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[1911cat]

I need some advice from the wise and mighty calgunners. I want to build a long range rifle in 300WM, budget for the rifle alone 3-4K, 3k for scope. I'm overwhelmed with so many choices, chassis vs stock, scopes, bipods, etc.

[Hoop]

Why 300mag?

[1911cat]

I'm not set on 300 win mag, most shooters I know recommend that caliber but I'm open to hear other opinions.

[TMB 1]

https://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/product_info.php/cPath/2084_36_57_981/products_id/79958/Remington+700+Long+Range+300+Win+Mag+26%22+Barrel+M40+Tactical+Stock

https://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/product_info.php/cPath/2084_36_57_981/products_id/97313/Remington+700+SENDERO+SF+II+300+WIN+MAG

[1911cat]

Those are some great choices!!

[RobG]

Buying a gun, tossing it in a stock, and mounting a scope, is not a "build." Decide what you want to do and how far you want to do it, then decide on caliber.

[save2Acali]

Standard response to this post is gonna be what do you plan on doing with it and whats important to you. The more details you give the more guys can help. Coming from a guy constantly asking for help lol.

With that said my guesses are people are going to link you to custom actions (defiance, surgeon etc) barrels kreiger bartlein are probably low end of your price scale and that'll leave like $1000 for stock and assembly.

Thats just a guess based on what ive seen going around. I couldnt fathom that expensive of a rifle so my imagination is stifled lol. Good luck i look forward to seeing the finished product

[ElvenSoul]

6mm-06

6.5-06

Easy on the wallet. Well compared to most other target ammo choices.

[rkt88edmo]

I need some advice from the wise and mighty calgunners. I want to build a long range rifle in 300WM, budget for the rifle alone 3-4K, 3k for scope. I'm overwhelmed with so many choices, chassis vs stock, scopes, bipods, etc.

Ask Randall if he has an updated recommended list. Otherwise, see his old list at the CAPRC forums.

[SixPointEight]

6mm and 6.5mm seem to be en vogue for shooting long-range right now. Great balance of cost, and ballistic coefficients. If you aren't tied to 300WM, I'd consider one of those calibers.

[longrange1]

I need some advice from the wise and mighty calgunners. I want to build a long range rifle in 300WM, budget for the rifle alone 3-4K, 3k for scope. I'm overwhelmed with so many choices, chassis vs stock, scopes, bipods, etc.

my suggestion would be to ask some of the guys here if you could attend a match or a shoot with them that are shooting the type of long range your interested in because we all have different views of what long range is...ask LOTS of questions,look closely at what they are shooting and maybe mount and shoot a few rifles if possible.

when you ask this question most guys are going to tell you what they have or what they would like to have...i asked this same question several years ago(on a different forum)and i took some of the advise that sounded reasonable. now several years later i do not own any of the stuff i started with...well maybe a few things but you get the idea.

stocks VS chassis...i dont like chassis and it took me 2 chassis to figure that out...a lotta guys swear by chassis.

scopes...i dont care for 2nd focal plane it took me 2 scopes and $4200 bucks to figure that out

barrels...i wont shoot anything but bartleins as long as i can afford to shoot them.

triggers...just about EVERYONE loves jewels...i dont...id take a timeny CE over a jewel any day.

bipods...i dont like atlas bipods...for the type of shooting i do they are to slow and a PITA to deploy..they are great bipods and a lotta guys love them.

im no expert but the point is with a budget like you have it would suck to spent $7000 bucks to find out what you have is not what you actually want...id also suggest a visit or maybe a phone call to Randall and be VERY specific with what your wanting to do.

[Oceanbob]

Why 300mag?

6mm and 6.5mm seem to be en vogue for shooting long-range right now. Great balance of cost, and ballistic coefficients. If you aren't tied to 300WM, I'd consider one of those calibers.

This^^^

Not a fan of 300 Win Mag.......but I do like .338 Lapua Magnum which is very popular.

A buy is not a build. However, it wouldn't take much money to actually buy a receiver, a stock, buy a custom barrel, buy a trigger, mount it in a chassis eventually, maybe a DM 10 round kit...yeah, one key to success is going to cost more than the Rifle. The scope. The rings, etc....(hey, it's only money)

For sure pay Randell for his time and skills.......great guy.....

308..? El Boro......

6MM or 6.5 is affordable, capable and very fun these days.

Shooting paper or steel at long range is a hoot. If you want a SHTF long range
Zombie Killer then go ahead and build it. You want to reach out 1000 yards,
1200, 1400 yards then focus on the belted magnums like .338 Lapua Magnum.

For up to 1000 yards I've seen success with

243
25-06
6MM
6.5 Creed
7MM-08
308

But I digress..............lots of choices and questions....

Bob

[SixPointEight]

One quick note. 338 LM is not a belted magnum. 300 WM is a belted magnum.

The advice to visit a range is great. If you find a caliber that lots of guys are shooting (around here it's 260), then they will be a great resource for tips on brass, bullet, powder, primer selection, target velocities etc. They'll know what will and won't get you where you need to be

[1911cat]

thanx for the info guys. My plan is to actually build one, not buy one already Made. I'd like to push it just a little over 1000 yards, 1200'ish would be ideal. Would I require a short action or Long action for this? I heard savage 110ba would be a good start but like I mentioned before I'm open to better suggestions. Btw who is Randall??

[SixPointEight]

Randall is AR15BARRELS.

action length doesn't matter as much as caliber. Short action 6mms will make that range. Short action 30s won't

If you buy a Savage, you probably aren't doing a lot of building. Most smith's know and work on the Remington platform. Might as well start with a bare Remington action from gun broker, with or without bolt. Then buy a barrel, have a smith chamber it, true the reciever, install the barrel etc.