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I am looking at possibly purchasing a new Remington Sendero SF II rifle in either 7MM RUM or 300 RUM caliber, to use for long range whitetail hunting (400-500 yard shots).
Anyone here have any experience, advice, or recommendations on this particular rifle? What about the two calibers I am looking at?
I am kind of leaning towards the 300 RUM caliber simply because of more ammo choices and availability.
Would like some input before I purchase this gun.
Thanks in advance for your replies.
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Hello, Cuz-Pat
I have spent this past year putting together a Remington Sendero SF II, cambered in the .300 RUM and although it is a very heavy setup, I wouldn't have changed a thing. My rifle is topped with the IOR 2.5-10x Illuminated mp-8 reticle in the FFP tactical scope with TPS 20 moa base and rings. The rifle has an overall barrel lenght of 28 inches (with the muzzle break included). I use BOTH earplugs and ear muffs while shooting, and setting up away from people (forrest service lands) doesn't hurt a thing... Including my shoulder! There is hardly any recoil with the break installed and the heaviness of the rilfe, really a fun cannon to shoot. I had the trigger adjusted to 3 1/2 pounds, and added a custom leather check riser for more comfort.
So why did I choose this heavy setup for hunting? I've always wanted a long range rifle that had enough energy to adaquately knock down big game with accuracy. I'm sure alot of formum readers have watched hunting programs featuring the best of the west and their long range setup using their huskamaw optics, but I thought there was a better scope out there to do the same thing. This rifle, often refered to as a beanfield rifle, is meant to be used in places like Canada, desert country (coues deer anyone?) and anywhere your hunting methods require more spot and stalk tactics than walking through the countryside with no real purpose. I did find a fantastic pack (Elberlestock J 107) in which the rifle neatly slides into a scabbord for hands free movement and quickly comes out when needed. I believe the advantage of this weapon for which I intend to use it, is worth the extra weight that it comes with ...
So the bottom line is I've got a cartridge that shoots 3350 fps shooting a 180 grain Barnes XBT that give me about 2241 ft. lbs of energy at 500 yards. At 700 yards, it still retains over 1600 ft. lbs... enough energy to be effective on even elk. I'm still working up loads, wanting to try the Nosler accubond and Berger but my load so far has been the Barnes 180 XBT using 89 grains of RL25. I'm shooting under moa groups but believe the rifle will get better. Some people scoff about factory rifles and their accuracy but this Sendero, although extremely heavy, meets my requirements. While shot placement is everything, there is really no guarantee that your bullet will always fly true... at any range. I truely believe that having that extra energy is an advantage to humanly harvest.
I guided many hunters in my mis spent youth and have never really been fond of the 7mm magnums. I seen a really good hound get shot and killed because a bullet passed completly through a bayed up bear and into the dog. I would take a .280 over a 7mm magnum anyday, and you are also limited in bullet weight. If you were shooting targets every week, I could see shooting the barrel out of these ultra's sooner than other calibers but really, after you've learned to properly shoot these guns, you don't have to run box after box through it every time you take it out?
