largest case per caliber choice?

[tribb]

Been shooting the 257 Weatherby for about 30 years now. It set the bar pretty high for shooting fast and flat, it's still tough to beat by much even after all these years of "improvements".

 

[tribb]

Been shooting the 257 Weatherby for about 30 years now. It set the bar pretty high for shooting fast and flat, it's still tough to beat by much even after all these years of "improvements"
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[QuietTexan]

I have a 30XC reamer and a 40" 6-twist barrel blank for it....

The only practical reason for it is there's several ranges around here that says nothing over 30 cal, and I like to FAFO.

 

[blksno]

Carbine barrels on bolt rifles is a fad with many flaws. It will pass.

ohhhh, I don't know about that. Suppressor availability, popularity and efficiency has made short barrels the perfect choice for me and I'll never change.
I shoot plenty of 24-26-28" rifles for competition...all with brakes...but when I go into the field, everything is 18" or less with a can.
In fact, I'm considering a 12-14" barrel for a 22 Creed coyote barrel.

The need for barrel length to hunt effectively was a fad that's finally dying.

 

[lancetkenyon]

I made a 6.5-.338 RUM and a 7-.338 RUM. Why? More velocity. Like they say in drag racing: No substitute for cubic inches.

"No replacement for displacement".

 

[cohunt]

Allen express, Allen magnum, lazzeroni, enabler, cheytac......all hold big payloads

 

[K.E.C. Darkside]

For now I still like my Wm, RUMS, and
Weatherby Mags.
Someday my 308 base cartridges will become my favorite.

 

[bpuff]

I have wildcats on the following cases, WSM, Belted mags (full length), RUM & Rigby Improved.
The most successful for me have been the Rigby Improved cases, they start at 30 then 338, 375 & 408 (still developing that one).
Have considered 7mm, but the 7RUM is ample case capacity.

300 Weatherby for 6.5mm is ample case capacity, or even a 6.5STW, which I had several years ago. Have done a 6.5-270 Weatherby, but that and 264WM are neck and neck.
I really love my custom 264WM, it is amazingly accurate.

Cheers.

I have a pair of 6.5-300 Weatherby magnums and love the round. It is accurate and blazing fast.

 

[AussieWriter]

ohhhh, I don't know about that. Suppressor availability, popularity and efficiency has made short barrels the perfect choice for me and I'll never change.
I shoot plenty of 24-26-28" rifles for competition...all with brakes...but when I go into the field, everything is 18" or less with a can.
In fact, I'm considering a 12-14" barrel for a 22 Creed coyote barrel.

The need for barrel length to hunt effectively was a fad that's finally dying.

Longer barrels were more common for rifle balance and handling, to gain factory specs from the cartridge and they also maximised burning characteristics for the powder charge which reduced muzzle blast also keeping that blast further from your ear.

The day John Rigby starts putting a can on their new carbine stalking rifle will be the day this argument is won.

 

[blksno]

Longer barrels were more common for rifle balance and handling, to gain factory specs from the cartridge and they also maximised burning characteristics for the powder charge which reduced muzzle blast also keeping that blast further from your ear.

The day John Rigby starts putting a can on their new carbine stalking rifle will be the day this argument is won.

 

[AussieWriter]

As I age lighter is better. Who knew that I would shred my favorite 300 WM with a 26" barrel for a 300 WSM with a 24" fluted stainless with a recently acquired carbon fiber stock which shed enough weight to make it under 8lbs with scope and I wish it had a 20" barrel.
I like the 300WSM because it is efficient in the shorter barrel and shorter action. I wish the 300 RCM would have been more accepted but the 300 WSM is the next best thing IMHO.
I guess I am currently considering something like a NULA with anywhere from 18" to 20" barrel. 300 WSM would be nice.
Ps. My deer rifle is a Rem. Model 7 in .308 Win with 18.5" barrel sporting a new Stockys Carbon fiber hunters stock. I have hunted with it for 35 years and never felt at a disadvantage. I have taken many deer, moose and caribou with this rifle. One particular memory of a caribou at 440 yds in January on the Hudson Bay tundra is special.
My first bolt action was a Remington 700 with a 20" factory ordered barrel in 1974. Who knows maybe it was a trend.

Weatherby introduced a short barrel 7mm Rem in the Vanguard in the early 80's and I got to play with one.

It proved 3 things:
1. Muzzle blast increased.
2. Factory specs for the cartridge were lost.
3. The same slow burning powders produced the best results and faster burning powders could not make up velocity in the shorter tube. That myth still continues occasionally today.

 

[AussieWriter]

I notice a .338/06 thread draws a lot more attention and follow up postings that the clipped barrel fraternity. Interesting.

 

[comfisherman]

The day John Rigby starts putting a can on their new carbine stalking rifle will be the day this argument is won.

Not going to argue john rigby makes a work of functional art, but globally how many rifles do they sell a year? I'm guessing a week of sales from just one of the mid tier rifle companies puts more rifles in hands than rigby.


In one of your later posts you talk about playing with a shorter barrel 7 rem mag in the 80s. I'll raise you one, in the 2010s a local smith used to sell takeoff and surplus barrels for pennies on the dollar. At one point we cut down from 26 a 7 rum, a 7 rem mag and a 7 wsm (they were savage barrels and 25 to 50$, so we also did a 270 wsm that we did exhaustive testing on as well as 243 and a 22 250). There certainly is a point where muzzle blast gets annoying and there are points for all cartridges that velocity drops off significantly. However, there are sweet spots that a growing number of us are gravitating towards.

Buddy traded out a rifle that came 24 inches with a break in 6.5 creedmore for a 21 inch 6.5 prc with a can. The can plus barrel is the same as his creedmore but significantly quite as well as a slight bump in performance for the same oal length rifle. Not all trends are totally baseless, shorter barrel with can works for a lot of guys.

 

[Jeff Heeg osoh]

I made a 6.5-.338 RUM and a 7-.338 RUM. Why? More velocity. Like they say in drag racing: No substitute for cubic inches.

Good times for sure
My past
196 grains of H50 pushing a 361 gr bullet at 3493 fps
199 grains of H50 pushing a 400 gr bullet at 3460s fps
It did its purpose to make the top ten, our true competition was wind in the mountains at Raton.

tires and barrels all the same in the world of dragsters when lit

JH