I recently purchased a new gun and thought you guys might be interested. It is a .300 WinMag - H-S Precision Sporter Lightweight Pro Series 2000, 22" fluted barrel with threaded brake (24" w/brake on), 12 1/4" LOP (I'm short!) - Swarovski 1.5-6x42 illum 30mm 4A 1K ret. scope.

I am shooting Federal Premium Grade 200 gr. Nosler ammo. This gun has been nothing but great since I picked it up. After the initial sight-in, it is shooting really well. I have only recently been learning to shoot left-handed (right-handed and left eye dominant) and I have about 30 rounds through the gun. I still have a ways to go - 3" group at 200 yds; 1 1/2" group at 100 yds - but I am encouraged by the gun's performance.

It must be okay. I killed an 11 point buck last week - one shoulder shot at 115 yds and he just fell over.

I'll make an attempt at posting a couple of pics, but bear with me if I screw that up.











I'm extremely pleased and would highly recommend H-S Precision. I think the price was reasonable and product is terrific.

gotogirl3:
Very nice! I'm also impressed with your success in dealing with having to shoot lefty.
Awesome job! ScottW

Wow, you did everything right. Very good choice with H-S, and even smarter on your choice of scope. I'm impressed with your choice of ammo. Too many people get caught up with more speed in a magnum when the idea is more bullet weight. You should enjoy this rig for a long time.

Very nice gun I would love to add one of those in a .338 of some type to my collection !!

Nice selection!

I like it! Though I would of had more scope..

That one will work! Very nice ... congratulations on very good taste in field guns.

Nice rig but have you shot it across a chronograph? That 22" barrel is defeating the purpose of a 300 Win Mag. A 24" would have been better ( at least 100 FPS ) & the barrel length would have been 26" with the brake.

Good shot on that buck.

Be very careful of ear damage. My ears are really shot from shooting and age. I should have been way more careful. I fired a few shots in the field with my 270 WSM where I wear no protection and I swear my hearing took another, permanent, step backwards.

A buddy has been much smarter. He got some hearing aid like devices long ago and he wears them all of the time in the field. I think his are called ESP or something and they look like a large version of the old fashioned hearing aids.

I had a 300 WM with the Boss for a while and it also had the non muzzle brake device with it. The recoil reduction with the brake was substantial. I never liked shooting the 300 mags anyway due to what I perceive as high recoil velocity but with the brake on I blasted off an entire box of ammo just for fun. One must wear double ear protection when shooting with a brake. This means both plugs and muffs. Even then!

As to the muzzle velocity I am going by what gunsmith Sisk reported over on 24hr. The barrels that he cut back lost about 20 fps per inch and not 50 fps. So your velocity is just fine with whatever it is.

You can't beat youth. After years of hauling around cannons I have latched onto a five pound 308 and I am convinced that it will do. At least I am convinced this morning.

Very nice rig you have there, but you left something out.

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It must be okay. I killed an 11 point buck last week - one shoulder shot at 115 yds and he just fell over.

Where are the pictures of your deer?

Doug, the barrel length was based on the fact that I am 5'1" and 112 pounds and my arms are the weakest part of my body. The longer barrel makes the front of the rifle just a little too much if I'm going to do very much shooting. I am lifting my small weights every day for strength, but my left arm is much stronger than my right. I'm going to try some 300 yd shots next, and will try to do the chrono then also. I figure so far it is shooting as good at 200 as it is at 100, so it can't be too bad!

Savage, I believe in protecting my hearing very much and am always careful about it. I am having a set of the EAR Inc. protectors made, which I'm sure are similar to your friend's.

The gun weighs right at 9 1/2 pounds and seems to be perfect so far. Unless something drastically changes, I'm going to have a .375 made within the next few months. The .300 is for a plains game hunt next year and hopefully the year after a dg/pg hunt with both guns!

I'll try to get my deer pictures posted in the next day or so.

Thanks for the comments - all of them are welcome!

Great rifle, great scope, great caliber, great load. Great shooting too! Your zebra looks a bit thin skinned though.

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the barrel length was based on the fact that I am 5'1" and 112 pounds and my arms are the weakest part of my body. The longer barrel makes the front of the rifle just a little too much if I'm going to do very much shooting.

That explains it.

I'm 6'-1" and I'd like a 22" barrel as well.....the loss is not worth the discussion.

Girl

Nice looking rifle. Good to see the bolt is on the correct side

Yours in left handedness

Fergus

That is a very nice rifle you have there. Please post & let us know what you see when you shoot it over the Chronograph.

When are you going to post the photos of the stuff you've killed with it?

Excellent combination of rifle and scope.

I commend you in dealing with the eye dominance by switching shooting methods. As a sporting clays instructor, I've seen too many people struggle with the eye dominance for too long before switching to left hand shooting. The muscle memory and coordination necessary to so this really does not take that long to acquire and makes shooting much more rewarding.

I'm left handed and had to learn to shoot right handed to instruct. That was a challenge since I'm left eyed also. Not so bad now and easier on the students.

Good luck and have fun with your rifle.

Nice rifle! Me too: R handed, L eye dominant. I learned to shoot L handed a LOOONG time ago. Seems awkward to think about right handed.

Let me know when you want to sell the rifle.