Hope this has helped, heavy setup that packs a heavy punch.... This rifle is really fun and if you scope it right to begin with, the sky's the limit with potential:)
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oh, and if barrel life is really a concern, you can always load a squib load to shoot for practice. Remington has the 3 power levels out from .06 to ultra mag, same thing:)
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Cuz- Pat..................If you don`t mind the extra rifle weight and the extra over all length, then a set up like "Countryscape`s" is a great one!..........Like anything else, there are trade-offs and compromises; gain here, lose something over there or, lose here and gain something over there.................For relatively flat, wide open plains hunting work alone, assuming that is all you are going to do, the Sendero is excellent. However, regardless of your physical stature or strength, get into the steep hills and mountainous regions or thicker brushy areas where you will be hiking? Well! Be my guest and carry around a 9.5 to 10 lb. or more rig, with an OAL of 46.5" or more with a 28" tube!.....................While a set up like that gives you a velocity gain, a 180 gr. @ 3350 fps., does that mean that a 180 grainer from a 300 WSM or a 300 Win. Mag. travelling @ 2950 to 3050 fps. cannot effectively, accurately or humanly kill game at the same ranges? That`s for another debate!............. Ballistically, at the 700 yard mark, the 300 RUM from a 28" tube would have an advantage say on elk. But! 80% of dead is still the same as 100% of dead! The results are the same; dead = dead!! If more shots on elk averaged 700 yards to begin with, then perhaps a case can be made. But realistically, on any guided or non guided elk hunt, the AVERAGE shooting distances will be less than 400 yards the majority of the time..........So the question really should be; "should you get a heavier, longer, but more powerful rifle, just in case a 700 yard shot should ever present itself or is ever needed?" Remember though, that while your waiting for that opportunity for a 700 yard shot which MAY not ever occur, that added extra physical burden on you in the meantime, even though a small difference in rifle weight, say only 2 to 2.5 lbs., will take its toll, especially on all day rigorous hunts in steeper terrain! Nevermind that?..................I`d rather be far more comfortable during my hunts and get another 100 to 200 yards closer with a lighter, shorter and less powerful set-up! If you spot elk at 700 yards away, chances are, you will always be able to move in closer the vast majority of the time as the terrain and cover will allow you to do so!.........Yes! There are trade-offs and compromises. I for one, play the much higher percentages of realistic hunting scenarios and conditions. Based on 35+ years of hunting experience, if I were you, I`d get a rifle that would best suit or balance to ALL possible scenarios ie; terrain, average shooting distances, carrying comfort etc. as best as possible!................Sure! Muzzle brakes will substantially reduce recoil! But there will be compromises in greatly increased noise and in some cases, muzzle flash. Remember! When you gain something, you always will compromise and lose something somewhere else.......... Because a 180 gr. bullet can be propelled at 3350 fps. from the muzzle, that advantage alone IMO, does not offer or give the better overall balance in other areas that should be considered as well.....................Good luck!
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Well heck, then why get a magnum at all. 400 to 500 yards with a .308
and a well placed shot would take down a whitetail no problem, heck
even an Elk. Lower recoil, longer barrel life, easier to shoot.
But back to the Sendero RUM. I would get the .300 based on options for loads and more downrange energy and the barrel will probably last a bit longer. Either one optimal accuracy out of one of those barrels is probably going to be max 1500 to 2000 rounds. But if it is purely a hunting rifle that could last you for a long time. I really like the 7mm caliber though. I have a 7mm Mag and it really will tear up an elk, it always amazes me how much damage it does. |
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Thanks for all the replies and info. This rifle will be used exclusively as a hunting rifle for whitetail deer. I have never been elk hunting and may never will.
I am not a target shooter either.
I am looking for a rifle to hunt with on the gas lines at our club where we have opportunties to take 400-500 yard shots on a regular basis. A couple of our stands you can stretch out to 600 yards but that is the maximum yardage this gun would ever be used for. I have a lighter rifle in 270 win. for using in brush and woods type situations.
I realize this rifle will be heavier to carry but it will only be used in this one application, hunting the gas lines from elevated shooting houses.
I have been looking at the Sendero with a 26" barrell WITHOUt the muzzle break.
Should I consider another rifle or another caliber for this particular set-up?
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Like Squeezer said it all comes down to the tradeoffs you are willing to live with. An ultra mag is a beast of a gun way more than is needed for what you are wanting to do. But one thing about it you know it is going to do the job.
If you are in a shoot house then obviously carrying weight won't be an issue but that added weight is certainly going to make it nicer to shoot as it will tame the recoil a bit. In your case I would probably add weight to the stock as well. Turn it into a 13 to 14 lb rifle and it would be even better to shoot. Just the regular old 7 Mag would have plenty of juice to do what you want, have slightly less recoil, the barrel would last a bit longer, and more options for factory ammo is available. |
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I had a S/F Sendero I?? in .300 RUM.
SWEET shooter, but I liked mine MUCH better after I had a muzzle brake installed.
RL25 is a good powder to use if your shooting 180gr. bullets.
No offense intended, but shooting big game at the ranges you mentioned (400-600 yards) troubles me.
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Howdy, Gentlemen!
Guess I should clear the air and clarify that It's not my intention to suggest that my Sendero and the way I have it set up is an all around go get um' slinging wonder rifle. I do however, believe in having only a few rifles that shoot very well and are different enough to warrant having. One of my favorite little rifles is a browning micro medallion A-bolt, chambered in the .243 with a leupy 2.5-8 V-III. It sports a twenty inch barrel and is extremely quick, especially when hunting our coastal blacktails . I also don't question any of your hunting abilities nor should you question mine! Hunting is something I'm very good at and out on the west coast anyways, I've pretty much seen it and done it all.
