New Rifle

[craiger40]

Well I took delivery of my new rifle. I bought a Remington 700 SPS 300 ultra mag. My first impression is i really like the gun for the price ($500). The plastic stock doesn't seem as bad as people think it is. I think the stock is actually better than the plastic stocks from savage and the R3 recoil pad is far better the savages or any OEM pad for that matter.I really do like the finish since in short time this rifle will be wearing a McMillan A4 stock and the
"tactical" look will suit quite fine. I don't like the gap between the floor plate and the stock. I do like the metal magazine follower i've never been a fan of plastics followers.THE X MARK PRO TRIGGER ROCKS. Well so far so good this is just my 2 cents.

 

[Woodycreek]

The SPS is one of the two 300 RUMs i have and the SPS is a great deal for the money. Not alot of load work with this rifle but it does like 200 gr Accubonds and RL-25. Thinking about 180 or 150 Accubonds in this rifle. Good luck with your new rifle.

 

[JD338]

craiger40

Congratulations on your 300 RUM. The A4 stock should get you to the tactical level. Post some pics when you get her set up. What scope are you going to use? What are you going to be doing with this set up and what loads are you thinking of?

Kind of like X-Mas.

JD338

 

[craiger40]

JD,

I plan on using this rifle to jump into some 1k yard shooting. After the last purchase of my 338 Ultra i felt like i had North American game animals covered especially with my other rifles. I plan on using a Nikon Monarch scope, not set in that yet. I plan on loading 208 gr Hornady A-max rounds for paper and if i ever need it for animals the 200gr AccuBond but that also might change. This will be a work in progress so i will probably post pics and look for advice as time goes on. And as always i do appreciate everyones input.

 

[JD338]

craiger40

Very cool. 8) You have a nice project in process thing going, keep us posted.

Take a look at the Leupold Mark 4 4.5x14 series of scopes. 30mm tube will give you a lot of elevation. (I have this scope with standard rings and bases on my 338 RUM. With the 250 gr AB at 2937fps, I have enough elevation to get out to 1.5K+ yards).

JD338

 

[Richracer1]

I agree on the SPS. I bought one in 243 and was surprised at how well the stock was. I bought a Savage 12FV (Blue/Syn) in 204 a few years ago, and the forend would flex while using a bi-pod, the gun is amazing though. It eventually got a Boyds Ross thumbhole stock for the 204. The 243 is as Remington made it.

 

[Antelope_Sniper]

+1 on the Mark 4, but for 1000 yards, I would go with the 6.5-20.
The 300 RUM burns lots of powder, and at $20.00 per pound, that gets expensive fast. I'd look into some surplus powder such as wc860, or wc872 for your new rifle. I hope you have lots of fun with it :grin:

 

[craiger40]

Antelope Sniper,

Could you let me know some info about surplus powder. I would like to know where you get it , how much is in a container, cost and also where load data is available.

Thanks

Craig

 

[Antelope_Sniper]

Here's a good place to get it.

http://www.patsreloading.com/patsrel/whatsnew.htm

His current batch of WC860 is some really nice stuff. I'm shooting it in my STW. This powder is a little colder then H870, but you can start with H870 data, and work up from there.

It looks like Pat is out of WC872, but his friend Jeff has some.

http://www.gibrass.com/gunpowder.html

I've ordered from both, and had good luck.

When using surpluss powders, a chronograph is your friend. Lots will vary more then commercial powder, so always work up with a new lot. Right now, Jeff has some 4895 that is slower then spec. As long as you start low, and work-up carefully, it's fine to use.

You will have to pay a hazmat fee, so I normally order a full case of 6 jugs to keep the price down.

 

[remingtonman_25_06]

I thought the WC surplus powder was around $40 for an 8lb jug. Thats pretty dang cheap!!

As I look at Bartletts site though, it looks like it has gone up, like everything else to $56 per 8 lb. Still thats only $7 per pound.

As the above mentioned, you have the hazmat fee, so its smarter to order a few jugs to keep it fairly cheap.

I've never tried the stuff as its very temp sensitive and you need to work up summer/winter loads. I"m not much into that, so have never tried it.

People seem to have good results though with overbore cartridges.

It is another option!!

Good luck.

 

[Antelope_Sniper]

I've never had temp sensitivity problems with them....but that's just my experience.