Thread: 300 Win Mag thoughts...

I know more than a few people that have got themselves a custom rifle they can't bear to part with now because it is essentially worthless to anyone else regardless of how much they spent on it. Also I am talking my a rifle for a pretty specific purpose...

Maybe I am one of those people that just want a TRG...

Gillie you'll never regret a TRG

Originally Posted by 300MAG

Gillie you'll never regret a TRG

Yep, that's what people keep telling me... You seem pretty happy with yours.

Thinking about putting a 30cal switch barrel with the 338cal barrel(TRG), 208gn A-Max at 3150fps I feel are even better than a 285gn at 2700fps, a truly devistating bullet(208).

You might as well go full custom then you can pick stock barrel length mag setup etc etc they only become worthless if they are in some weird wildcat caliber trust me I know.... if I was building a rifle for elr shooting it'd be a 300 Norma mag hands down

Originally Posted by camo wsm

You might as well go full custom then you can pick stock barrel length mag setup etc etc they only become worthless if they are in some weird wildcat caliber trust me I know.... if I was building a rifle for elr shooting it'd be a 300 Norma mag hands down

300 norma magnum like the sound of that

Originally Posted by buzzman

300 norma magnum like the sound of that

A little while ago someone in here and later on trade me had a 300NM for sale... Could it be a quick start???

Or build a 7mm/300(7mm projectile on a neck down 300wm case, Nathan Foster 7mm Practical) it will shoot the 180gr like a dream if the twist is right(1-8.5"). My opinion p

Originally Posted by PERRISCICABA

A little while ago someone in here and later on trade me had a 300NM for sale... Could it be a quick start???

if only it was a sako

Originally Posted by PERRISCICABA

Or build a 7mm/300(7mm projectile on a neck down 300wm case, Nathan Foster 7mm Practical) it will shoot the 180gr like a dream if the twist is right(1-8.5"). My opinion p

To get what i want i would buy a factory rifle then re-barrel it... for my purposes i think the benefit of going to a custom caliber is out weighed by the cost given the small number of events with a significant number of targets past 1000m out to 1500-1800m.

Custom rifle:
Action - $1500 easy
Barrel - $800
Chassis - $1500 easy
Trigger -
Muzzle device -
Gunsmithing -

And someone like ChrisF is selling his TRG for $4k and i have seen more than a couple sold for similar prices...

Originally Posted by Gillie

Custom rifle:
Action - $1500 easy
Barrel - $800
Chassis - $1500 easy
Trigger - $400
Muzzle device - $250
Gunsmithing - $5-700

And someone like ChrisF is selling his TRG for $4k and i have seen more than a couple sold for similar prices...

That's a fair point I suppose if it ticks all the boxes or most then good value for money

Yep that's more than I was thinking, if it's really that much then I would be looking at the TRG is a v good option

A mate of mine has a tikka 300 win mag super varmint which shoots very well and very affordable

Originally Posted by camo wsm

A mate of mine has a tikka 300 win mag super varmint which shoots very well and very affordable

Yeah but i would still want to swap the stock and magazine system...

http://www.nzhuntingandshooting.co.n...-magnum-21359/