Frank in the Laurels
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mmm...my vote is for the 7mm/08 or if you like big holes the.300saum, both can handle it all..
Best Hunting Caliber that Fits a Short Action??
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pavementends
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Or you could get over the "short action sillyness" and go 280 or 280AI and have a 7mm SAUM with an extra round. Tikka's get recommended although they are not a short action. If length is not an issue the 6.5 Weatherby is the same head size as a 6.5 Creed but with .264 Win capacity although brass is an issue.
bgoldhunter
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7 SAUM is hard to pass up in this situation.
Well, if you're going to go for broke, why not the 6.71 Lazzeroni Blackbird? I have one, built on a Winchester M70 Laredo that was originally in 7mm Rem Mag. It puts a 100 gr Nosler Ballistic Tip at a chrono'd 3,970 ft/sec out of a 26" Lilja barrel... yes I had the BOSS brake re-installed on the Lilja barrel. I built it for coyotes and the one mistake was to spec a 1:12" twist so it likely tops out at 120 grains.
I mean, if you want velocity and don't care about barrel life....
VLD Pilot
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I built a .284 on a short action. It's made for shooting the 162s at 3000 fps with an OAL of 2.980 +/-. Mag fed with accurate mags minus the binder plate. I can shoot lighter bullets about 162s are the longest. Very capable rifle for anything id ever hunt in my region.
Frank in the Laurels
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this will make you laugh ! Machined ??Lazzeronis. Making Weatherby ammo seem cheap since 1990!
Lazzeronis. Making Weatherby ammo seem cheap since 1990!
choprzrul
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Just have that 6.5CM barrel reamed out to 260 AI and call it done. Alpha 260 SRP brass to fire form to Ackley.
Yep, the original headstamped cases were expensive, but I've never fired a factory load. So, it's not out of proportion to any handloaded ammo.Lazzeronis. Making Weatherby ammo seem cheap since 1990!
Would I recommend this route? My earlier post was tongue in cheek, but the effect that 100 gr bullet has on a coyote is dramatic.
Justice1327
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7SS
choprzrul
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If OP is purchasing a spare barrel, why not use a 270 WSM reamer instead of the 6.8 Western so he can take advantage of the added case capacity of the WSM?
Leaf Litter
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Throat length
choprzrul
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an 8 twist barrel and longer throat can't be specified on a custom barrel job for OP's second barrel?
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