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The closest I've come to buying a 300 H&H MAG was about 15 years ago a little no longer there gunshop had a very nice Pre 64 Model 70 standard grade in 300 H&H MAG that I almost bought for around $1,200 . But for some reason I thought better of it at the time .
Now I keep looking at the Ruger #1S rifles on Gunbroker chambered for the 300 H&H MAG
Parkers , Mannlicher Schoenauer’s , 6.5mm's and my family in the Philippines !
I owned a Pre '64 Model 70 in a .300 H&H for quite a few years. In its original stock, it "kicked like a mule" from too much "drop" in the stock (IMO). I had it mated to a Bell & Carlson composite stock with their wide recoil pad and it "tamed" the recoil to '06 level. I had to send it to Bell & Carlson "tech" service because of the longer action would not fit the "standard" stock they had advertised for this caliber. (They fitted it free, which was an added bonus.) The cartridge itself is very efficient compared to all the other .30 cal magnums and its long sloping design made it operate really smooth in the Model 70. Brass life was reported to be rather short by several sources, but I found by sizing on the shoulder I could get on the average about 5 loadings before discarding them utilizing full power loads. The only thing I did not like about the Winchester was the 26" barrel that made it seem like I was carrying a "cane pole" rather than a rifle (just one of my "hang ups"). I did install a barrel band sling swivel attachment which helped the "carrying" geometry, just before I traded the rifle off for another. If I were to get another .300 H&H, I'd probably purchase a Ruger No. 1 where a 26" barrel is no longer than a "bolt" gun with a 22" in most cases (just as 6pt suggests). It really is a "Super 30/06" if you need its extra range an power.
My daughter gave me a Ruger #1 in a 300 RCM - 5/8" 100 yd group with Hornady factory 180s at just under 3000 pps. I think the Ruger #1 in 300 H&H is a classic natural. Here is a picture of the rifle - even the light barrels can be quite accurate and you have a lot of barrel length for the overall length.
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oldguy wrote:my 300 H&H is an older rem. mod. 721 with a 26" barrel.
it is a very flexible cartridge to reload for.
#2 son gets it when the time comes.
oldguy
i have the same rifle. it is so accurate it's crazy. my 721 300 H&H doesn't care what powder or 180gr. bullet, it shoots them all to the same zero
I am keeping a 300 H&H for a friend right now. It was his dad's rifle that he built off a 1917 Enfield action. It has a Douglas barrel and a Timken trigger group. I worked up a load for it and my friend, who has limited mobility now due to a stroke, fired a 3/4" group at 150 yards using a lead sled. His dad regularly shot sub moa groups with it at 200 yards. That rifle has accounted for many deer and elk over the years.
Old Savage wrote:My daughter gave me a Ruger #1 in a 300 RCM - 5/8" 100 yd group with Hornady factory 180s at just under 3000 pps. I think the Ruger #1 in 300 H&H is a classic natural. Here is a picture of the rifle - even the light barrels can be quite accurate and you have a lot of barrel length for the overall length.
Now I know why I wanted a girl... My sons only take away my guns. Ive lost 2 M70's, a 9422, an A Bolt, more than a couple '94s and a 336s to them, and I still have one boy at home!
Old Savage wrote:My daughter gave me a Ruger #1 in a 300 RCM - 5/8" 100 yd group with Hornady factory 180s at just under 3000 pps. I think the Ruger #1 in 300 H&H is a classic natural. Here is a picture of the rifle - even the light barrels can be quite accurate and you have a lot of barrel length for the overall length.
I've said it before and I'll say it again !
That ones right sporty looking and the gun ain't bad either
I am however thinking that I need to add a #1S in 300 H&H MAG as well as a #1A in either 6.5x55 or 7x57 .
Parkers , Mannlicher Schoenauer’s , 6.5mm's and my family in the Philippines !
Kinda strange I have #1B's in 300 WIN MAG and 300 Weatherby and I still find myslef wanting a #1S in the 300 H&H MAG .
There was a time a number of years ago I wanted one in a Pre 64 Model 70 and I never got one .Then a year or two ago I got hung up on 721's and 722's but never seemed to acquire a 721 in 300 H&H MAG . So it seems to me a #1 is the way to go . I have seen a #1B floating around for sale but it's twice the price of a NIB #1S . Seems they only made 15 or so in the #1B configuration .
Parkers , Mannlicher Schoenauer’s , 6.5mm's and my family in the Philippines !
oldguy wrote:my 300 H&H is an older rem. mod. 721 with a 26" barrel.
it is a very flexible cartridge to reload for.
#2 son gets it when the time comes.
oldguy
i have the same rifle. it is so accurate it's crazy. my 721 300 H&H doesn't care what powder or 180gr. bullet, it shoots them all to the same zero
Same here. A great rifle and a great round. I have always felt some nostalgia for the .300 H&H. I would love to take her to Africa. 1886.
Booger Bill wrote:I have this model 70 in 300 H&H from about 1952. Have plenty ammo, cases and dies. Havent shot it in a few years,
Looks almost 'zackly like mine which was made in 1949, I believe.
The last time I shot it was in Wyoming last year and I took the head off a dandy blue grouse!
The time before that I killed a nice bull elk.
The time before that was a really big blacktail buck.
And the time before that would have been when my wifes Grandfather owned it before he died and it was bequeathed to us and he had hunted with only that rifle since he bought it in the early 50's.
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