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Very excited about this fellas/gals.
Went ahead and ordered an EGW 20 MOA base.
Gonna get a Vortex PST Viper 6x24
At any rate, I would love to hear members experience with the Bear Hunter in 300 wsm - good or bad :)
I just wish the accutrigger was a law enforcement one that goes to 1.5 pounds. But, Im sure 2.5 will be fine.
Thanx all!
You're gonna love it. 190 VLD and IMR-7828 are the go-to in my 300 shorty. Although mine is the Trophy hunter, it shoots less than .5moa at 400 if I do my part and killed two bears this spring, both one shot kills. Yardages weren't anything to brag about, 80 and 140, but bullet performance was pretty spectacular. I'm leaving tomorrow for my fall bear hunt, and the .338 is staying home. I'll be packing the WSM. I'm running the Viper 6.5-20x50 mil/mil on mine and have no complaints. You can order the 1.5# spring for the trigger from Savage customer service for a couple of bucks, I usually order 10 at a time. Replacement only takes a couple of minutes.
Awesome info! Thank you
Ill be calling Savage today!
Good luck and stay safe.
Wow. Just called savage and the lady said no. Said it wouldn't fit ( 1.5 pound spring ) and furthermore, that she could only sale what originally came on my rifle.
I reckon I shouldn't have mentioned mine was a model 16? But, then again, she it wouldn't work anyways.
Man.....I was really hoping for that 1.5 pound pull weight lol
She's wrong. Call back and order part number 103894. Give her serial number G898487. It's a Model 10 predator hunter in 243 if she needs to know. The spring should be about $2.00. Twice that for shipping.
Ahh.....Cool beans brother.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hotolds442
Will do. Thank you!!!
I gave the wrong part number, check the previous post for the correct number, it's been edited with the correct number.
Thank you!
Just got a couple boxes of the new Federal EDGE TLR 200 GR.
Semms like really nice ammo.....
My kid just picked up a Model 12 stainless fluted in 300 WSM, it included a Leupold Mark 4 6.5-20. Pawn shop priced at $450. Wish I'd have seen it first! The scope alone is worth twice that.
I have a 300 WSM Bear hunter that I got in February, and just shot test loads with 212 ELDX and it shoots really nice, 7/8 " groups. I will be taking it out farther on Friday... So far just 100 yards, and no shots on animals yet.
The plan is to use it for elk hunting this fall. I have used every type of powder I have and many different charges and seating depths from book to .04 over (.01 less than touching) and the thing just never tightened up more than 3/4 with win 760 (not taking this out hunting) and never got more than a little over an inch with the worst loads I tried.... It is really strange, I settled on a 7/8 group and book length OAL with 61.7g of H4350... It should be just fine :) It is only 2700 FPS, but with that big of bullet I don't need faster, and the next node almost knocks my shoulder off. :)
I have one and with factory Winchester 180 grain I can cover 3 holes at 200 with a nickel. Bench of course. But mine is a absolute tack driver. Not so impressed with the hydro dipping on the stock lots of little tiny whites spots but the accuracy far makes up for it. Congrats on the new rifle! OH yea and search on YouTube there is a guy that shoots one of these things at 1500 and a mile and at 1500 I think he shot under a 9 inch group. Pretty cool vid check it out.
Cool!Quote:
Originally Posted by Joer6
And, yes, I saw that vid. It was very impressive.
Actually, 2 of the shots at 1,500 yards were within an inch of one another lol. If that 1st hadn't strayed......wow.
Good deal!Quote:
Originally Posted by want2ride
Mine will be here today actually. Pretty excited.
Ya know, I really like the Bear Hunter, especially with the adjustable muzzle break and all. But, I do wish Savage would introduce the 300 WSM to the FCP HS Precision series. They have one in 300 WM and 338 Lapua.
Imo, the Law Enforcement Series needs the 300 WSM too. Or, at least, I want it lol.
Well, she came today. Everything looks really good.
Of course, thats only from about 10 minutes of looking.
The trigger pull is much heavier than I want. Gonna order that spring tomorrow.
Ill keep y'all posted. :)
Of course, if the original 2.5 pound setting feels good, Ill just leave her alone. Ill adjust her tonight.
Thanx fellas, for all the help.
Ok fellas, just adjusted the accutrigger as low as she would go. Shes 2.5 pounds and sometimes reads a little less. I like 2.5 pounds. Its nice. But, I know, i would LOVE 1.5 pounds. Gonna get the spring in the a.m. as mentioned earlier.
And, I must say, the on- off muzzle break is the beez kneez imo. Very positive clicks for both on and off.
This seems to be a VERY NICE rifle for $823.64 .......
Question fellas;
If I wanted to ever drop the barreled action into a chassy system, would that be possible considering she's a 300 wsm? Who makes detachable mags for 300 wsm?
I think Accurate Mag does?
I called McRees, but she couldn't really answer my question, and to be honest, didn't seem too care that much either. I must confess, I was a bit disappointed.
Ok....lol....she said I will have to fill out an ffl waiver form.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hotolds442
She's emailing it to me. I wander what thats all about?
Standard procedure for gunsmith only parts. It releases Savage from all liability should you have a boo-boo and try to sue.
Thank you sir :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Hotolds442
Ok, so while on the phone today with Savage, I got to speak with Effie, in the Custom Shop.
I asked Effie, if it were possible to have an FCP 10 HS Precision in 300 wsm built. She said it was!
Gonna have my dealer call her tomorrow and line it up!
I am really stoked about this. Im a way I wish I knew I could do this before I bought the 16 Bear Hunter. But, then again, I love 300 wsm and really, really like the Bear Hunter rifle so far. Nuthin wrong with havin a couple in the same caliber I reckon.
She is the best to deal with, anymore I ask for her by name.
[QUOTE=Hotolds442;414263]She is the best to deal with, anymore I ask for her by name.[/QUOTE
Yes sir. Very good indeed:)
Back to the wsm magazine thing. If you put it in a H-S precision you can use factory 3 rd CF magazine and DBM. And you can probably load out to 2.900 +or-
And I'll add that .308 CF magazines function flawlessly in my two WSM's. YMMV.
Do you mean put my 16 Bear Hunter in an HS Precision stock? And what exactly are CF magazines?Quote:
Originally Posted by Robinhood
Thanx fellas!
I realize dbm is detachable box magazine.
And isnt the action on the 16 bear hunter built around 300 wsm? Allowing loading out to 3.0 ?
Please bear with me fellas. Im woefully ignorant....
Thank you sir.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hotolds442
I will defer the differences in action between a 308 and a WSM for some one more knowledgeable than me. As far as I now there is none. Thanks to Hotolds we now know that the WSM feeds in a 308 magazine. Note that Savage makes one specifically for the Center Feed (CF) WSM barreled actions. There is no external difference between your model and any other model 10 based action that I know of. Your barrel is the larger diameter threads but you won't see it except for the barrel nut. Other wise it fits in any other stock a model 10-16 fits with respect to the bolt release location. BTW your bolt head is longer than a standard bolt head, the front baffle is a little shorter on the right side as well. Again no impact on stock fitting. your magazine will fit right into any factory bottom metal weather it is a hinged floor plate or a DBM. There are two HS stocks that will fit your action. One is a tactical and one is more of a hunter type. I only focused on the HS because I thought you had mentioned it. There are other options also.
Thank you robinhood. I really appreciate that info!
Didn't realize 300 wsm would work fine in a 308 dbm.
And yes, I was talking about an hs stock
Thanx again