Winchester Short Magnum
I wan another gun, no new story. Anyways I like the 22-250 for accuracy and flat shooting, if I'm gonna buy another gun, I want something more powerful. I want a Winchester Featherweight in the winchester short magnum. On paper the 300 wsm looks the best what do you guys think. I have a .270 and a 7mm so this caliber also makes sense. I want to put a Leupold long range scope on it, but dont need to do it now. I guess my question is this: what caliber in the Featherweight and then what do I need to do to tweek the gun? ie trigger job glassbed?? And then the final question, how much will the gun alone cost me, thanks for the help and happy shooting!!
New gun??? No, honey, I've had it for years.
New gun??? No, honey, I've had it for years.
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If I were you, I'd look into the Winchester model 70 coyote. It has a medium heavy barrel (stainless) on a blued receiver with a laminated beavertail stock, that already has a bedded, floated barrel. I have the coyote in 300 wsm, and absloutely adore it. It is in my opinion the (one) caliber for all needs in North American big game. It's heavy, it's fast, and most importantly, it's a .30 cal. the most tried and true caliber of them all. You should expect to pay $600 for the gun alone, give or take a few dollars. I have a Leupold 4.5x14x50 on mine with leupold rings and bases, this setup gives me ample opportunity on both the long and short shots. I took 3 bucks with mine this past year at 25 yds, 150 yds, and another at just under 250 yds. None of the three even took a step, the one at 25 yards was just behind the front shoulder, and the other two were high and right in the front shoulder. An awesome caliber and an awesome gun. I load the barnes x (xbt coated) bullets for mine in 150 grain, and I'm pushing right around 3300 fps downrange. This has proven to be a winning combo for me.......Hope this helps.
woodyd0 -
The 300WSM is making a BIG showing at the benchrest matches. That alone is testimonial enough as to it's accuracy.
The rifle, in blued/laminated will probably be just shy of $600
The trigger on ANY rifle (IMHO) needs adjusting right out of the box for better accuracy. You can figure $25-$50 for a trigger job, or $100-$200 for a replacement adjustable trigger
I would have the stock glass bedded and have pillars installed, if you want the absolute best it can give. For hunting accuracy, the pillars are not necessary. Figure $75-$175 depending on whether you use pillars or not.
The way I see it,If YOUR rifle shot as well as YOU say,...we wouldn't need gunsmiths.0 -
Don't think I'd want one a lightweight rifle. The felt recoil and blast is excessive as it is. A lightweight would hurt to shoot. However, it's not me shooting it. 270 WSM, 7mm WSM or 300 WSM. Not a bad price here, don't know how old this is: http://gunsrus.net/catalog/winchester_model_70_classic_featherweight_wsm_1047938.htm 0 -
I agree with sunray on not going the featherweight route if you choose 300 wsm especially. I can honestly tell you that my model 70 coyote is a bit heavy, and you wouldn't want to try pulling off real long shots with it without a rest, but the coyote is a much heavier gun than is the featherweight. The coyote weighs in at 9 pounds and the featherweight is only 7.5 pounds. My coyote in 300 wsm has the felt recoil of a .270 or at worst a .30-06. Hope this helps.
woodyd0 -
GREAT INFORMATION!!!!!!thanks to all anything else let me know!!
New gun??? No, honey, I've had it for years.0
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