Deciding My Next Rifle’s Chambering

[FEENIX]

@Jud96 if you're considering building a wildcat, go with your design wildcat.

 

[Jud96]

@Jud96 if you're considering building a wildcat, go with your design wildcat.

Haha I'll have to design one first. That would be cool though.

 

[FEENIX]

Haha I'll have to design one first. That would be cool though.

Yep! My build is finally done, and I will post some pictures soon. Stay away from modern cartridges; most are already improved and offer little improvement opportunity.

 

[Jud96]

Yep! My build is finally done, and I will post some pictures soon. Stay away from modern cartridges; most are already improved and offer little improvement opportunity.

What did you chamber it in?

 

[BAKPAKR]

@Jud96, I like your idea of a long throated 7mm RM.

 

[FEENIX]

What did you chamber it in?

Check your PM.

 

[Mark37082]

If you want a fire breather go with 28N. Nothing wrong with the 7RM. Depending on your bolt face another option would be a milder 280AI. Peterson brass and a pleasant cartridge to spend time behind.

 

[xsn10s]

@Jud96 if you're considering building a wildcat, go with your design wildcat.

You could even build your own reamer too.

 

[Jud96]

I wanted to clarify some things. I know there's much more modern and "better" designs than the 7mm Rem Mag. However, I feel like every cartridge has an ultimatum. Brass is either hard to get or you have to make it, or the brass is low quality in general, or the SAAMI specs aren't ideal and you have to order a custom reamer to make it right, dies are custom or hard to find, the cartridge is too overbore, etc etc. I like the cartridges that fall around the 180 @ 3000fps sweet spot. I have a 284 Win/Norma already that pushes a 175 @ 2820ish. I'd like to have a little more than that but maybe not go to a fire breather like a 28 Nosler.

 

[308win]

7-300PRC running the 180Hybrid @ 3100fps and not even leaning on it. It loves H-1000. Great case capacity too, incase you think about the 195

 

[Jud96]

7-300PRC running the 180Hybrid @ 3100fps and not even leaning on it. It loves H-1000. Great case capacity too, incase you think about the 195

I'd like to try that one out, but I'd have to order a reamer and wait 4-5 months.

 

[308win]

I'd like to try that one out, but I'd have to order a reamer and wait 4-5 months.

Nothing against the 7Mag, but this thing shines with 180s! I don't think you would be disappointed, except for the wait

 

[FEENIX]

You could even build your own reamer too.

Yep! I have the chamber reamer done by Manson and the sizing reamer by PT&G, and all of my dies, including the hydraulic forming die, are custom-built by my GS using blank dies.

 

[xsn10s]

7mm Ackley Magnum. 4D has the reamer.