What would you build?

[Steve300xcw]

Have a 700 sendero 300rum that was free. Its in a krg bravo right now.

Barrel is about done. Badass round but way way way more rifle than I need.

If you had a magnum action laying around and wanted to make a canyon plinker/sometimes hunting rig. What direction would you go?

I'm more of a 223/243 guy, but sometimes a big rifle is a good time.

 

[Chris in TN]

I have sold off every magnum
bolt face rifle.

If I were you I’d swap bolts. Build a 25-06ai.

No larger. I’m wrestling with what to even do with my .280ai. I wish it was a short action now. I might cut/thread it but really I’m at the point of seeing it as simply too much recoil.

 

[BLJ]

300 PRC.

 

[Sled]

I'd sell it, buy the rifle or action I wanted and enjoy. I'm not a fan of the R700 action, so take that into account. If I was going to have a magnum I'd stick with the 6.5 or 6.8 (270wsm for me, but I have all the components still).

If no mag, buy or build a 6mm, 233 or 25 cal of your choice.

 

[River Reaper]

The 7PRC sure is fun if you want to plink stuff wayyy out there in the canyon. The 180 ELD-M is a nasty killer.

 

[K9kodi]

According to your question, my go to magnum is a 300 win mag. I have a 338 win mag and I find myself grabbing the 300 win mag everytime over the 338. Mainly cause it’s just a nicer rifle.

There are plenty of folk who go for the smaller diameter bullets cause they can, and for the same reason I grab the magnums.

There are guys who love taking 4 cylinder and 6 cylinder motors and building them up to make the same power as a large displacement motor, I’m just a, buy a big displacement diesel truck guy.

Im a boring , proven, 243, 270, 30-06, 308 , 300 guy and I believe in owning proven 20 something’s and 30 something’s.

If you want a magnum round, get a magnum round, look at the 300 or even the 338, but I find there isn’t a huge ballistic difference between the two.

 

[wildwilderness]

Another vote for a 7 PRC

 

[Geewhiz]

300wm

 

[Montana Slim]

If it's for giggles... do something fun like a 7STW or a fast twist 270wby? You have the mag length for a non-traditional old school cartridge