Nice rifle and nice trophy too! I am glad to hear that a 375 in the works You will LOVE the 375 H&H.

John

Excellent rifle. And well thought out. Its obvious that you use your head for something other than a hat rack. And I will defend your choice of scopes to the death. I have elk hunted with a 300 Win for a whole lot of years with a 1.5x5 Burris on it and I have never felt handicapped.

I would take it back, the bolt is on the wrong side!

We never did get to see those photos of the buck and the new gun????

OKAY!!! The pictures of the .300WM should be in a previous post on this thread. Here are the deer photos:








I ordered the .375 last Friday - it will be almost identical to the .300, but the stock will be their brown/black stock - just like the green but a sort of khaki brown color. Same scope but w/o the ill. ret.

Hope my pictures come out right. I really appreciate all the interest and replies guys. Any info/comments are always appreciated.

GoTo,

Thanks for posting the pics. I enjoyed your story. That buck is a dandy. And your H-S rifle is sweet!!! I hope you get into reloading for that rifle.

But do me a favor. See if you can get more women involved in the hunting culture. Lots of women.

Thanks for posting the pictures. It is indeed a nice buck but the best part for me is the big smile on your face! I see too many people caught up in head hunting who forget the simple pleasure of a successful hunt and do not seem happy.

Good luck with the .375 -- I'm sure it will serve you well. Are you going to inaugurate it on some hogs?

Thanks for sharing the photos. It looks like a very good time.

Happy New Year from the Northern California Mountains

didnt see a ring on that finger...you might be getting some proposals soon after the guys catch on...hey guys...woman, guns, hunts and single! (i hope ) sorry if i am mistaken...glad to see more women on the site...can you do some recruiting ...i dont think some here have talked to a woman in a while but there are a lot of good guys on this board and some need to get refined by a woman (unrefined man).i want to appologize right now for any future trouble this might have caused. (you can tell i have been through the refining process )

Nice rifle! Good luck on changing shooting positions. The fun part is lots of practice!

Wow, Classic rifle, deer and smile! Im glad I caught this post , you just made my New Years Day for me!

not much time now, but ran chrono today - will get details out later - LOTS OF FUN!!!

I'm not that into the details on reading the chrono results, etc., but ran the Federal Premium Vital Shok 200 gr. Nosler Partitions through and the "mean" figure was 2887. I know some of you guys had a question about barrel length, velocity, etc., so if there are other questions or comments, please feel free. We were using the Oehler 35P w/printer if that helps anyone. We will probably do another run just because I was able to get several boxes of ammo from the same lot and I know that can sometimes make a difference. Just FYI. Hope to hunt a few hogs this weekend or next week. Good luck everyone!

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Originally posted by boom stick:
didnt see a ring on that finger...you might be getting some proposals soon after the guys catch on...hey guys...woman, guns, hunts and single! (i hope ) sorry if i am mistaken...glad to see more women on the site...can you do some recruiting ...i dont think some here have talked to a woman in a while but there are a lot of good guys on this board and some need to get refined by a woman (unrefined man).i want to appologize right now for any future trouble this might have caused. (you can tell i have been through the refining process )

boom stick, no ring on the finger is correct, but not really "in the market" either. I just find that while I love all the totally female things - pedicures, shoes, 5 star hotels, etc. - I also really love most "guy" things too and really feel more comfortable "shooting the breeze" with the guys more so than the girls because, as you say there aren't many out there that truly love the hunting, etc. Alot of women seem to claim to like to hunt just to get included and I really enjoy it myself. I use to always get in trouble in gatherings because I wanted to be in watching basketball, boxing, etc. instead of in the other room discussing wallpaper. What can I say?

I try to recruit women whenever I can and I actually get alot of "you go girl" responses from women, so I promise to keep it up for all you menfolk out there. I'm a country girl at heart and took your post in the way I believe it was intended, so don't worry about it. I think I can hold my own!

Hi Girl
Nice rifle and deer. Your 375 sounds like another winner. What will the weight of the 375 be? Are you planning to use it abroad? Hunting and shooting is way better than wall paper. That's sort of why some of the rooms aren't finished.
Take good care,
Dave

gotogirl3,

Very nice buck.
Where did you get him? The area in your picture, kind of reminds me of Mufasa's lease in Madison Co.

Hog Killer

That's one of those trick photos. If you concentrate long enough you will see a deer in the photo. Nice gun and nice deer

At 9 1/2 lbs a lot of guys would complain that's too heavy ! But you have a fine gun that you're happy with and it obviously works . Go to it !!

Hog Killer

I know where you are talking about and I have been there. I have a friend who is on that lease also and it is nice country. I killed my deer a little further north at another friend's father-in-law's place. I'm not sure exactly where it is located as it was a last minute place choice and I am one of the most geographically and directionally challenged people on earth, but I know it was a ways north and I think east maybe. The important thing is that I knew what to do when I got there!


Mete
I just got a new scale that I think will be more accurate for weighing things like guns - better than a bathroom scale anyway. I'll reway and let you know if there is any change. I know my .375 is going to be about 3/4 - 1 lb heavier - wow!

gotogirl3
Nice rifle. Nice Buck. Great idea to have your 375 the same as your 300.
Nice Smile too!

I love it when I see "GIRLS" hunting. My wife is as big hunter. She has almost [more??] as much fun hunting as I do.