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lt dan · July 21, 2010, 02:45 PM

one of the advantages i can think of is recoil. just received my 300H&H custom with a HEAVY barrel. the rifle with scope weighs in at 12.5 pounds. it is a 26 inch barrel and the crown of the barrel is .7inch. i had long distance shooting with knock down power in mind when i had this rifle build.

took a springbok with a neck shot at 320m (349yards) and a blue wildebeest head shot at 260m (284 yards) over the weekend. i also intend to use this rifle when we harvest game for the export venison market. then i must be able to take up to 30(per harvester) animals a night, so it helps if your barrel doesnt get to hot to fast.

July 21, 2010, 02:45 PM	#5
lt dan Senior Member Join Date: March 4, 2008 Location: south africa Posts: 328	one of the advantages i can think of is recoil. just received my 300H&H custom with a HEAVY barrel. the rifle with scope weighs in at 12.5 pounds. it is a 26 inch barrel and the crown of the barrel is .7inch. i had long distance shooting with knock down power in mind when i had this rifle build. took a springbok with a neck shot at 320m (349yards) and a blue wildebeest head shot at 260m (284 yards) over the weekend. i also intend to use this rifle when we harvest game for the export venison market. then i must be able to take up to 30(per harvester) animals a night, so it helps if your barrel doesnt get to hot to fast. __________________ If youth is wasted on the young, then Africa is wasted on the Africans