Need gun help

[Soliton]

A .300 WinMag is “quite a bit less than I want to shoot”

That is the nuttiest thing I have ever heard. A Remington model 700 in .300 WinMag is probably more gun than you can handle and definitely more gun than anyone can use for hunting. Most guides tell hunters to leave them in the car.

[Soliton]

Sorry, wrong post! I thought you were the guy wanting a Barrett .50! Sorry!

[absolootezer0]

i meant quite a bit less, as in number rounds fired, not the calibre of the gun.

[Liberty Valance]

*ba da ping*

[MarkL]

I'd trust anything that Ron Power associates his name with. He's a genuine "stand up guy." While I won't claim to "know" him, I did get to spend a few hours with him while he was working on a 625-5 of mine. The guy is absolutely fascinating! And I'm the very lucky owner of that 625-5, as well as a 629 Grand Master. The man is an artist in steel.

Mark

[Armedanddangerous]

sent it to ruger..they will fix it up for you good as new relatively cheap.

They’ll even give you a new box and papers for it when they sent it back to you.

Really, one that old is getting to be attractive to collectors so Id get it fixed and keep it.

[absolootezer0]

that looks like the best option right there. if i send it back to the factory for another one, it’ll still be a stock pin that’s prolly fail.
one of those belt mountain ones with a set screw will prolly never go anywhere.

[OKSooner]

5,000 rounds? That’s a lot... Heavy loads too?

[absolootezer0]

5,000 rounds? That’s a lot... Heavy loads too?>br>
the more (local) people i talk to, the more i find out that that is alot. i always thought that most people shot like i do, but most of the guys i've talked to (at least locally) that have owned their 44's for 10-20 years, haven't put that many rounds thru 'em- and that's just my first year with it. i'll prolly go thru more this year.
10.3gr isn't an obnoxiously heavy load, its about 90% of the current "safe" maximum.

[OKSooner]

Jeez, Dirty Harry, you've shot that gun down to a frazzle! :)

Just kidding...

Seriously, I'm not an expert on this kind of stuff, I just post on all the gun threads.

If it were me, I'd get it fixed, test it, then put it out to pasture like an old classic car and then buy another one to replace it. And find myself a nice, moderate practice load with a hard-cast bullet around 240 grains moving at no more than about 950-1000 fps, and try for 10,000 rounds.

Just MHO.

[absolootezer0]

If it were me, I'd get it fixed, test it, then put it out to pasture like an old classic car and then buy another one to replace it.

fixed, definately. put it to pasture? no way. the only thing special about it is the liberty stamp, and even that doesn't do to much for it's value. but the action has been worked over, its been mag-na-ported, and the grip has been changed over to a bird's head. its a shooter, not a collector.

And find myself a nice, moderate practice load with a hard-cast bullet around 240 grains moving at no more than about 950-1000 fps,

that's about what i'm shooting. if its over 1000fps its not by much.

try for 10,000 rounds.

that's my goal for this year. :)

[Tijeras_Slim]

I know they’re popular with the .475 Linebaugh types. Go for it.

[OKSooner]

Whatever works for you.

[marktwain]

I’d spend a little money on a progressive press... 5,000 rounds of pistol ammo, even using good batch technique, takes a fair amount of time on a single stage.

You can get a lee 1000, which will work fine if you are careful with it, for about a $100. Probably even find a better deal used.

Lee sometimes has seconds for a nice price if you go to their web site.

If you want a little nicer and are willing to pay more, maybe a square deal from Dillon...

[absolootezer0]

i just moved up to a turret press, its still not a nice progressive where every pull= a bullet, but at least i get all the dies set up on the same machine. that’s cut my production time by a lot already.
i suppose if i shot less, or quit buying guns for a while, i could afford a dillon :)

[marktwain]

Turret presses are a big improvement, but the cost is close to a low end progressive. I have picked up used lee progressives at gun shows for $40.

You have to baby the Lee 1000s a little bit, but if you are carefull and concentrate on what you are doing, they work just fine.