Posted: 8/28/2025 7:45:25 PM EDT
[Last Edit: SoVa][Edited]
 I picked up a weatherby model 307 alpine ct chambered in 300 prc. I am looking forward to getting it to the range soon. |
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Originally Posted By DVCER: That is a great caliber. What you hunting? I have my second elk hunt next fall, caribou in 2027, plan to take it for plains game in Africa, Sitka black tail and mule deer. I live on the east coast and have a few other rifles for white tail and hogs. I got this rifle more for out west and Africa but I may use it to stretch across some bean fields at home as well. |
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Nice looking rifle! I have no experience with the Weatherby 307, but the Peak 44 stocks are excellent. My Defiance .308 has a Blacktooth on it and it's my favorite stock, though the LOP could be a little longer. Hope it works well for you. I can't remember if you've been to Africa before and I can't make out exactly what scope you have on the rifle, but if you're going to Limpopo the scope might be a little much. When I was there a few months ago I used the PH's .308 with a 3.5-10 Leupold on it. I set it to 4 and never touched it again. At the ranges you'll generally shoot there you probably won't need more. The .300 PRC should do a great job as long as you choose a relatively tough bullet. I used whatever red-tipped Hornady load the PH provided and the only exit I had was on an impala. I felt a little under-gunned on the blue wildebeest and waterbuck but it did the job. |
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Originally Posted By WI-2021: Nice looking rifle! I have no experience with the Weatherby 307, but the Peak 44 stocks are excellent. My Defiance .308 has a Blacktooth on it and it's my favorite stock, though the LOP could be a little longer. Hope it works well for you. I can't remember if you've been to Africa before and I can't make out exactly what scope you have on the rifle, but if you're going to Limpopo the scope might be a little much. When I was there a few months ago I used the PH's .308 with a 3.5-10 Leupold on it. I set it to 4 and never touched it again. At the ranges you'll generally shoot there you probably won't need more. The .300 PRC should do a great job as long as you choose a relatively tough bullet. I used whatever red-tipped Hornady load the PH provided and the only exit I had was on an impala. I felt a little under-gunned on the blue wildebeest and waterbuck but it did the job. @WI-2021 the scope is a 4-16 primary arms out of their GLX line. Fantastic optic but it is a placeholder while I make my mind up on what will be on it permanently. Put the first shots through it yesterday, group was under an inch after I got it dialed in despite cleaning between shots. Average speed with Hornady outfitter 190 grain copper solid was 2968 (faster than I expected out of a 22” pipe). I will post some more updates as I use it, no wester or Oconus hunts this year but I will likely use it on some whitetail and sika just to get comfortable with it. |
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Originally Posted By SoVa: @WI-2021 the scope is a 4-16 primary arms out of their GLX line. Fantastic optic but it is a placeholder while I make my mind up on what will be on it permanently. Put the first shots through it yesterday, group was under an inch after I got it dialed in despite cleaning between shots. Average speed with Hornady outfitter 190 grain copper solid was 2968 (faster than I expected out of a 22” pipe). I will post some more updates as I use it, no wester or Oconus hunts this year but I will likely use it on some whitetail and sika just to get comfortable with it. Sounds like it's going to shoot very well and I would think that load would be more than up to the task on larger plains game. I suspect the .308 load I was using was an SST. I originally planned to take my .300WM and use 200gr Terminal Ascents this year, but the trip schedule pushed me into using the PH's rifle. I tend to use placeholder scopes initially too. In my case it's usually a 2.5-10 Viper HS. It's good enough to test the rifle, fits on everything and will survive some pretty stout recoil, but it's never quite what I want long-term. Hope your new rifle continues to work well. |