now we are getting to what i really need to know, spent so much time researching components, if someone has allready ran these numbers for me
i could of settled on caliber by now. if you go with 195eol due you need more
twist than 9; still leaning toward 300winmag for this build.
My buddy is the local gunsmith and has barrelled most of my rifles.
He's located distributors dumping new cm stw pretty cheap. I thought this would be a good donor because of the extended mag
box for the stw. Havent checked what oal or throat length is
needed for 215 berger in a 300wm. Am i...
I HEAR YOU JEFF MY FRIEND HAS A CZ 550 REBARRELLED TO 338LM AND I
DROWL OVER IT. ANOTHER HAS THE SAVAGE AND ONE A MODIFIED WIN 70.
DON'T HAVE A LOT OF EXPERIENCE WITH THE 7STW THE ONES I SHOT
WERE RECHAMBERED 7MAGS WITH FACTORY BARRELS.gun)
I was wanting more barrel life thats why considering 30 or 338
as i do shoot a lot. Even considered a straight 284winny for
practice . Mostly interested in 300 ,but have entertained the 7stw
but most guys in this area have had some accuracy issues.
Plan to hunt elk, mule deer, antelope; and practice my skills at longer ranges so i wanted a magnum ,but barrel life sucks on 6.5x284 and i have lots of mid and short actions. I don't OWN any
big medicine. I have shot the 338 lapua and love it, but not practical
Which calibers give single digit sd. 7mag,300mag, 300um, 338um.
I've had smiths tell me they get a higher percentage of good 30cal
barrels then 7mm; but they say when you get a good 7mm then you
have something. Lets face it i'm a state of tx. Employee i can't
afford to buy four barrels. I hear...