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all for nothing i supose. nah, had to give the caliber a try give it some range time and see what i thought of it. for one the rifle was to big and heavy for a mtn type rifle. 24" magnum taper barrel and heavy walnut. noticably beefier than the mkII walnut stocks. 8.25 with no glass is what it weighs. funny thing is i wanted want the 300win in a rifle any lighter.
a 3006 in stainles synthetic ruger poped up and i promptly did a straight trade for it. its mKII 22" barrel and about a pound lighter. ive actualy had two of these rifles in the past and didnt hang on to either and wished i had both times. so i snagged it and let the 300 go that id been him hahing all over since i got it..
i havent shot the 3006 yet. i tore it apart sandblasted it, like ive always wanted to do on stainless ruger because the shine is just to much for me. after sand blasting i rubbed it with triple out steel wool to smooth it up so finger prints didnt stick in open pores in the stainless steel.
barrel action trigger gaurd bolt handle. and rings all got blasted. then the rifle was pressure washed. then got the dishwasher treatmeant.
ounce all that was doen i tore the bolt apart. yanked the trigger out of it. and cleaned it up more. put it back together just to tear the trigger back out and do some stoneing to get the pull down and make it crisper.
now all thats done, its bolted back in the synthetic stock and has the 3-9x40 vxII matte glass on it. ive bore sighted it scrubed the bore and am waitn to punch some paper.
i now belive ive got the no frills all around all weather hunting rifle that can do it all.
recoil to me from the past rifles feel a hair less than the 300win but in lighter easier package to pack days on end in the high country and 3006 has enough punch to take any big game here in idaho that ive ever have the mind to chase.
Evan
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