Darkfightr
Member
I know these are always wildly debated and opinionated, but I have to ask...
Is 7mm Sherman Shortmag Tactical (7 SST) the perfect cartridge for a new rifle build for my purposes?
Purpose:
-Elk(plus other bigger game) capable to about 5-600 yards
-lightweight (7ish pounds) mountain rifle
About me:
-Reloader, not really wanting to dive into a neck turned, super rare wildcat.
- would prefer to build off of a short action
- sorta recoil sensitive? On paper, a 180ish grain bullet at like 2900ish FPS in a 7 lb rifle seems doable in recoil calculators (I shoot 6.5 CM, 308 win and lighter 270 win loads regularly without issue). This is what is keeping me back from the big 30 nosler/win mag/prc and bigger since I do plan to shoot and practice quite regularly and often.
-cost of components is not a real concern (I know the brass isn't cheap for 7 SST)
If you feel there are better cartridges, with less recoil, but the same ballistics for a lazy reloader, please suggest them. Thanks.
Is 7mm Sherman Shortmag Tactical (7 SST) the perfect cartridge for a new rifle build for my purposes?
Purpose:
-Elk(plus other bigger game) capable to about 5-600 yards
-lightweight (7ish pounds) mountain rifle
About me:
-Reloader, not really wanting to dive into a neck turned, super rare wildcat.
- would prefer to build off of a short action
- sorta recoil sensitive? On paper, a 180ish grain bullet at like 2900ish FPS in a 7 lb rifle seems doable in recoil calculators (I shoot 6.5 CM, 308 win and lighter 270 win loads regularly without issue). This is what is keeping me back from the big 30 nosler/win mag/prc and bigger since I do plan to shoot and practice quite regularly and often.
-cost of components is not a real concern (I know the brass isn't cheap for 7 SST)
If you feel there are better cartridges, with less recoil, but the same ballistics for a lazy reloader, please suggest them. Thanks.