Stock for my 300 RUM

[nitis]

OK looks like first thing I need to get this RUM off and running aside from brass and dies is a stock. I have a few ideas and am curious what you veterans have to say. U nderstand that I am not trying to be cheap but want to get the most for my dollar. And I hope to avoid a muzzel break but I am not sure if it is possible

First option laminate thumbhole. I really like the classic look of a laminate but my first choice would be a synthetic. Also I would have to endure the cost of having it bedded where with a BC medalist I can ge the bedding block.

I see I can get a BC thumbhole but it does not have the bedding block If it had the block my search would probably be over.

Does anyone have any experience with the mercury suppressors? Do they do much or enough? because here is my craziest Idea. Keep the current stock fill it full of spray foam (great stuff) and sink one of those in the rear? Sounds pretty okie huh but would it work?

What else is out there that I may be missing? Thanks

 

[JD338]

Get the stock you really want. If you don't one day you might regret it.
Check with Richracer1, he has a couple of laminate thumb hole stocks, very nice looking wood.

The recoil isn't that bad, in the field, you won't even notice it' :wink:

JD338

 

[nitis]

JD you are exactly right I know I wont notice it in the field I have a 7 mag and a 270 wsm and I know that we ar talking a whole new world but I have killed alot of deer with my 7 and never noticed the recoild but I hate sighting it in because for some reason it beats me up.

I did find HS precision makes a thumbhole synthetic with a block that is now at the top of the list of course they dont come cheap.

anyone comment on the mercury suppressor?

 

[remingtonman_25_06]

If a 7 RM bothers you at the bench, wait till you touch off a 300 RUM, LOL.

Truth is, for 90% people out there, a RUM recoils about twice as much as the average shooter can handle.

I would recomend a laminate stock because it will help "soak" up the recoil and it will be a bit heavier then a synthetic, every bit as strong to.

I had a rem 700 Laminated/stainless in 300 RUM and I shot 1200 rounds through it in 2 years. I didn't have a brake on it and it didn't bother my 145# frame, but then again, I had the mindset that yah it was going to kick me, but it aint gonna kill me. I think I only scoped myself 3-4 times and everytime I was laying prone shooting downhill, so thats the least forgiving body position to be shooting a cannon. I was also shooting 210-220g bullets at 3000fps.

To become proficient with your weapon, its nice to practice and get familiar with it. If your scared of it, your never gonna wanna practice with it, or become a great shot with it.

The 300 RUM is an outstanding LR big game killer loaded with 200g AB's at 3200fps.

Good luck and have fun!!

 

[nitis]

let me explain abou tthe 7 mag its is not that I cant handle it it is just that I know I have been shooting it afterwards or if I shoot more than 10-12 rounds in a sitting. Again not worried abou tin the field it is when I am doing range work

What about a removable break?

 

[JD338]

nitis

If you have a good recoil pad like a Pachmyer Decelerator or Limb saver, it will greatly reduce the felt recoil. You might also look at getting a Past Magnum recoil shield that you wear. It had a gel filling that dissipates recoil. I've been told that it works quite well.

A good stock with a good recoil pad and a Past pad will make your 300 RUM much easier to shoot off the bench. I have never used a Mercury reducer so I can't speak to it. A removable brake might be a solution but the muzzel blast is fierce. My friend had a 700 AWR 300 RUM with the factory break, it was easy to shoot but not much fun to be around.

JD338

 

[nitis]

I just remebered the other reason I dont want a break is at our 300 yd range they have a metal canopyover the shooter and the guys that shoot with breaks really rattle it

As of right now I am leaning towrds the HS T-hole

 

[Richracer1]

Get the stock you really want. If you don't one day you might regret it. Check with Richracer1, he has a couple of laminate thumb hole stocks, very nice looking wood. The recoil isn't that bad, in the field, you won't even notice it' :wink:
JD338

Here's a pic of my RUMs. From L to R:
7mm w/Stocky's LRS Thumbhole (Timber model)
http://www.stockysstocks.com/servlet/StoreFront
300 w/original Rem pepper laminate
338 XCR (original)
375 LSS (original, except Limbsaver pad added)

I also put a Ross thumbhole laminate on my 204 Savage model 12

 

[Guest]

Something else to consider is that B&C make a Medalist stock for the Remington 700 with the Weatherby stock geometry, including the castoff and monte carlo with all the Weatherby drop and such, plus a decelerator pad. It should really mitigate recoil a lot (I've shot the 300Wby on a non-decelerator stock of this design and it's not nearly as bad as I was led to believe). It's one more option that isn't a thumbhole (but I think you like those) though it does come with a bedding block.

 

[nitis]

just curious I talked to my buddy who bought a hs stock with the block and he had problems installing it he would up having it glass bedded is this common it should be plug and play right?

 

[remingtonman_25_06]

Its not at all uncommon for you to still have to bed or at least skim bed when installing a HS precision or McMillan or any other high dollar stock for that matter. To get the most out of it, it will need to be properly bedded no matter what.

 

[FOTIS]

Its not at all uncommon for you to still have to bed or at least skim bed when installing a HS precision or McMillan or any other high dollar stock for that matter. To get the most out of it, it will need to be properly bedded no matter what.

Oh yeah!

 

[big rifle man]

when I purchased my .338RUM I shot it for a while with the factory Remington stock and then went out and bought a McMillan stock. I spoke with one of the McMillan Reps in regards to bedding and he said I didn't need bedding with their stock and to shoot it first to see what kind of accuracy I'm getting. After punching out 1 1/2 inch groups at 200yards I don't think i'm going to bother with bedding.

 

[nitis]

Well I got the ok from mama to use some of the tax return to a get a stock now which one???



I got to checking out the hougue stocks today and liked what I saw but arent they kinda heavy?

I still think though I want a thumbhole for recoil and due to that I am leaning towrds a laminate what are the negatives I may be overlooking?

Does anyone have nay other advice for me?

 

[Thebear_78]

The hogues are really heavy and soft feeling, I'm not a big fan. The laminates are heavy and laminated wood has a higher tendency to crack if dropped or leaned on against the grain. Most of the broken stocks i have seen or had have been laminated, they break down the glue lines.

If you really need a thumbhole I would go HS precision, if not the high tech specialties and is a nice light synthetic and the B&C are pretty darn nice for the money. They really all need to be bedded though.

good luck.

My 300 RUM really likes 168gr TSX at 3400fps. talk about a lazer beam.

 

[Ridge_Runner]

If this is going to be a long range hunting rifle, I would opt for a brake and a decellarator pad, the reason being is so you can see your bullet impacts, to me this is a must.
RR