help finding a rifle

[peterb]

Just got off the phone with whole sale sports and russells they do not have any Remington .300 ultra's in the laminated stainless or the Weatherby .340 in the stainless. If you are out and about and you spot one of these on the shelves out in BC or Alberta please let me know.
Thanks
Pete

[NaStY]

I would check with Hub Sports in Abbotsford. They have a great selection of firearms now.

604-859-8316 ask for Roger or Travis......:)

[GoatGuy]

Check Corlanes in Dawson Creek and Bartons in Grande Prairie

[BlacktailStalker]

www.thegundealer.net (http://www.thegundealer.net)

Had everything I've looked for when the rest of Canada has been out. Got the last Winchester Model 70 featherweight classic after 4 months of looking (they had been discontinued over a year before) and actually the last Browning Fusion (as my local dealer said they can not get it any more as it is discontinued from Browning)

Ask for Ross Faulkner, they also guarantee the best price in canada.

Andy

[Gateholio]

It's pretty easy to fnd a rifle like you specify in 300Wincheste ror 338 Winchester...and the ballistics are not s different. maybe you shoudl take a look at these cartridges? Just a thought...

[quiteman]

Try Del Selins In Vernon BC

[Will]

It's pretty easy to fnd a rifle like you specify in 300Wincheste ror 338 Winchester...and the ballistics are not s different. maybe you shoudl take a look at these cartridges? Just a thought...
Yes, cartridges that deliver 95 % of the performance at 1/2 the price to boot ! :mrgreen:

I'd take a 338 Winnie over the 340 Weatherby any day !
Dido for the 300 Winnie over the Ultra :wink:

[boxhitch]

Yeah, you could go with less...... but then you wouldn't have an Ultra, would you ?

[todbartell]

I'm currenlty building a 300 Ultra Ultra Mag, stay tuned...

[rollingrock]

I'm currenlty building a 300 Ultra Ultra Mag, stay tuned...

You meant ULTRA SQUARE? OMG!:shock:

[sawmill]

[quote=boxhitch;156010]Yeah, you could go with less...... but then you wouldn't have an Ultra, would you ?[/quote
Do you think an elk really cares?:-?

[boxhitch]

I never question what the target thinks. Nor do I question what a shooter may think. He wants an Ultra.

[boxhitch]

any Remington .300 ultra's in the laminated stainless or the Weatherby .340 in the stainless

Selins has a .338 Ultra and some-kind-o Weatherby lined up side by side, but I didn't check the size. Give him a call Tues.

[X-man]

You need to decide how you will hunt, what you will hunt, and how far you will shoot your new gun.
Take the answerers and measure them against your shooting skills.

If you don't currently have the skills required to shoot far far away, you need to drop back and punt....Reconfigure you caliber choice to something more forgiving and manageable.



I shot and hunted the 340 for a decade before I retired it...The 340 is very good but kicks like the Ultra without all of the benefits. As good as the 340 is the 33 Ultra is better.
At long range the 338 Ultra leaves the 338 Win in the dust and gives up nothing to the 300 Ultra. Fast 33's will beat the sh$t out of a junior rifleman though...The 33 Ultra/Wby is no place to learn.
Measure your skill and learn to shoot a 338 Win before you go bigger.

At normal hunting range the 300 Ultra has nothing to offer that 300 Win can not provide.
The 300 Ultra loaded with a 200gr Accubond (or similar) is a very special tool well suited for shots far enough away to require a scope adjustment.
Not that it won't work up close (of course it will), but most of us are better served elsewhere.

Out to 300yds or so the 338 Win is superb.


If you have no intention of shooting game far far (really far) away and don't feel the need for a 338 skip the Ultras and go 300 Win.

One last thought on the 30 cal mags.
The 300 Win produces best accuracy at just below maximum velocity. In my rifles both the 300 Wby and Ultra generated best accuracy a bit above mid pack velocity.

Good luck!

[kutenay]

That, IMHO, is very sound advice and I have shot these rifles and find that, even after decades of shooting, the advantages of any cartridge over the .300 Win. or .338 Win. (my favourite) are largely imaginary.

IF and I stress IF, you CAN shoot twice a week at 400-600 yds. WITH your hunting load for a few months BEFORE hunting with a .300 or .338 UM or .300-.378 Roy, there IS some advantage, but, ONLY under these circumstances. You MUST be a superb shot, wind-doper and able to discipline yourself to use the additional velocity and many cannot handle the recoil.

I find a .340 roy to be much nastier to shoot than my .375 H&H and I far prefer my .338-250 NP rifles, and have shot them at 500 yds, on the old Nelson, BC, range with excellent results. The .338 Win. is a solid 400 yd. performer and that, IMO, is a hell of a long shot for anyone; I have never shot an animal at that distance and wouldn't even try now.