Royinidaho, you understand.
My 300 rum is an older 700 Police. I had shot out the barrel and have replaced it with a really fine barrel and brake. I ran 25 rounds of my hunting load during barrel break-in process (an old guy thing these days I guess). I was shooting 91.5 of Retumbo and bullets split between the SMK 200 gr and NAB 200's.
Because of the barrel weight and the Muscle Brake, I ended up the break-in shooting the rifle like a bench gun. I was using a one hand rested hold with the other hand only to squeeze the bag. I was almost letting the gun free-run on the rest with only a light lean against the stock. I could see the strike of the round and even see the flash at the brake. What a Sweet Shoot. The accuracy is really there and will come finer in the next 50 - 75 rounds.
I should just final tune my hunting loads and then put it up till hunting season. If it was my shovel, I could do that.
I am not interested in making my RUM perform like a 30-30. I want it to be a RUM when I hunt. It is during the rest of the year that I may find a way to work the bolt and pull the trigger without losing my round count for the barrel. This is NOT a recoil issue, only a barrel life during non-hunting use.
thanks to all. rch