need help: 300 win mag

[l3mon]

Let me preface by saying i have limited internet access where i am, so any help here would be greatly appreciated.

i cant spend hours researching, but i'm looking for a long range rifle in 300 win mag, preferably semi-auto with a large detachable magazine, say 10 rounds or more if possible.. thanks in advance guys!!

[Gutshot John]

The question is kind of vague to be answered properly.

What is it about the .300WM that you like better than non-magnums or even say a WSM? There aren't many semi-auto magnums.

I guess what I'm asking is what are your needs for the gun to be able to do? Bench? Field? Prone shooting? Target? Hunting? Sniping?

[l3mon]

kind of an all-purpose rifle, and i like the 300 magnum cause of the availability of ammo and the ballistics, and range..

[QuietShootr]

kind of an all-purpose rifle, and i like the 300 magnum cause of the availability of ammo and the ballistics, and range..

Have you ever even fired a .300 Magnum?

[l3mon]

Have you ever even fired a .300 Magnum?

as of yet no.. but how is that helpful?

[Gutshot John]

The only three, relatively common, semi-autos .300WM I can think of are Benelli, BAR and I think Winchester has one.

All of them are hunting rifles so none of them are hi-cap magazines and I'd bet additional magazines are pricey and in general I know nothing at all about them.

If you've got a lot of coin (I do mean a lot of coin not to mention the problem of actually finding one for sale) I think the WA2000 came in .300WM though they're mostly collector pieces and I've no idea how many are actually in the states.

I'd maybe consider a bolt gun your options are much greater for that caliber and the .300WM lends itself more to bolt guns. The .300WSM or SAUM might give you more options in semi-auto.

Alternatively if you're not wedded to .300WM, I'd perhaps look at 8mm, I think they're making an M-14 variant as well as the Yugo Zastava rifle.

[l3mon]

The only three, relatively common, semi-autos .300WM I can think of are Benelli, BAR and I think Winchester has one.

All of them are hunting rifles so none of them are hi-cap magazines and I'd bet additional magazines are pricey and in general I know nothing at all about them.

If you've got a lot of coin (I do mean a lot of coin not to mention the problem of actually finding one for sale) I think the WA2000 came in .300WM though they're mostly collector pieces and I've no idea how many are actually in the states.

I'd maybe consider a bolt gun your options are much greater for that caliber and the .300WM lends itself more to bolt guns. The .300WSM or SAUM might give you more options in semi-auto.

Alternatively if you're not wedded to .300WM, I'd perhaps look at 8mm, I think they're making an M-14 variant as well as the Yugo Zastava rifle.

awesome john, thanks for giving me a start!

[ICANHITHIMMAN]

I have a few more options for you. The Cobb Multi cal rifle, Armalite AR10 in 300 SAUM, and then there are these link below.

http://onlylongrange.com/badnews.asp

http://www.rndrifles.com/firearms/

http://www.cheytac.com/

These are not linked direct to a specific weapon you will have to search there sites. I dont have any first hand experience with anything I just linked or mentioned.

[Alpha Sierra]

as of yet no.. but how is that helpful?

Never mind......go get whatever you want. I'm sure it will make you look like an ace.

[Suwannee Tim]

as of yet no.. but how is that helpful?

You may find the 300 magnum is not as much fun to shoot as you imagine, especially in a rifle weighing less than 10 pounds.

I really thought this thread was going to be a waste of bandwidth until I saw this which I did not know existed. Pretty cool. To bad I spend my last $10K of mad money keeping my stepdaughter's husband out of jail. I figured it was cheaper to do that than to raise his kids. He's going to pay me back. Maybe then I'll buy one.