Getting ready for elk season and some trigger time

[orchemo]

Been spending some time at the range with a rifle I recently acquired from a fellow member here in Oregon. I always find it comforting to just have a bunch of trigger time as the hunting seasons approach.

Last month, I picked up the Remington 700 in 300 Savage from a fellow member. The barrel has been cut to 21 inches and it handles much like a Rem model 7. Has a 4X Nikon scope and is great fun to shoot.

Shoot some paper, then shoot the steel plates and I feel good about my shooting.

Will take other calibers hunting, but the little Savage 300 is just lots of fun.

Here is a picture of the rifle. (Definitely more fun than the Tikka T3 in 338 WM pictured in the background.)

 

[DrMike]

Interesting looking rifle. What are you feeding the 300 Savage?

 

[SJB358]

That little 300 is very sharp Eric.. Just a great looking rifle! I know I would love to hunt with mine a little this Fall.

 

[FOTIS]

Nice lil gun you got there. Be a pleasure carrying that in the timber

 

[orchemo]

Bill gave me the load of 150 gr Hornady with 41 gr of IMR 4895.

Seems to shoot these well. Already 50 + rounds down range over the past couple weeks. Easy to load and shoot.

My type of rifle.

I was hoping for an Oregon deer hunt this year, but family stuff too up my long weekend of hunting.

 

[rjm158]

I have a bunch of the Tikkas and wondered, just how bad is the recoil on that 338?

Ron