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The wait begins
« on: June 10, 2020, 01:34:48 PM »
Well after months of buying parts and waiting for things to come in; I finally got everything I needed to drop it off to Shawn at Defensive Edge.

Caliber: 300WSM
Barrel: Proof Research 24” 1:10 .308
Action: Remington 700 SA/ magnum bolt face
Trigger: Trigger Tech Special
Stock: McMillan Game Scout with Edge fill in Gap Ambush
Scope: Leupold VX6 HD 3-18x50 TMOA
Scope base/ rings: Warne Maxima 2 piece steel/ Med Warne 30mm steel rings
Muzzle Brake: Little *censored* self timing

The goal of this build was to keep it under or around 9lbs. With the math that I did the whole setup should be right around 9.25lbs loaded with a Harris 6-9” Bipod. I know I can get under 9lbs if I went with a different scope but the VX6 is pretty light for what it has to offer plus my brother in law got it for a pretty good deal when he was still working for BassPro.

Shawn will be doing a full bedding job, threading the muzzle, installing a 3” internal magazine, true/ square the action, plus a few other miscellaneous things.

This is my first rodeo with having a custom rifle built so I am super excited.  Hopefully it’ll be done in mid to late September so I can do some load development for it before deer season opens up. Until then it’s time to start shooting the bow and getting ready for Idaho archery elk.

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Re: The wait begins
« Reply #1 on: June 10, 2020, 05:47:30 PM »
Looks like a great build to me!  :tup:

DE will build you a fine shooting rifle and their build times are the fastest of any gunsmith I've ever used.  Unless they have a real big backlog of builds, don't be surprised if Shawn gives you a call much sooner than you expect.  If I recall, my last build only took about a month from drop off to pick up.

Do you have a bullet and powder picked out you want to use or are you still undecided on that?

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Re: The wait begins
« Reply #2 on: June 10, 2020, 06:54:41 PM »
Looks like a great build to me!  :tup:

DE will build you a fine shooting rifle and their build times are the fastest of any gunsmith I've ever used.  Unless they have a real big backlog of builds, don't be surprised if Shawn gives you a call much sooner than you expect.  If I recall, my last build only took about a month from drop off to pick up.

Do you have a bullet and powder picked out you want to use or are you still undecided on that?

Thanks, I am leaning towards 175gr VLD’s with H4350. However he is setting it up so that I can run 200gr + if I decide to one day.

It looked like there was quite a few barrels waiting while I was in his shop. However those might be waiting on parts. I supplied 90% of the parts already so hopefully he’ll be able to knock it out sooner than later.
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Re: The wait begins
« Reply #3 on: June 10, 2020, 07:16:49 PM »
Surprised your not going with the 185vlds.  With my old 300wm they were the cats meow for hunting range. Quite a bit les wind.  Jmo.   
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Re: The wait begins
« Reply #4 on: June 10, 2020, 07:20:56 PM »
I've got a lot of experience with the 300 wsm. I'd personally run the 185gr hunting vld and H4831sc. I've killed a lot of stuff with that bullet and it's a performer :twocents:
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Re: The wait begins
« Reply #5 on: June 10, 2020, 08:25:54 PM »
Honestly I'm all ears. I decided on H4350 for powder since that's what I have and trying to minimize having to buy other powder but nothing is set in stone. I guess I'll try out them 185's first and see how she shoots when the time comes.
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Re: The wait begins
« Reply #6 on: June 10, 2020, 08:53:34 PM »
You’ll be happy you did
I got half pound of h4831sc if you wanna try it.  You can have it
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Re: The wait begins
« Reply #7 on: June 10, 2020, 09:13:31 PM »
I've tried a lot of stuff in the wsm (I'm on my 3rd barrel). Rl26, n565, imr4350, h4350, imr4831, imr7828ssc, and a few others. H4831sc just gave me the best performance. Good accuracy, single digit es, and temp stable.  My current barrel is a 26" throated long for 215's and a wyatts medium length prc bottom metal. No issues with the heavies eating up case capacity anymore :chuckle:
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Re: The wait begins
« Reply #8 on: June 10, 2020, 09:35:45 PM »
I've tried a lot of stuff in the wsm (I'm on my 3rd barrel). Rl26, n565, imr4350, h4350, imr4831, imr7828ssc, and a few others. H4831sc just gave me the best performance. Good accuracy, single digit es, and temp stable.  My current barrel is a 26" throated long for 215's and a wyatts medium length prc bottom metal. No issues with the heavies eating up case capacity anymore :chuckle:
whats the max col for that bottom metal?
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Re: The wait begins
« Reply #9 on: June 10, 2020, 09:58:52 PM »
You’ll be happy you did
I got half pound of h4831sc if you wanna try it.  You can have it

