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New Horizon 300 Win Mag
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03/17/15 02:55 AM
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DStroud
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Second trip to the range with the Model 70 upgraded by Derrick at Horizon with a new trigger/barrel/ bedded and braked with a nice Custom finish in Titanium. First trip grouped great and velocity was impressive but only had enough after chrono to shoot one group but it was sub 1/2 MOA Late today went back to verify speed and see if the first group was a fluke. It was not. 3 Shots Here is the gun.
"Anyone taking up handloading necessarily plays with unknown factors and takes chances. But so does anyone who drives a car,goes to a cocktail party,eats in a restaurant,or gets married."
Jack O'Connor 1963
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Re: New Horizon 300 Win Mag
[Re: DStroud]
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03/17/15 03:14 AM
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Re: New Horizon 300 Win Mag
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03/17/15 03:21 AM
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Nice rifle. A buds 300wm had freakishly fast speeds for the first 100 rounds ( pushing 230 berger hybrids @ 3000fps ) it settled in around 2950 fps after 100 or so.
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Re: New Horizon 300 Win Mag
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03/17/15 12:09 PM
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Good looking rifle and good groups
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Re: New Horizon 300 Win Mag
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03/17/15 02:37 PM
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Not to bad for a old winchester 70 control feed
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Re: New Horizon 300 Win Mag
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03/17/15 02:50 PM
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Not to bad for a old winchester 70 control feed Just more proof the quality of the barrel and a smith that knows what he's doing is the most important part of the barreled action. Well done, Derrick and DStroud!
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Re: New Horizon 300 Win Mag
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03/17/15 03:00 PM
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I will take my old Win m70 over a rem 700 any day! Rem actions have a huge aftermarket support for a reason. It takes all of it to make them shoot. Lol
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Re: New Horizon 300 Win Mag
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03/17/15 03:24 PM
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I will take my old Win m70 over a rem 700 any day! Rem actions have a huge aftermarket support for a reason. It takes all of it to make them shoot. Lol Are you on the forum and driving? Got a winchester here with your name on it ready to go home.
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Re: New Horizon 300 Win Mag
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03/17/15 03:33 PM
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I don't know what you are talking about. Lol
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Re: New Horizon 300 Win Mag
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03/17/15 03:37 PM
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I don't know what you are talking about. Lol LOL
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Re: New Horizon 300 Win Mag
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03/18/15 09:32 PM
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Very nice rifle!
So is this a Ford vs. Chevy thing, or is there a genuine reason not to build on a Win 70 CRF action?
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Re: New Horizon 300 Win Mag
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03/19/15 01:17 AM
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Very nice rifle!
So is this a Ford vs. Chevy thing, or is there a genuine reason not to build on a Win 70 CRF action? Personally you are just introducing another variable with the extractor cut that needs to be done right to get it to shoot right. The other thing is its annoying to have a CRF if you are just throwing rounds in the chamber vs loading them from the mag.
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Re: New Horizon 300 Win Mag
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03/20/15 03:01 PM
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I got to see Derrick and Horizon's operation first hand yesterday. TOP NOTCH all around! I was crazy impressed...and the cake wasn't half bad either.
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Re: New Horizon 300 Win Mag
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03/20/15 11:48 PM
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Cake...... Wait a minute. I must be seeing him on the wrong days.
"Anyone taking up handloading necessarily plays with unknown factors and takes chances. But so does anyone who drives a car,goes to a cocktail party,eats in a restaurant,or gets married."
Jack O'Connor 1963
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Re: New Horizon 300 Win Mag
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03/20/15 11:56 PM
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Do we get a cake if we order a gun?
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Re: New Horizon 300 Win Mag
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03/21/15 02:24 PM
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DStroud
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I bet he has a sign up next time that I go by that says " Free Cake Tomorrow ".
"Anyone taking up handloading necessarily plays with unknown factors and takes chances. But so does anyone who drives a car,goes to a cocktail party,eats in a restaurant,or gets married."
Jack O'Connor 1963
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