[live2hunt]

i have a 300 win mag 700bdl, have had it 20 years, grew up on it to be honest, she ain't grouping like she used to, looking to build a tactical style 300 win, want to go with a 22" heavy/varmit style barrel. (shilen, lilja, or hart) and maybe a full pillard hogue or hs stock, plan on using the factory trigger, i want the action tued, and any other accuracy tweek that can be done, i am not a reloader, so will be limited to factory ammo, is 22"s to short?, gun will still be used for some whitetail hunting out of shooting houses, probably going to stay with 3.5 x 10x50 leupold, or may possible try a triicon 2.5x10x56mm accupoint scope, vast majority of ammo will be 180 gr loads, open to any opinions or suggestions, thanks

 

[live2hunt]

and thank goodness i can shoot better than i can type at this hour of the night.... lol, action was meant to be trued.......

 

[jbpmidas]

I'd go longer. If you lose accuracy again you can have the barrel set back.

 

[live2hunt]

i have a stainless fluted 300 win mag 700 sendero with 26" barrell, that shoots very well. would minimum length be better at 24"

 

[jbpmidas]

Or 26" is what I would go with. I think the shorter barrel takes away from the magnums.

 

[Xd357]

I'd stay longer also. Just build you one on your action.

 

[Brutus]

i have a 300 win mag 700bdl, have had it 20 years, grew up on it to be honest, she ain't grouping like she used to, looking to build a tactical style 300 win, want to go with a 22" heavy/varmit style barrel. (shilen, lilja, or hart) and maybe a full pillard hogue or hs stock, plan on using the factory trigger, i want the action tued, and any other accuracy tweek that can be done, i am not a reloader, so will be limited to factory ammo, is 22"s to short?, gun will still be used for some whitetail hunting out of shooting houses, probably going to stay with 3.5 x 10x50 leupold, or may possible try a triicon 2.5x10x56mm accupoint scope, vast majority of ammo will be 180 gr loads, open to any opinions or suggestions, thanks

A couple of things you may want to do to see if you can improve the accuracy of your existing rifle:

Have you given it a really good, super-duper cleaning anytime lately? I mean really scour out the chamber and barrel, get rid of all the copper fouling and such?

Have you checked the muzzle really close to make sure you don't have a minor bit of damage at the crown? Just one little tiny nick or ding at the end of the muzzle can affect accuracy a lot.



Oh, a plus one on the longer barrel. Too short of a barrel and a lot of that potential magnum power just ends up as flash and noise.

 

[BuckNasty]

Def go with longer barrel especially with a magnum, the 300 is very accurate long range, a buddy of mine sent an action to er shaw to get rebarreled because the gunsmith he usually uses had such.a long turnaround and man its impressive, not as bad of a price as I expected either

 

[nonnieselman]

26" minimum on the barrel. The magnum needs that long barrel to burn all that powder.
I like to use the heavy bullets in my 300wm, if Berger made a 240gr id try it. But right now im happy with 210gr.

Are you gonna use the rifle for hunting only?

 

[mstrophyhunter]

kreiger 1-10 twist heavy varmit barrel 26 inches long , hs precision varmit-tactical stock, badger type bolt knob, chambered in 300 short mag to load the heavy bullets to lands and still use magazine , .210 throat depht , seekings are other bottom metal with detachable box, jewell trigger, reciever trued , recoil lug surface ground flat, 11 degree target crown, threaded for a brake and a thread protector when not using brake , then metal goes to birdsong dark earth and black t stock goes to liquid-grapix for choice of color my choice would be eastern diamond back . thats what i would do oh and forgot action bedded and barrel free floated, night force picatini base leopold quick detach rings and a nightforce nxs 5.5 x 22 think im thru now