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<blockquote data-quote="Buddro" data-source="post: 1524662" data-attributes="member: 108148"><p>Hello, I have several questions revolving around a sheep gun I am planning to build soon. I'll try to run down what I am looking for and why I've made my choices so far. I want to set up a packable mountain gun with low enough recoil that i can spend serious range time with it without punishing my shoulder. After much research and soul searching .270 wsm with a 24ish inch barrel seems to be my best option. 6.5s just dont do it for me, I considered a 300wsm and really loaded with light for caliber bullets it would probably be the best option but it just doesnt seem like enough of a divergence from the 7 mag that I already own. I would much prefer a .270 win on a wood stock but I dont have the time or space to work my own stock so I'll save that build for later.</p><p>I plan to design this gun around shooting 130 grain tsx bullets. I intend to use it mainly as a mid range <500 yard sheep gun and as such I want to run a bullet perfectly capable of blowing out shoulders and anchoring game before it can get to bluffs. Also I am a biologist and really want to foray into non toxic bullets, I've never met a person in real life who has been disappointed with the performance of barnes bullets. (I've seen plenty of online posts from disappointed customers and I am fully aware that these bullets are ineffective at slow speeds and must hit bone to be counted on at more than moderate ranges.) To accommodate long for weight copper bullets I intend to order reamers with longer than standard throats. A barnes rep also recommended a longer throat as their bullets tend to like a little extra freebore</p><p></p><p>That brings the build to model 700 short action, mcmillan edge stock, ~24 inch 1 in 9 barrel.</p><p></p><p>Here is where the questions begin. I know .270 wsms are already designed to use all the space the model 700 has to offer. I have looked into using a wyatt mbe-4 extended box mag to allow for longer coal but I dont know If it will be enough. Does anyone here have experience with extended throats in .270 wsm? If so, have you ever loaded for tsx bullets and how did they perform? How much longer is your throat, I am sure you designed your gun around vld performance, how does it do with those and how do they feed?</p><p></p><p>I am open to other cartridges and may have to change my build all together if I cannot chamber the longer .270 wsms</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Buddro, post: 1524662, member: 108148"] Hello, I have several questions revolving around a sheep gun I am planning to build soon. I'll try to run down what I am looking for and why I've made my choices so far. I want to set up a packable mountain gun with low enough recoil that i can spend serious range time with it without punishing my shoulder. After much research and soul searching .270 wsm with a 24ish inch barrel seems to be my best option. 6.5s just dont do it for me, I considered a 300wsm and really loaded with light for caliber bullets it would probably be the best option but it just doesnt seem like enough of a divergence from the 7 mag that I already own. I would much prefer a .270 win on a wood stock but I dont have the time or space to work my own stock so I'll save that build for later. I plan to design this gun around shooting 130 grain tsx bullets. I intend to use it mainly as a mid range <500 yard sheep gun and as such I want to run a bullet perfectly capable of blowing out shoulders and anchoring game before it can get to bluffs. Also I am a biologist and really want to foray into non toxic bullets, I've never met a person in real life who has been disappointed with the performance of barnes bullets. (I've seen plenty of online posts from disappointed customers and I am fully aware that these bullets are ineffective at slow speeds and must hit bone to be counted on at more than moderate ranges.) To accommodate long for weight copper bullets I intend to order reamers with longer than standard throats. A barnes rep also recommended a longer throat as their bullets tend to like a little extra freebore That brings the build to model 700 short action, mcmillan edge stock, ~24 inch 1 in 9 barrel. Here is where the questions begin. I know .270 wsms are already designed to use all the space the model 700 has to offer. I have looked into using a wyatt mbe-4 extended box mag to allow for longer coal but I dont know If it will be enough. Does anyone here have experience with extended throats in .270 wsm? If so, have you ever loaded for tsx bullets and how did they perform? How much longer is your throat, I am sure you designed your gun around vld performance, how does it do with those and how do they feed? I am open to other cartridges and may have to change my build all together if I cannot chamber the longer .270 wsms [/QUOTE]
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