Thread: Critique Wanted!

I have a 300wm T3 s/s lite, B&C stock, muzzle break & after market bottom metal with AI mags. Got a Vortex PST on top fixed to a rail, It does what I want, drops stuff from 50 yds to 600 yds but gets bloody hot after half a doz shots.

Overall length of cartridge plays a big part if you stick with the standard Tikka Mags. Changing can get you a couple hundred fps.

Originally Posted by 300winmag

I have a 300wm T3 s/s lite, B&C stock, muzzle break & after market bottom metal with AI mags. Got a Vortex PST on top fixed to a rail, It does what I want, drops stuff from 50 yds to 600 yds but gets bloody hot after half a doz shots.

Overall length of cartridge plays a big part if you stick with the standard Tikka Mags. Changing can get you a couple hundred fps.

Could explain that last bit a bit more for me , sorry , Cheers

That means by loading your projectile further as close to rifling as possible, your over all cartridge length will make it to long to fit in mag, but that doesnot matter for long range shooting. You will also be able to put a few more grains of powder in the case.

That is why some guys reload as follow on their set up:
One load that fit in mag for close distance stuff and one load for for long distance with single shot feed.sometime with to different bullets but that strike on the same vertical axis.

Before dreaming of shooting at animals at long range, practice on steel plates ( or porcelains plates ;-) at different distances. When you can not hit consistently a diner plate on the first shot you kind of have reach your distance limit! That does not neccessaraly mean that your rig is not up to the task but maybe that you need more practice or experience. Good luck, you have started well so fare. If you struggle at some point a bedding on your rifle AND THEN a fine tuning of your load might help to get the best accuracy possible.
Also depending on how suppressor is fitted it can create tensions on the barrel and make the shots walk pretty quickly on target.