weaver base, perfect fit, JB welded on barrel.)

BUZZ OFF LARRY ROOT!

It's funny how some of the old cartridges just grab your attention, even if in a practical sense they don't offer you anything you couldn't do as well or better with a commonly available round.

For instance, I can't think of any practical use I'd have for a

28-30 Stevens, but a Schuetzen rifle so chambered is high on my list of absolutely cool rifles to have.