remington 700 sendero

[WildfireArcher]

Hey guys i just got a new gun from my grandpa! super pumped up about it too... It is a remington model 700 sendero SFII in the .300 remington ultra mag caliber. It's one sweet gun! i was just curious to see how you guys thought it compared to a remington 700 ADL, BDL, or CDL ??

-Wildfire

[DUGANDEER]

I got the same gun and I love mine. However it is heavier than the CDL. I first got the 700 XCR and it kicked quite a bit. I put a brake on it and then sold to get the sendero. It shoots like dream.  You would have to put a muzzle brake on the other rifles you talked about.  

[ing]

Nice. I think the sendero's run a bit heavier than the cdl's, but I don't think it'll be too heavy to pack around during hunting season.  Aren't they more of a target rifle?

[Antlershed]

That gun is crap. Give it to me so you don't have to deal with it and I'll have two. 

They are sweet guns, but are on the heavy side. Mine would not shoot any factory ammo worth a damn either. Once we started reloading, it made a world of difference.

[WildfireArcher]

I got the same gun and I love mine. However it is heavier than the CDL. I first got the 700 XCR and it kicked quite a bit. I put a brake on it and then sold to get the sendero. It shoots like dream.  You would have to put a muzzle brake on the other rifles you talked about.  

Did you put a brake on the sendero? or does the weight keep the recoil down enough to save money and deal without out buying a brake?

-Wildfire

[DUGANDEER]

I did not put a brake on my Sendero. I don't believe you need a brake on the sendero it has enough weight. Its a great gun and I agree that you need to use hand loads in it if at all possible. I got a load now that I am under a inch at 100.

[WildfireArcher]

okay thanks. just waiting to buy a nice scope for it and its game on with the sendero  
Ya me and my dad are starting to reload our own. He used to do it a lot and now he wants to get back into it. He's having trouble justifying the fact of droppin $65.00 per box on premier sirrocco's for his BDL .300 rum.

-Wildfire

[HUNT]

I did not put a brake on my Sendero, I didnt need it for my 7mm RUM.  I just bought mine this last spring and it is a great gun.  A little on the heavy side if you have been shooting the lighter synthetic guns.  I carried mine the last five days on my Idaho elk hunt in some extremely steep country and never noticed it being heavy.  

My Sendero shoots like a dream.  I would be very excited if I was you!  This gun is Remingtons Cadillac!!!

[DUGANDEER]

okay thanks. just waiting to buy a nice scope for it and its game on with the sendero 
Ya me and my dad are starting to reload our own. He used to do it a lot and now he wants to get back into it. He's having trouble justifying the fact of droppin $65.00 per box on premier sirrocco's for his BDL .300 rum.

-Wildfire

Exactly the cost of the low end 300 rum factory ammo is still quite a bit higher than you can reload for. Anyway good luck and your gonna love the gun.

[Antlershed]

Mine will consistently hit milk jugs at 950 yards with hand loads. I shot my blacktail with it saturday at 580 yards. Mine shoots the 208 gr Hornady A-Max's the best, but it also shot the 200gr Accubonds well.

[MtnMuley]

I also use the Sendero in 300RUM.  Recoil is minimal.  No need for a brake or decelerator pad in my opinion.  Topped with a big scope and bipod, it's a tank, but very trustworthy in the field.  I shoot the Berger 175 VLDs and am impressed.

[lazydrifter]

I shoot a 7mag SFII.  With handloads (150 grn nosler partition) it'll shoot 3 shots into one ragged hole at 100 yards. You get used to the weight after a while.  Best rifle I've ever owned. 

[jackelope]

whats a loaded 300 rum sendero, bipod and good scope weigh? around 13lbs?

[carpsniperg2]

my buddy has one great guns like said a bit heavy comparded to cdl bdl etc his is 7mm mag shoots good he likes it i have 2 700 one my 700 lss in 270 wsm one of my babys and a 25-06 in bdl both nice guns

[Antlershed]

whats a loaded 300 rum sendero, bipod and good scope weigh? around 13lbs?

Mine is just barely under 13lbs.

[MtnMuley]

Just over 13lbs.

[JoshT]

I sure like my .300 RUM sendero... with the Defensive Edge brake installed the recoil is about like a 25-06... and I'm running 208s in front of 92 grains of powder.

Truth be told though... I'm convivced all I need for all my hunting is a nice 7mm Rem that weighs about 8 pounds all up... 120's at 3500 for my coyote/deer work... and 160's at 3100 for everything else out to about 1/2 mile or so. No sense in lugging that howitzer around anymore.

[jackelope]

 

 no offense to nobody, they are obviously great rifles, but why on God's green earth would anyone want to lug a 13 pound rifle around hunting? holy moly you can do pretty well with something around 8-9 pounds all up and be shooting the same as you are or close to it.
am i wrong?

[coachcw]

heck my day pack wieghs 23-24 lbs, if your gun shoots well and your confident withm it , in wouldn't care about the wieght, rather that than a light gun that shots crapy. that heavy gun will be real nice on those long shots most other guys miss. good luck with it . my 308 tac wieghs 11.5, but i think i'll have my buddy pack it lol .

[Jamieb]

Truth be told though... I'm convivced all I need for all my hunting is a nice 7mm Rem that weighs about 8 pounds all up... 120's at 3500 for my coyote/deer work... and 160's at 3100 for everything else out to about 1/2 mile or so. No sense in lugging that howitzer around anymore.

Josh. Its taken me a few years playing with alot of rifles chambered in diffrent cartridges to end up at the same conclusion.

[Chopaka81]

This is a pic of my 300 Rummy. It would have saved me a lot of money if Remington made lefthanded sendero's.



The Stock is a standard Remington Grey/black Laminated stock picked up off of e-bay.
The Action is a blue printed M700LH, blued.
The barrel is Benchmark 30", fluted, Varmint weight.
The muzzle brake is Benchmark's Varmint style brake.
Rings Seekings 30mm Medium hieght.
Base Seekings 20 minute rail.
Scope is Nikon Monarch-X 4-16x50 Mil-Dot 30mm tube.
Bipod Harris Notched 6-9" swivle base.

This picture of the drivers seat of my Rummy


I am getting 3164 fps using the 208gr Hornady AMAX, Fed 215 primers, 102.5 grs of US869 powder. Shot a mule deer buck a 472 yds. The AMAX did a great job.

[257 Wby Mag]

I guess for a truck gun/ canyon banger they ain't too bad.

The more I'm around my 240, the more I realize you don't need a great big  cannon for critters. 55 Bt's for varmits, 85 tsx's or 90 grain siroccos for bucks bulls and bear, out to a half mile or so...... all that in a sub 7lb package..

[SSG Brower]

all you need for that gun is a huskemaw scope like the one on youtube and your set plus.....broke

[JoshT]

Josh. Its taken me a few years playing with alot of rifles chambered in diffrent cartridges to end up at the same conclusion.

You and me both brother...

We could have pounded pert'near every critter this continent has to offer... and about half of Africa... with the dough we would have saved on guns and gear by staying with a sporter 7mag from the get-go.

I've seen what that seven you're totting can do... that one's about as close to perfect as you can get... aside from the blued pipe of course.

I like my Sendero... was shooting it out to 1k just yesterday. But, it's an anchor when I throw it in the Eberlestock. I really appreciated the little .243 youth gun my buddy was packing... it seriously weighed half what my rifle did.