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My RUM loves the 180 Scirrocco's.... Personally, for a hunting rifle...I would not magna port it. Wear muffs and pad your shoulder at the range. I don't feel or hear my rifle much when shooting at game, but I understand touching off a round with magnaporting when you arent wearing hearing protection can ruin your day. Since you are concerned with the kick from this rifle, any chance you are flinching the shot?
the shape of a stock has moreto do with recoil then you might imagine. if you are going to drop the $$ on a stock and magna porting, please try a mc millan stock first. if you do not like it you will have no trouble selling it for what you paid for it as most have to wait 6 plus months for one. I have 2 300 rums and they both shoot well, but both shot factory ammo so poorly that I pulled the bullets and saved the agony of wasting barrel life. mine have hand loads they love of sciroccos and tsx's. one loves 7828 the other 8700.....both in very large doses.
The factory Remington Ammo.. Scrocco 180 grain level III's did not group that well.. best group was 1.5 inches. As inherintely accurate as these rifles are supposed to be, what factory ammo round really thrives in this set up? I have never found Rem ammo to be that great.. does anyone else have a good experience with Rem ammo?
Magna porting and muzzle brakes are two different things. You can take a muzzle brake on and off. Magna porting is permanent. If you are going to stick with factory ammo, I wouldn't waste the money on tuning your rifle.
Quote from: haugenna on June 06, 2010, 02:55:06 PMMagna porting and muzzle brakes are two different things. You can take a muzzle brake on and off. Magna porting is permanent. If you are going to stick with factory ammo, I wouldn't waste the money on tuning your rifle. Yeah I know the difference..and I really do not want to go the Muzzle break route.. i will do whatever else I can before doing that. I can take my 300 Weatherby just fine.. so I think with a little practice and a solid set up I can make this work just fine too. I dont plan on sticking with factory ammo.. I just want to see what it can do.. If I find a good factory load that shoots close to not less than 1" MOA.. then I have a great starting point.
There may be something to your Nikon argument.. After getting a group a bit low (about 2" under and over from dead center) I adjusted the scope to get it smack at 100 yard zero.. WELL.. I would another shoot another great group.. but NOT toward the bullseye.. infact in the opposite direction. SO.. I went through all the scope mounts, and they are super tight and snug.. I was shooting off a lead slead so the rest is all but perfect.. STILL.. seems like the zero is getting knocked around.
The reason there are so many Ruger upgrades is because they're necessary.
yeah time will tell i think you would be able to tell with about a 10 shot group and see, also mabe the temp of the barrel is changing your point of inpact a little but who knows as far as the nikon thing i have seen about 50/50 heard of lots of problems with bigger cals over the 270 mark and heard and seen great things with them on smaller cals. the only reason i am saying anything is to help i have nothing to gain from telling you this unless you want to send me a check for my advice so just trying to help you could not pay me to hunt with a nikon on any of my rifles 27 cal or bigger but that is just my
I had my 300 ultra likes 180 or 200 grain accubonds. Right now i'm shooting the nosler custom 180 accubonds. With a mag na port.
Quote from: Craig on June 06, 2010, 08:16:58 PMI had my 300 ultra likes 180 or 200 grain accubonds. Right now i'm shooting the nosler custom 180 accubonds. With a mag na port.Hi, Craig.. was this a stock Rem 700 RUM? What is your thoughts regarding the magnaport?