Description
The Springfield 2020 Boundary 300 Win Mag is a mountain rifle in the proper sense of the phrase. Seven pounds two ounces bare, 46 inches long, chambered in a magnum that will reach as far as most people can shoot, and backed by a three quarter MOA accuracy guarantee. Springfield built the Model 2020 Boundary rifle for hunters who walk to their shot rather than drive to it, and the 300 Win Mag is the version people pick when the country is open and the animals are large.
What Makes The Springfield 2020 Boundary 300 Win Mag Light
Weight came out in two places. The barrel is 24 inches of 416 stainless with fluting cut down its length, which removes steel from where it contributes least to stiffness. The AG Sportsman carbon fiber stock does the rest, and between them the Springfield 2020 Boundary 300 Win Mag comes in under seven and a quarter pounds before you mount glass.
Nothing structural was given up to get there. The Model 2020 action is custom grade stainless steel with dual locking lugs, EDM cut raceways and an optimised extraction cam, and the bolt is fluted 4140 tool steel with a nitride finish. It is the same action Springfield puts in rifles costing considerably more, and it is what the accuracy guarantee on the Springfield 2020 Boundary 300 Win Mag rests on.
The whole barrelled action wears Tactical Grey Cerakote H-227, which is the finish doing the corrosion work on a rifle intended to spend days in weather. The stock carries a Rogue camouflage pattern with M-Lok slots and QD cups moulded in.
Shooting The Springfield 2020 Boundary 300 Win Mag
A seven pound magnum kicks, and there is no honest way around that. Springfield fitted an SA Radial Brake and a Pachmayr Decelerator pad, and between them the Springfield 2020 Boundary 300 Win Mag is manageable for the two or three shots a hunt actually involves. It is not a rifle you will want to shoot fifty rounds through in an afternoon.
The TriggerTech adjustable trigger runs from 2.5 to 5 pounds and uses a free floating roller between sear and trigger, which is why it breaks the same way cold, wet or gloved. Length of pull is set at 13.5 inches, which suits most adults in a jacket.
Feeding is from a three round internal detachable magazine with one piece bottom metal and a hinged floor plate, so you can unload without cycling live rounds through the chamber. Optics mount to a Picatinny rail on top of the Springfield 2020 Boundary 300 Win Mag using standard 6-48 screws.
Springfield 2020 Boundary 300 Win Mag Specifications
- Caliber: 300 Winchester Magnum
- Barrel: 24 inch fluted 416 stainless steel, 1:10 twist
- Barrel finish: Tactical Grey Cerakote H-227
- Muzzle device: SA Radial Brake
- Action: Model 2020 custom grade stainless, dual locking lugs, EDM cut raceways
- Bolt: Fluted 4140 tool steel with nitride finish
- Trigger: TriggerTech Adjustable, 2.5 to 5 pounds
- Stock: AG Sportsman carbon fiber with M-Lok slots and QD cups
- Recoil pad: Pachmayr Decelerator
- Length of pull: 13.5 inches
- Magazine: 3 round internal detachable, one piece bottom metal, hinged floor plate
- Optic mount: Picatinny rail, Remington 700 pattern, 6-48 screws
- Overall length: 46 inches
- Weight: 7 pounds 2 ounces
- Accuracy: 0.75 MOA guarantee
- Model number: BAB924300WMY
- UPC: 706397979645
A heavy duty padded case with adjustable interior straps and a muzzle protector is included with every Springfield 2020 Boundary 300 Win Mag.
Why Buyers Choose The Springfield 2020 Boundary 300 Win Mag
Lightweight magnums usually come with a compromise you find out about later, normally a barrel that walks as it heats or an action that was never going to hold half inch groups. The Springfield 2020 Boundary 300 Win Mag avoids both by starting with a custom grade action and taking the weight out of the barrel contour and the stock instead of out of the parts that determine accuracy.
The fluted stainless steel barrel is worth dwelling on. Fluting removes mass from the outside of the barrel where it does the least for rigidity, and it increases surface area, which helps a hot barrel shed heat a little faster. On a hunting rifle that fires three shots in a day, that is a weight saving with almost no downside.
The trade offs are real though. A 300 Win Mag in a seven pound rifle recoils hard, and the radial brake that tames it makes the rifle genuinely loud for anyone standing beside you, so ear protection is not optional on the range. Barrel life on a magnum is shorter than a standard cartridge, typically measured in a couple of thousand rounds of serious shooting rather than many thousands.
Three rounds in the magazine is also fewer than some hunters like, and 300 Win Mag ammunition costs meaningfully more than a 308 or a 6.5 Creedmoor, which matters if you intend to practise properly rather than just sight in.
Who Should Buy The Springfield 2020 Boundary 300 Win Mag
The Springfield 2020 Boundary 300 Win Mag is for the hunter covering open country on foot after elk, moose or big mule deer, where the shot might come at 400 yards and every ounce on your back matters by the third day. If most of your shooting happens inside 200 yards or from a stand, a 308 or 6.5 Creedmoor version of the same rifle will be cheaper to feed and far more pleasant to practise with. If you shoot competitively, a heavier barrel will serve you better. This one is built for the mountain.
Learn more about this hunting rifle from the manufacturer, or see more firearms available at MAG5 Firearms.
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