.300 WM R1

[Dance&Sting]

Sorry this might irritate other folks, but I was just going through the R1 threads and noticed a lot of people who owns one have it chambered in .300 WM. I was just wondering why? That's all. Plan to grab myself one in the next month or so in .270 WSM(friggin' expensive, but the looks seduces me). Wood or comfortech? Pain or less pain? Looks or depending quality? I'll find out soon enough.

See ya.

[ 12-06-2005, 06:33 PM: Message edited by: Dance&Sting ]

[garren]

[ 03-22-2006, 11:05 AM: Message edited by: garren ]

[shekaree]

Guys,

Just bought R1 300 win mag from west verginia cabelas with 4.5-10 x 10 Leupold scope and mounts. Cost me over 2 grand and I am dead tired of driving from north carolina to WV and back here. It was a total trip of over 1300 miles and believe me, it was ONLY for comfertec R1. Now you may thing why drive 1300 miles to West Verginia? the answer is, Comfortec!! it was not availabe here in my area. Had to bribe my wife for $150 worth of shoes from Cabelas but it worth it.

I will go to shooting range tommorrow and will updage you guys soon....

[shekaree]

I was so tired that I made a mistake in the Leupold description, it is not 10 it is 4.5-14 x 40

[ 12-18-2005, 09:47 PM: Message edited by: shekaree ]

[garren]

[ 03-22-2006, 11:05 AM: Message edited by: garren ]

[tucker301]

shekaree,
WOW!
I hope that thing outshoots anything you've ever your hands on!

[Dance&Sting]

Does less recoil affect the consistant accuracy of the rifle? Are these R1's even accurate? Out to 350-500 yards? Would I be better off with a bolt action rifle in this situation? I'm doin' bean field hunting this spring and need something. Thanks.

BTW 1,500 miles for a rifle. I was only thinking 300 for me. WOW

[ 12-07-2005, 08:43 AM: Message edited by: Dance&Sting ]

[tucker301]

Less recoil doesn't affect accuracy with regard to the operation of the rifle, because the recoil is repeated with each firing.

However, recoil can easily cause flinching by the shooter, which in turn can greatly affect accuracy.

With proper load development, some tweaking, and the right equipment behind the buttstock, the R1 is capable of 1-2 MOA accuracy.
In rough translation, 1 MOA=1" at 100 yards.

Click Here for a more in-depth explanation of MOA.

I, personally would not buy an R1 for anything over 200-250 yards on deer-sized game.
This is not what the gun was designed to do.

If you want a really good beanfield rifle - right out of the box - look at the Savage line of bolt action rifles.

There are many good long-range calibers in the 30 cal. / 7mm range, so I won't get into which caliber is best for you.

[Dance&Sting]

Yeah. Investing some money into a Tikka T3 right now. I'll probably grab it in a week and a half. I just saw this Benelli R1 a few days ago and took a detour here Looks awfully beautiful though.

Thanks for the info.

[Butch-M]

I agree that the semi auto's are not 300 yard rifles ... unless you get lucky and come across a freak that shoots 1" at 200 yards. From casually reading the R1 posts over the last year or so, I've gotten the impression that it's not a particularly accurate rifle in the hands of the average shooter. I'd guess if the average Joe took the time to try out all the ammunition out there; individual R1's could be made to shoot pretty respectably though.