Talk me out of a 20 inch 300 Winchester magnum… or not.

[ButtersDad]

 

[Lenny Foffa]

No comment from me on this topic. I have a 20 inch manlicher (spelling ) stocked 98 , in 30 -06. To me ,its a "Woods Gun" , and I have never tried it past the 100 yard range. After reading all the comments here , its time I should shoot it at 200 yard targets . I learned a lot on this one.

 

[clacka6mm]

My 20 " 06 is a fire breather as it is. Your can wont like the slow powder in factory ammo... honestly if i hD to pick a 20 inch platform caliber... id go 284 winchester and set it up for. Heavy bullets in a long action platform and shoot 175s out of it.

 

[ButtersDad]

She's a beauty, took some glamour shots in front of the boys. Weighs exactly 10lbs without a loaded mag and the balance feels perfect.

 

[Deleted member 103481]

That scale pic is hilarious

 

[ButtersDad]

That scale pic is hilarious

Yea, best way to weight it!

 

[highdrum]

That's a f'n bada$$ shootin stick!

 

[sierracharlie338]

Looking forward to seeing how it shoots! Nice rifle

 

[ButtersDad]

Looking forward to seeing how it shoots! Nice rifle

Me too!! Lol

 

[ButtersDad]

So got to go to the range today but was raining on and off so didn't get to shoot as much as I wanted. Did a simple break in and shot one box of Hornady 178gr eldm ammo. Did shockingly good, about 0.25-0.3 Moa on two 3 shot groups, and 0.5-0.75 moa on two 5 shot groups. My labradar would not pick the suppressed shots very well so only caught 7 rounds and averaged 2787fps out of my 20 barrel and suppressor. The Hornady box states 2950fps so I'm 163fps lowers than there speeds right where I expected. I'm very happy with this rifle so far. Can't wait to shoot the bergers...

 

[Lenny Foffa]

Excellent!!!! Looks Great shoots , incredible, you are all set young man!!!

 

[FEENIX]

So got to go to the range today but was raining on and off so didn't get to shoot as much as I wanted. Did a simple break in and shot one box of Hornady 178gr eldm ammo. Did shockingly good, about 0.25-0.3 Moa on two 3 shot groups, and 0.5-0.75 moa on two 5 shot groups. My labradar would not pick the suppressed shots very well so only caught 7 rounds and averaged 2787fps out of my 20 barrel and suppressor. The Hornady box states 2950fps so I'm 163fps lowers than there speeds right where I expected. I'm very happy with this rifle so far. Can't wait to shoot the bergers...

I am glad you stayed with your original plan. Excellent rifle and group ... now go get the spotted one.

Have you considered the JKL trigger (https://jklprecision.com/product/labradar-trigger/) on your lab radar? I have one mine and it makes a huge difference.



Good luck!

Ed

 

[Orange Dust]

So, I want to build a 20 inch 300 win mag to use primarily for hunting and occasional long range shooting fun out to 1000yds. Currently I hunt everything with a custom 16 inch 308 suppressed and has worked perfect out to 400yds. I want a caliber I can comfortably hunt out to 800yds with and of course there are a numerous amount of options, but I have my own personal preference I'm trying to satisfy.
My requirements are:
* maximum of a 20 inch barrel as I only shoot suppressed and a silencerco Omega adds an additional 6 inches
**Ammo has to be very readily available as I do not reload or intend to reload in the future**
* ammo has to be reasonably priced, $35 or less per box of 20 for match or quality hunting ammo
* caliber has to support a 1000rd barrel life (No 28 NOSLER! lol)
* Recoil sensitivity is a non issue….

Now, I KNOW there are much better caliber options for hunting, but I can't stress how important it is to be able to go to ANY sporting goods store and buy a box of ammo if I need to. This will be a dedicated hunting rifle and I have had numerous hunting trips where I have to buy a few boxes of ammo on the day of my hunt. 300 winmag has a ton of factory ammo offerings from light to heavy and I can't think of another caliber that offers as much of a variety. Barrel length is my Achilles heel, I KNOW Im giving up precious precious muzzle velocity by limiting myself to a 20 inch barrel but Im in Texas and do all of my hunting either in a blind, or walking through thick brush, and maneuvering a jousting lance of a rifle with a 24 inch barrel and a 6 inch suppressor is not gunna do it for me. I love shooting suppressed as well and a silencerco omega is gunna live on the muzzle. So i'm looking for some opinions on if there is a better caliber option that meets my personal requirements for the listed reasons, or am I moving in the right direction for my needs? Now I've seen good comparisons as in a 20 inch 300winmag is a 28 inch 308, which i'm more than excited about, but I've also heard potential negatives like a 20 inch 300winmag leaves too much unburnt powder in a suppressor. Let me know what you think, and if anyone has a 20in 300winmag tell me about it! Thanks

If I were in your shoes I would do some flavor of shortmag. They are designed and loaded with slightly faster powders. The benefit is slightly lower muzzle pressure, and similar velocities in a shorter package, with a shorter barrel. I also think (do not know for sure) that they will be a little better with the can. A more complete powder burn should foul the can a little less

 

[ButtersDad]

I am glad you stayed with your original plan. Excellent rifle and group ... now go get the spotted one.

Have you considered the JKL trigger (https://jklprecision.com/product/labradar-trigger/) on your lab radar? I have one mine and it makes a huge difference.



Good luck!

Ed

ordering one right now!!!!! Thanks a lot.