300 RUM with NO BRAKE!!!!!

[seanhagerty]

WOW! I went from 'no idea' to 'bang' in about 2 weeks. Whoever put the thread up about Numrich arms barrels, I thank you!!

I ordered the prechambered barrel ($98 shipped). Got it today. (Less than 2 weeks from order to arrival at my door.) Its a 26" varmit weight SS small shank barrel. I had been amassing reloading 'stuff' since the order. Barrel showed up, spun it on a 110 action, loaded up some 180SMK's with retumbo and CCI LR Mag primers and shot 5 rounds with different loads to see where I got pressure signs.

First off, the 300RUM shook my world. (A brake is in order.) (If I can find a way to put two brakes on there, I will!) I went slightly over Sierra's hottest load with the 180's and didnt see any pressure signs. My plans are to put a 15round OCW workup together, and shoot it. Then I will clean the snot out of this thing. Thats where the brake threading thing will pay for itself. Once thats done I am going to get this thing melonited or nitrided (whatever the en vogue term is).

Anyway, thats all I got. Did I mention the 300RUM shook me hard?

Sean

[Bossman]

"Anyway, thats all I got. Did I mention the 300RUM shook me hard?"

Life is FUN!!!!!

bossman

[stomp442]

Exactly why I would never own one.

[Bossman]

I've always enjoyed shooting the "big kickers", and I still own quite a few.
Having said that, I'm learning to have a ball with .223, .22-250, and lately the .243 Win. Thank God for Savage barrels!

[ig25]

The 300 rum is a sweet cartage.
Mine weighs in at 20 pounds with a mcGown 30" bull barrel on it. Love that gun

[seanhagerty]

I just spoke to a guy that is going to machine some threads on it for a brake. YEAH ME!!

[308law]

I feel your pain, a few years ago I had a Weatherby Mark V Accumark in 30-378 Weatherby mag. They come with a removable brake, with the brake on it was about the same as a 308 or even a little less but boy was it loud. Without the brake it was a sight watching someone shoot it. It would rock your world.

[brasse]

The best muzzle break is actually the Weatherby brake. You can buy it from them seperate.

[CJnWy]

The best muzzle break is actually the Weatherby brake. You can buy it from them seperate.

The Weatherby is a good brake but the new style slab brakes reduce recoil a little better without blowing dirt all over ya. If you shoot prone in the desert you learn REAL quick :stung:

[seanhagerty]

what is a slab style brake?

[CJnWy]

Slab was not a good term. Have used a lot of different brakes over the years and my red-neck take on brakes is this.

What I called the slab brake.
Like the painkiller,Mussel and lesser extent the Holland(pictured sitting on top of a true slab brake)
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b394/ss7mm/LargeandMediumPKbrakewithHollandQDb.jpg
http://www.statearms.com/rifles/images/overview_bigBertha.jpg



The Vias style, Much like the major mfgs
http://www.brownells.com/userdocs/products/p_927170101_1.jpg

The tank style like the JPs

http://www.jprifles.com/photos_new/muzzlebrake.jpg
http://www.armalite.com/Images/large%20images/Rifles/50A1BLARGE700.jpg

And the Magnaporting wich may help with muzzle flip but does little for recoil.
http://www.magnaport.com/images/mpr1.jpg

[wbm]

Just checked out the Weatherby brakes on their web site. They are identical to Brownell's in-house Shrewd brakes.

[1983Weatherby]

I shoot a 300wby with 80grains of powder behind a 180grains TSX. The weatherby case is designed after the 300 H&H. After 3 shots I decided to get a brake. I didn't go with a side brake because I didn't want to take away from the guns beautiful MarkV wood stock look.

My rifle has a 26" barrel and with the brake it's about 28" overall. The gun still looks fantastic and shoots like a 270, maybe a little less.

I'm no marksman, but I can shoot a 3 shot group at 200 yards measuring less than .30" center to center.

My brake was custom made by my smith.

Get a brake that fits your shooting style. I know I'm not going to kill anything past 500 and I can do that just fine without going prone.

[Opus Dei]

Did I mention the 300RUM shook me hard?

SeanLike I said, the Boom Of Doom! I'm thinking whether I want to thread my barrel or not.