Thank you for the offer. When the time comes and you still have it, i’ll  definitely grab it from you.

I've tried a lot of stuff in the wsm (I'm on my 3rd barrel). Rl26, n565, imr4350, h4350, imr4831, imr7828ssc, and a few others. H4831sc just gave me the best performance. Good accuracy, single digit es, and temp stable.  My current barrel is a 26" throated long for 215's and a wyatts medium length prc bottom metal. No issues with the heavies eating up case capacity anymore :chuckle:

That’s great info. That’ll save me  the headache of trying to figure out what powder to try.
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Re: The wait begins
« Reply #10 on: June 11, 2020, 06:25:38 AM »
I've tried a lot of stuff in the wsm (I'm on my 3rd barrel). Rl26, n565, imr4350, h4350, imr4831, imr7828ssc, and a few others. H4831sc just gave me the best performance. Good accuracy, single digit es, and temp stable.  My current barrel is a 26" throated long for 215's and a wyatts medium length prc bottom metal. No issues with the heavies eating up case capacity anymore :chuckle:
whats the max col for that bottom metal?
Right at or slightly over 3.2 inches

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Re: The wait begins
« Reply #11 on: June 11, 2020, 07:00:11 AM »
https://wyattsoutdoor.com/product/short-action-mid-length-prc-kit/


3.235". It takes a bit of modification to work right. Mag well needs opened up and we also opened up the ejection port to the rear but it feeds like a dream.  Loaded to the lands with a 215 berger puts COAL at 3.2"
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Re: The wait begins
« Reply #12 on: June 11, 2020, 08:09:32 AM »
Big fan of the 300WSM. Smart choice. I’ve played around with many bullet / powder combos.  H4831SC has been the best performer for stability and repeatability. I’m currently running the 210 VLD at 2850.  The 180 class bullets are also an excellent choice.  Congratulations on the build. Looking forward to see it coming together and your range/field results.
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Re: The wait begins
« Reply #13 on: June 11, 2020, 09:28:57 AM »
Big fan of the 300WSM. Smart choice. I’ve played around with many bullet / powder combos.  H4831SC has been the best performer for stability and repeatability. I’m currently running the 210 VLD at 2850.  The 180 class bullets are also an excellent choice.  Congratulations on the build. Looking forward to see it coming together and your range/field results.

Thanks, hopefully it'll shoot as good as it's going to look.

What barrel length are you running? Also is there any other company that offers Brass for the 300 WSM besides Hornady and Norma?

Karl that's one nice looking rig. How's the recoil with it being so light?
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Re: The wait begins
« Reply #14 on: June 11, 2020, 10:02:03 AM »
Big fan of the 300WSM. Smart choice. I’ve played around with many bullet / powder combos.  H4831SC has been the best performer for stability and repeatability. I’m currently running the 210 VLD at 2850.  The 180 class bullets are also an excellent choice.  Congratulations on the build. Looking forward to see it coming together and your range/field results.

Thanks, hopefully it'll shoot as good as it's going to look.

What barrel length are you running? Also is there any other company that offers Brass for the 300 WSM besides Hornady and Norma?

Karl that's one nice looking rig. How's the recoil with it being so light?
that 4 port beast brake tames it right down. No issues spotting hits with proper recoil management.

I've been using Norma brass but its non existent these days. Just deprimed all my brass the other night that has nine firings on it and there was still that nice little pop to unseat the primers so they still have some life left. They get annealed every firing.  No clue how they still hold a primer though because I run my stuff pretty hot  :chuckle:
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