Thread: The 300, my story

Good morning all,

Sorry for the late reply but I have been busy with the aftermath of the Sika show and we have school holidays again where my daughter and I hunt when the weather allows. Also I did not see any point in commenting on this shambles until I had the rifle back for examination, so apologies for those only digesting half of this story and going off half cocked.

So....... This rifle chambered in 300 Terminator had 134 rounds through it during load development and Long Range testing before it was shipped to brads in January, also supplied was approx 100x more ammo and then another 65 reloaded in May.

All the brass supplied was used in Load Development and that included some that were stamped as you get when finding the upper limit in a cartridge such as this with no load data available.

The rifle shot very well when it went to Brads and most likely was still shooting very well when he sold it for $3000 complete with a new VX6 3-18-50 illuminated with alumina caps, approx 95 loaded ammo and dies.

LR purchased the rifle from this second owner for $4000 complete still wrapped up unused since brads sold it, a bargain !!!

LR was not comfortable with the look of some of the brass, and sent it to NZ Hunter for load development.

GD proceeded to dismantle the rifle and pick it to bits as any competitor can to another's products, which was foreseeable and had been mentioned to others, including Brads weeks before the event.

My Gunsmith is confident that the rifle is safe.

The rifle went to NZ Hunter with approx 95x loaded ammo.

GD has been trying to get Reloader 50 powder since January 2013 with no luck as only six 8LB containers came into the country, and when I received the rifle back the ammo had been dismantled and only the brass and 3 projectiles included, and only one of the projectiles was mine (being HBN coated)

GD has now used the powder to test in his own version of the 300 Terminator.

Conveniently or inconveniently (depending on your position) the barrel cannot be fired now as it has been milled open to expose the throat area (which a bore scope can achieve without damaging the barrel) and has knowingly rendered it useless.

Myself and many others are confident the barrel, with visible fire cracking only travelling half an inch from the throat end is far from shot out and could easily have been polished and continued to be used.

To myself and several others who have viewed the brass and barrel etc it seems there is little wrong with them and certainly not to the extent mentioned in GDs report and I have already had offers for its purchase.

If you are local and wish to view and discuss the rifle parts mentioned here please feel free to contact me, there is nothing to hide here.

The complete rifle is in negotiation to go to a qualified gunsmith in the near future for a proper report from a QUALIFIED GUNSMITH.

I am extremely happy to have paid LR what he paid for it, $4000

I got back......

Mc Millan Carbon Hunters Edge stock
Milled out barrel
Trigger
Extended Mag box
Bottom Metal
Action and bolt
T2 Terminator Brake
Talley Rings
95x brass still primed
3 projectiles and dies

And a lovely Leupold VX 6 3-18-50 illuminated with Alumina caps


Some pics........

Sectioned barrel

Sectioned throat

“Over loaded” brass