looking to build a a new better handling rifle

[JakeC]

I know what you mean; here's the route I went with https://www.longrangehunting.com/threads/30-gibbs-is-finally-ready.242088/, Kimber 84 Hunter in .30-06 rechambered in .30 Gibbs.

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As far as gunsmith, @Mike from Texas might have recommendations near you. Good luck with your project build.

That's exactly what I was thinking, an improved '06.

OP, I built a 7 saum a year and a half ago. A 280ai or long WSM are both good investments. A midweight 7 is an absolute joy to load for and use, but I would not build a 7mm this year unless you've got great component access. I mean, folks have been helping me on here and stuff turns up but you're going to need bullets and 4831 range powder. Both are possible, but a chore. Or you'll be stuck using the heaviest bullets, h1000, a long pain the neck barrel and you'll want to source mag primers. Build a 30 in that standard action instead. You can have a lot more pills to play with and the 4350 range is on the shelf once a week lately. I'd literally do what Feenix did, a 30-06 with an improved or modernized reamer.

Or I'd build another 6.5-06 and spend the saved reamer/component money on a carbon barrel. My biggest regret right now is being afraid of the recoil and going heavier than I needed to. I'm younger so I can stomach a ten pound rifle, but I sure wish it was 8.

 

[Elk Hunter 338]

280 AI is a good choice. Great performance with somewhat mild recoil. I just finished one up this winter. It's shooting the 140 AH just over 3300 FPS with H100V out of a 23" IBI 1-7.5" twist. It's not overly light but it's wearing a fairly heavy NF NX8.

may I ask what stock that is??

 

[BEEMAN]

may I ask what stock that is??

That's a paradigm carbon fibre. Very light weight. Fit was ok, but had to remove quite a bit of material to get the bolt handle to drop all the way. Going off memory with the Hawkins M5 BDL in the stock with no trigger was 1 lb 9 oz.

 

[Elk Hunter 338]

That's a paradigm carbon fibre. Very light weight. Fit was ok, but had to remove quite a bit of material to get the bolt handle to drop all the way. Going off memory with the Hawkins M5 BDL in the stock with no trigger was 1 lb 9 oz.

are they able too be bought i cant seem to fins anything on them

 

[BEEMAN]

are they able too be bought i cant seem to fins anything on them

Yes you should be able to buy one. I'm in Canada so I went through a dealer here. They also make barrels I believe. I forget which state they're located in. They're pricey up here! But really no more than a manners EH1.

 

[FEENIX]

are they able too be bought i cant seem to fins anything on them

Try https://paradigmcarbon.com/rifle/

SOURCE: https://www.snipershide.com/shooting/threads/paradigm-carbon.7041673/

Yes you should be able to buy one. I'm in Canada so I went through a dealer here. They also make barrels I believe. I forget which state they're located in. They're pricey up here! But really no more than a manners EH1.

From the area code on the link, they are in Sioux Falls, SD.

 

[nksmfamjp]

I'm thinking a 270 Win fast twist like 1:8 with enough freebore to shoot a long mono with only the boat tail below the shoulder.

Action would be something light like the lightweight stock with adequate cheek height; Ant-Ti action; BDL bottom metal; Jewell trigger; 22" #2 Brux with light brake

 

[JakeC]

I'm thinking a 270 Win fast twist like 1:8 with enough freebore to shoot a long mono with only the boat tail below the shoulder.

Action would be something light like the lightweight stock with adequate cheek height; Ant-Ti action; BDL bottom metal; Jewell trigger; 22" #2 Brux with light brake

I was thinking the same thing with a 28 nosler for his magnum action. 195 a-tip at max length. Or one of the other noslers.

 

[Calvin45]

I'm thinking a 270 Win fast twist like 1:8 with enough freebore to shoot a long mono with only the boat tail below the shoulder.

Action would be something light like the lightweight stock with adequate cheek height; Ant-Ti action; BDL bottom metal; Jewell trigger; 22" #2 Brux with light brake

@Muddyboots could provide
A bunch of useful info for
Such a build.

 

[Calvin45]

Maybe a 7mm weatherby off the magnum action. Not everyone has one, it's a real sleeper…barely behind the rum and stw at way less powder charge, what the 7 rem could have been but wasn't.

For the non mag action I've always wanted to do a 6mm-06, 6-06 ai, or .240 Gibbs BUT not
For an elk rifle so…

 

[Alibiiv]

Hello folks, I havent posted in a good long while. I havent been shooting or hunting in at least a decade. Work and life has just gotten in the way. Well I decided, that's enough! I havent been keeping up with the world of firearms and WOW much has changed. many years ago I built a 6.5-06, its a tack driver for sure. Its a semi-custom built on a tikka 695 action with a bartlien 1:8.5 5r heavy sporter and a laminate stock. It is a bit heavy but I dont really mind as long as i'm not climbing mountians too much, so it needs a buddy. a little lighter more focused around more mountainous hunting. I have been through the warbirds, RUMs and lapua some years ago but I'm looking not to absorb all that recoil these days. These I call super mags. I have two doner rifles one is a tikka 695 338 win mag and the other is a TRG-s 270. So, 473 532 bases. I'm torchering myself trying to decide what I want to do. I am leaning to the 280AI ( commercial round, ha who would have thought that) or an alternate standard mag. I'm thinking a 28 of some kind. So looking at the 7 WSM this could work in a longer action but then got to looking at the 300 wsm then necking it down to a 28 would give me a little longer neck plus the longer action would allow me to seat out and take advantage of the longer bullet selections. not sure of the brass considerations as I have never fooled with any of the short fats. All this being said, the sako or the tikka. I feel the sako is a better action but I have never had a problem with the 695's. I do not need or want a super light feathery rifle but 8#ish is fine.
One other thing, my old gunsmith has retired and I need some suggestions on a really good one. I live in texas but I'm not against sending it somewhere.

Thank you for your time

What are you intending to do/hunt with this rifle, and at what distances are you planning on doing the shooting at realistically? I truly am not a fan of the new, "designer" cartridges out there because I believe their design was primarily to sell rifles first, with performance coming in second. I'm not so sure about how the WSM cartridges will work in the long actions ; however, if you're thinking about .28 caliber the 7mm RemMag is a tough cartridge to beat as is the .280 Ackley Improved. A fast twist, 24-26 inch barrel would get you the maximum out of either of these two cartridges, and components are affordable and available. Again a lit more information would be helpful.

 

[4thefunofit]

Here's an interesting possibility from a previous LRH thread.

Long range 270-08 AI

Just wondering if anyone out there has a heavy barrel 270-08 AI and what sort of groupings you are getting? I'm thinking of doing a 270 on a blown out Lapua 260 Remington case with a 30 degree shoulder for 500 to 1000 yard varmints, medium size game and targets.

www.longrangehunting.com

 

[Alibiiv]

Nice weight, over 50 it seams to matter a little more. nice rifle!

Haaaaaaa………wait til you're 70+ and the rifle has to fit into a wheelchair scabbard!!!

 

[hudgic]

6.5 weatherby RPM