7 SAUM SA 26” VS 7 SAUM LA 24”

[Baker Alvin]

Tagging In!

 

[dogz]

I'm not sure if there's a large enough difference in recoil/barrel life that a guy would notice it.

I'll vote 7 PRC for a Long Action build

Anyone shot both and can confirm yay or nay?

I'm with you on this, plus long run...the PRC brass will be readily available

 

[RH300UM]

To the OP
My 26 inch barreled 7saum is a remy short action. I just started a new 8lb jug of rl26 (different lot) I am getting 3043 fps es of 8 @ 72* and 4800 elevation with the 175 EH berger in Norma brass that is 6x fired.

 

[JakeC]

To the OP
My 26 inch barreled 7saum is a remy short action. I just started a new 8lb jug of rl26 (different lot) I am getting 3043 fps es of 8 @ 72* and 4800 elevation with the 175 EH berger in Norma brass that is 6x fired.

That stuff really is magic, huh? That berger is very short on the bearing surface but that's still a wild number. My August project is to play with N565 and see what I can do with the 180eldm.

 

[HBadger89]

To the OP
My 26 inch barreled 7saum is a remy short action. I just started a new 8lb jug of rl26 (different lot) I am getting 3043 fps es of 8 @ 72* and 4800 elevation with the 175 EH berger in Norma brass that is 6x fired.

Nice! Going further down the rabbit hole, are the 7 SAUM and 7 Rsaum the same thing?

Sounds like regardless of the caliber I need to keep an eye out for RL26 lol.

 

[Phil Rizzo]

Do your homework on the rest of the story concerning R26 before you pay the price that will be required.

 

[JakeC]

Nice! Going further down the rabbit hole, are the 7 SAUM and 7 Rsaum the same thing?

Sounds like regardless of the caliber I need to keep an eye out for RL26 lol.

They are the same thing. Almost every website uses a different tag of course. The variants of "7mm remington short action ultra magnum" are endless.

 

[HighDesertHunter]

My thinking has changed over the years focusing on getting just enough out of the rifle for the purpose. I would look at the max range you are targeting and the try to keep the ELDx at 1,800+ FPS at that range. You can likely go 24" or even 22" barrel. I would go SAUM or WSM in either a SA for the SAUM or a XD for the WSM.