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Got 50 pieces of brass fireformed last weekend. I will be doing a seating depth test to start out. I have those rounds loaded up and...

Man this cartridge looks pretty sweet. Runs with the larger cases very well. Performance like it has another 5-10gr capacity. I have a...

50 rounds A little update. Just went out this morning and fireformed 50 rounds to start load development. Used 58 Gr of H1000 and some...

Yes, the Max. Korhil is correct on the coal. I had previously mentioned 3.090" but that is not what the 195 is. I measured mine at about...

Just got a new addition to the rifle in the mail today. A Bradley cheekrest. First time that I have ever used one but it is a very...

Sweet rig! There may be a reason to have kids after all! I'm waiting on a barrel for a 338 max.

Different cases, same bullet. SAUM left and Sherman Short right. notice the amount of the case body used by the bullet, below the...

The Sherman Short Magnums are the best performers in a true short action. Plus, everything is normally in stock including brass...

I also bought a short action mag switch bbl setup, more limiting myself because I'm a lefty and wanted the new HNT26 chassis so Rem...

Looks to me that the Sherman’s are the only comparable cartridges that you can get full potential out of with a true short action. So to...

They both need a medium action to get the full potential but the saum does better in the short than the wsm with long bullets.

If you have a set up for 2.96" COL you can run up to 175gr efficiently. Above that a medium action is needed for good velocity.

From my understanding a 7SAUM needs a medium action to take advantage of it. I don’t own so I’m no expert. I do have a 7WSM in a short...

I’m definitely going to look into 7’s. Lots of compelling arguments here. Sounds like realistically, I should look more into either a...