I have no doubt that the short magnum actions built on a light weight mountain rifle could very well be the best all around weapon for North American hunting and my next project may be on those lines... Not trying to debate that. But Cuz- Pat was asking about my Sendero in the .300 RUM cartridge and hopefully I discribed it honestly and accurate. I just don't think the short mags can hold the energy that I'm looking for down range and really, that's the whole concept of a beltless magnum... trying to get the most speed from a heavier bullet to generate more energy.... Look at the downrange energy from your short mags, they don't compare.
As for long range shooting for big game, that again is a personal decesion based on an individual's experience, skill and yes... equipment. When you start trying to guess holdover by holding just a little high and throwing away science and technology, it's going to come back and bite you if you do it often enough. Wind drift is the biggest concern in this type of shooting and even with a wind meter, the shooter must be willing to show restraint if uncertain and can't read the wind. If shooting longer distances bothers you, then don't do it... no offense intended!
I have a very high chance in this years Oregon draw for a coveted trophy elk hunt (20 tags 3,000 applicants) in the Wenaha unit of North East Oregon. I very well might have regrets with this rifles weight before the hunt has ended but it will be my choice of rifle and I will pack it without complaint. The side canyons are extremely steep and these huge,world class bulls will be feeding out of the timbered pockets into open areas of the upper ridges. If you've ever seen that country and know what I'm talking about, getting on the same ridge as the elk and closing the gap is impossible... I know! For me, the .300 RUM will pay for itself on this hunt alone, not to mention all the fun in between learning to shoot it.
Big sqeeze is most likely right that any of the ultra mags would most likely be more than needed in Cuz's situation... Although I'm taking my ultra next time I hunt whitetails in Alberta. Regardless, my rifle has really been put together for elk but with the different bullets available in the .308's, it would make a dandy coues rifle (when I go to mexico) or even pronghorn when your trying to kill a world class buck in New mexico and only have 3 days to do it?
Anyway, I'm really excited about this rifle and for me, it's worth owning:)
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Please elaborate on this statement if you don't mind. There isn't much difference between a .280 and 7mag performance-wise, and .280 IS a 7mm. I don't understand the bullet weight limitation comment. Besides .30 caliber, there's no other caliber offering as broad a range of bullet weights as 7mm. A 160 grain 7mm bullet has about the same SD as a 190 grain .30 caliber bullet with higher BC.
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Hello, Rifle dude!
Yes, sometime I get to writing and with so many thoughts running through my mind, don't thoroughly explain...
I've been lucky enough to have done a fair amount of guiding, most of it from the early eighties through 2000. I still slip down to California every year and help with some big groups of bear hunters. Have taken on big horn sheep hunters (talk about stress but always successful ), bear, bobcat and cougar hunters as well as few blacktail and roosevelt elk hunters. To give you an idea of my time in the mountains, I caught over 300 cougar in my career.I worked for several timber companies and took about 20 bears a year on damage permits (bears peeling cambium layers in the spring when the sap begins flowing) and caught bobcats for ODF&W in their cat studies. Because of my reputation with the hounds, was able to take advantage of moose and whitetail hunts in Canada (trade hunts). So my point to all of this is I've killed and seen my share of animals taken about any way you can imagine. Like many people who have had a bad experience with something, its easy to draw a negative attitude and the 7mm is on that list for me. I still believe to this day that any .30 calber wouldn't have went through the bear and killed one of the best bear hounds that ever walked (and the hound wasn't mine). Also, I've seen multiple times where hunters shot and killed both elk and deer with a 7mm but almost every time, the animal would walk off like it wasn't even hit and we would find it laying dead some distance away. Elk seemed to be really bad about this. Doesn't seem to matter what .30 cal you use, 30.06 or a 300 magnum, the animal usually crumbles where he stands. Now I don't know what type of bullets these folks were shooting for sure, I just know how the game reacted! The .280 is a really nice cartridge, I think because the speed is not as fast and the bullet gives more shock inside the cavity without going completly through (like the magnums can sometimes do). Just what I've noticed in many years of hunting. I think if your going to use a 7mm, bullet choice is extremely important looking back at it, probably the reason my opinion isn't favorable. Hope this clears up what i was saying?
