Recent content by hawkhunts

What is a 7mm ss? I'm not familiar with it.

That's what i was getting at in my original post in regards to whether i could do the build, was if you could open it up. Thanks for clarifying that. I never thought about a 7wsm, that would be another good option.

Why couldn't you use a 70 short action?

I am in a pretty good position- i have a couple of possibilties for donor actions that serve two different needs- a mid weight 8-9 lb rifle that is reasonable to pack back and forth on truck hunts (antelope/mulies/prairie whitetails) or something that could be a really kick *** lightweight...

I have a couple of prospects for a 6.5 build. One is my old faithful 257 weatherby that may be getting a little loose in the accuracy department ( on a mark v action) and the other is a winchester model 70 featherweight 22-250 that was never super accurate to start with. I am thinking of...

Absolutely my favorite cartridge. This rifle has never let me, or any of the others that have borrowed it, down. I have lasered one shot kills at 697 yds. on pronghorns, 512 on a klipspringer in Zimbabwe, and shot a rock rabbit in Zim so far away the trackers refused to go get it. They didn't...

EDIT... Cooper rifles are a bargain for the price, and with a little load work will usually shoot .2's-.3's. No flame to Tank, but the Coopers *are* guaranteed to shoot less than .5 MOA *and* come with factory shot target. Said target is only shot @ 42 yds, but many groups resemble one hole. In...

It will all be handloaded. I do not consider myself a master reloader, but can definitely handle the fireforming process. For those that mentioned the 7rsaum- good info on the neck length, I never would have thought of that. The reason for my interest in the 280AI is the excalibur rifle from...

Which would be the better candidate between the 7wsm and 280AI for a long range deer and antelope rifle? Why? Is the 7wsm better because of the short, bottleneck case? Any advantages/disadvantages in having a rifle built in either of these on a remington/savage/howa action? With either of them...