The 300 Project

[PNWGATOR]

Congratulations on a nice bull. Good shooting too! This build really intrigues me and I'm very interested in talking to Matt and having a rifle before next fall.

 

[Ryan Avery]

Number 10

Tanya hammered this buck at two hundred yards. What's impressive is she is 120 pounds and the 300 rum weighs 8 pounds. The Christensen Arms Slayer brake is efficient!

 

[Ryan Avery]

Number 12-13

Shot these two deer within 20 minutes of each other in North Idaho. It's a damn tough hunt. Shot mine at 470 yards with a 22 degree down hill shot. Kelly shot his at 277 yards. Both shots where textbook perfect and the 230 burgers did their job. Love hunting in the snow.

Big thanks to Justin Crossley for help on the pack-out. Oh, he also shot number 11 with the 300 project. But he shot it in the head so no need to post it.

Of course the EMR 2, Reckoning and DT2, kick ass too

 

[PNWGATOR]

Congratulations to the three of you, well done!

 

[William Hanson (live2hunt)]

Damn that gun is getting a workout in it's relatively short life.

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[Jerry P]

Shots 4-5-6

Loaded up some virgin Bertram brass
230 Berger Targets
CCI 250
5 thousand off
MagnetoSpeed verified, 5 shot average.

VV570 2980
RL33 3050
H1000 2945
Retumbo 3005

What did the COAL end up being and are running them through the mag.

 

[Ryan Avery]

What did the COAL end up being and are running them through the mag.

I ended up at 3.85. I did run them through the mag. I have a Wyatt box installed.

 

[CaNINE]

I ended up at 3.85. I did run them through the mag. I have a Wyatt box installed.

Ryan - what powder did you finally end up with for your hunting load?

 

[Ryan Avery]

Ryan - what powder did you finally end up with for your hunting load?

I started with RL33 which I shot the bear with. During the summer I noticed my impacts where high on warm days. Long story short, 33 is temp sensitive so I went back to H1000

 

[CaNINE]

I started with RL33 which I shot the bear with. During the summer I noticed my impacts where high on warm days. Long story short, 33 is temp sensitive so I went back to H1000

I've had the same experience with RL33. I couldn't make it work for year round shooting under varying conditions. I'm heading back to the reloading bench soon with the 230 OTM and need to decide on H1000, Retumbo, Magnum or H50BMG.

 

[WRO]

I've had the same experience with RL33. I couldn't make it work for year round shooting under varying conditions. I'm heading back to the reloading bench soon with the 230 OTM and need to decide on H1000, Retumbo, Magnum or H50BMG.

I'm running 86.5 grains h1000 either 2950 with the 230s..

 

[Ryan Avery]

H1000 will be the slowest. Retumbo and H50BMG will both get about 50 FPS or more on average.

Magnum is temp sensitive.

VV570 pushed the 230s as fast as 33 and is temp stable. I wish they would sell it in 8# Jugs.

 

[CaNINE]

I didn't realize magnum was temp sensitive, never tested it.
H50BMG and Retumbo have both performed well for me using the 220 ELD-X.
I'll start with those two and the 230 OTM. Hoping berger releases the 245's soon.

 

[dvm_hunter]

Did you ever change over to that ELR stock??

 

[Ryan Avery]

No, I pussed out. Didn't want to mess up a good thing. The rifle shot amazing. I just had to make damn sure I nutted the parallax. The rifle is torn apart now and will be a 28 Nosler soon.


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[dvm_hunter]

No, I pussed out. Didn't want to mess up a good thing. The rifle shot amazing. I just had to make damn sure I nutted the parallax. The rifle is torn apart now and will be a 28 Nosler soon.


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Let us know how that 28 Nosler works out. I have a Remington CDL in 280 Rem. No joke, shoots .7" with 165 grain Remington CoreLokt ammo and it's straight up all factory with a Nikon Buckmaster 3-9x40mm scope. Bought that rifle back in 2005 I believe maybe 2006. Always been interested in a .280 AI or now one of the new 28 Nosler. I've looked at cost and it would obviously be advantageous to start reloading again. But, I love that round

 

[Brendan]

Hey Ryan - looking at old posts here, had a weight question.

7lb 0.9oz less scope and rings:

Plus 1lb 12.5 oz for the scope:

Plus let's say 3.6 oz for the rings?

Total = 9lb 1oz in components. But a finished weight of 8lb 1.8 oz:

Did you change anything up in parts, or did the ~15 ounces come from clearancing the stock and chambering the barrel, even though I'm assuming some bedding compound was used?

Never had a rifle built for me before, so was curious how you got to that weight...

 

[Ryan Avery]

Interesting! Never even looked at that. Only thing I can think of was my scale or Matt's was off?

That rifle no longer together. So I can't weigh it.

 

[Brendan]

I don't think it affects the decisions I'm making - more just curiosity if the chambering and getting the stock ready could lose that much, or it was a scale issue... Looking at the picture of your finished gun on the scale - it actually might be on the left edge, maybe that was making it read a little low?

I know Broz just built a similar gun in 30 Nosler - but a Manners EH5 for the stock, and the Fuzion-TI action (which should both be heavier) and he's around 9.5 - 9.75 lbs...

 

[Ryan Avery]

I don't think it affects the decisions I'm making - more just curiosity if the chambering and getting the stock ready could lose that much, or it was a scale issue... Looking at the picture of your finished gun on the scale - it actually might be on the left edge, maybe that was making it read a little low?

I know Broz just built a similar gun in 30 Nosler - but a Manners EH5 for the stock, and the Fuzion-TI action (which should both be heavier) and he's around 9.5 - 9.75 lbs...

The EH5 is heavier than the PSW stock and the razor is a bit lighter than the fusion. I'm pretty sure the rifle was around 8.5 pounds