Big Squeeze, nice to meet you. Rifle dude and I have already met and he has helped me quite a bit with optics this past year. After reading your last post, seems we really do agree on the concept between the magnums and what they are met to do. I couldn't agree more with your post, big sqeeze! Again, I have built this rifle for a certain hunt (I already know about how far I'll have to shoot because these bulls do the same thing every year), and I feel like 1500 ft lbs of energy is required... Well if you do the math, I'm prepared to shoot beyond 500 yards and that is why the ultra. Do yo realize how light the medallion is after setting down the Sendero! Still wouldn't have changed a thing! lol
Yes, we have certainly given Cuz-Pat both sides (if we didn't scare him off).
Thanks, guys
Doug
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Nice to type chat with you as well!................1500 ft lbs. ay??? I`ve never checked my ballistics table beyond the 500 yard mark before.......... Well! Well! Looky what I find!...A 200 gr. Nosler A/B @ 2828 fps. MV with a BC of .588 has 1719 ft. lbs. of downrange energy at 600 yards! At 700 yards there is 1506 ft. lbs! I didn`t know that!.........However, I`m not going to purposely try for a 600 to 700 yard shot opportunity on bull elk or even try a shot at that distance; with a 300 RUM or otherwise! LOL!.............Yes! I have handled the Browning Micros with the 20" tubes and there are sweet and light! That Browning qualifys you as owning a,,,,,,, "Squeezer Special"..........................
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I have a Weatherby SVM that has a very similar stock to the Sendero and also weighs about the same. The weight didn't bother me so much as the stock design. While it's great at the bench it's not handy to carry. It feels even bigger than it looks and it definitely needs a solid rest.
Would a 257 Weatherby have the ballistics and energy needed for extended range Whitetail hunting? For sure it'd have much less recoil and Remington for 2008 is making it in the CDL SF and LSS. |
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No fella's, ya'll haven't scared me off. Just given me a lot to think about. That's what I needed.
Let me share a few more details that I left out and also tell you what I am considering as a result of your thoughts and ideas.
!. Whatever rifle or caliber that I choose, I am going to zero it at 300 yards, thereby reducing hold-over somewhat, although not eliminating it. Every cartridge that I have looked at, I have run the ballistics on a ballistic calculator at a 300 yard zero. My new rifle will be zeroed at 300 yards.
2. I am not going to shoot hand loads in this rifle, I do not reload. I will be shooting factory ammo right off the shelf.
3. I want a rifle/caliber combo that will allow me to capitalize on some of these 400-500 yard gas line shot opportunities without the bullet dropping like a rock before it gets there. When it does get there I want it to have enough energy to do the job on a 200 lb. whitetail buck.
4. This rifle will only be used for this application, long range shots on the gas line.
Now, since you have given me so much to think about, I am not not opposed to looking at other rifles or calibers. Here is one I have looked at closely on the internet.
Sako 85 Finnlight or the Sako 85 Synthetic Stainless.
Either of these rifles in a 270WSM or 300WSM.
Here are the ballistics on the 270 WSM in a Remington Premier AccuTip Boat Tail 150 grain bullet:
The following table is provided as a "cheat sheet" that you can tape to your gun.
Here are the ballistics on the 300 WSM in a Remington Premier AccuTip Boat Tail 180 grain bullet:
The following table is provided as a "cheat sheet" that you can tape to your gun. |
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Your funny, squeezer... If I trade my Sendero off and was to shoot a 200 gr bullet at 2800 fps and sighted zero at 250... what would be the trajectory drop on this setup? lol
Remember trade offs or a tactical scope, right?
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'scape, as you alluded to, I believe your bad experience is simply a product of the wrong bullet selected for the job rather than the caliber. I've had exactly the opposite experience with 7mm on game. In real world conditions, there is practically no difference in terminal performance between .30 caliber and 7mm/.284 bullets of the same construction and similar SD impacting at similar velocities.
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My experience with the 7mm has been good as well. Of the three Elk I have shot with it, none of them have went more than 10 yards before going down. I typically shoot 162 or 175 partition type bullets.
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