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PaulS Super Member
Joined: Feb 18, 2006 Posts: 4330 Location: South-Eastern Washington - the State
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Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2006 1:36 pm Post subject: Re: what .300 |
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Live and learn. I had no idea it was that difficult to buy rifles and shotguns across the Can-Am border. I know that lots of Canadians buy things in the US and figured it would be a fairly simple process. I learned something new today.
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Dimitri Super Member
Joined: Nov 25, 2005 Posts: 5944
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Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2006 1:57 pm Post subject: Re: what .300 |
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PaulS,
Its even worse trying to import from Canada to the US from what I hear Questar doesnt even do it anymore for example.
Dimitri
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LittleMagnum Member
Joined: Jul 05, 2005 Posts: 105 Location: Vermont
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Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2006 12:06 am Post subject: Re: what .300 |
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Hands down buy the Browning a-bolt Ti (Titanium) at 5 1/2 lbs it is hands down one of the lightest production guns out there ( JUST UNDER $1400). I have pointed one in 300 short mag, it is the cat's me-ow Period ! 300 ultra has more power, but it weighs over 2 pounds more ! ..................I just picked up another 300win mag, a lighted up Rem stainless 700, 23 inch flulted Krieger brl, with a CDL wood stock it weigh's 6 lbs 6 oz, .......my plan is to hunt with it as is this year, then replace the stock, with a good lightweight Bell and Carlso synthetic, they offer the same stock as on the Ti browning, which I like, but in black. I am hoping to get my new gun down in the 5 lb 1/2 pound range naked with the new light weight stock.
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Deleted_User_2665 Super Member
Joined: May 06, 2006 Posts: 380
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Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2006 8:09 pm Post subject: Re: what .300 |
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I just traded off my 300RUM...towards the materials/labor for the rebarrel of my ol' faithful 30-06 along with a few other things.
Didn't like the RUM...I dig lottsa speed in a 180 grainer so it wasn't too fast. I dig Kool accuracy with TSX bullets so it wasn't too accurate. I'm 6'4, weigh 265 pounds, and smile atcha when you thump me in the head...so it weren't the recoil......
What I didn't dig was...
1.) Brass is hard to get...none locally
2.) Factory ammo...cheap crap goes 45 bux a box locally.
3.) Factory ammo...Good Stuff goes in excess of 55 bux locally.
4.) Factory ammo needs to be ordered...locally.
5.) After three handloadings...primers literally fell out of the cases at well under max loads...
I'll stick to the all time favorite '06 and kill stuff less the agravation.....
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Northern Canuck Member
Joined: Sep 18, 2006 Posts: 72 Location: Alberta, Canada
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robfromaz1977 Member
Joined: Aug 03, 2005 Posts: 179 Location: Arizona's White Mountains
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Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 5:42 pm Post subject: Re: what .300 |
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I own a .300 UM and have no complaints. It kicks a little hard but a sims recoil pad helps alot. I also have two 30-06's that I would never part with.
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Grant Super Member
Joined: Aug 28, 2006 Posts: 325 Location: Grande Prairie, Alberta
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