Useful purpose for 7rum action

[ARlife4me]

i'd barrel it in something i can find brass and/or ammo in. you have a 30 and 30cal , so go 26 or 28cal as you can use heavier bullets than the 26 if it's in your needs. using the same action can limit cartridge(s) that can be used as per feed ramps.

 

[Wild Monkey]

Keeping the magnum bolt face I would recommend moving down Caliber to 7mm. This offers more options that will reward you with less kick. Otherwise just about the only choice is 300 Win Mag, and ammo is everywhere and in a huge assortment. I wouldn't recommend any short action cartridges with your 3.6" Action.

 

[Wachsmann]

It all depends on what you are envisioning. I think with what you have now I would move to a 7mm or the 6.5mm. With the rum length action and magnum it depends do you want really long range, or something that will get the job done and not pound you. A good old 7mag or the new 7PRC probably would be better in the 24 inch length with a 1/8 twist. You said you don't hand load so probably the 7PRC. If 6.5 then 6.5PRC. Very good factory offering. Also don't forget about the 6.8 Western. I would narrow down what I'm actually looking for as for caliber, distance I want to kill something at, and does it have enough retained energy to make a bullet function at that distance. If going 300PRC also go with a 1/8. Then you will never worry about if you have enough twist to stabilize a 250atip. Even when shot out of the slower 300PRC the 250ATIP is one heck of a BC monster. I'm in the same boat somewhat between 7mm something but o really only have 2 choices 280AI or 7mm rem mag. Both will have a 26 inch barrel for me. The 280ai will be much easier on the action to setup I think. The 7mm will require a bolt face change.

 

[lancetkenyon]

Someone mentioned mentioned 300PRC and I think i like the idea but I read they need a longer barrel. How short can I leave the barrel without loosing a lot of velocity?

I have loaded for 22", 24", 26", and 28".

My personal 300PRC is a 26". I almost wish I would have gone 22". I think that would have met my original speed wishes of 2850-2900 w. 215s. But since I went 26", I am wringing out the speed with 230 Hybs @ 2997fps over N570. I am still considering buying a 22" and chambering it up for the same rifle.

I will say it ROCKS the steel at 1400 like a sledgehammer. But also thumps the collar bone seeing as I am running it suppressed.

 

[Buttermilk]

My choice would be 30 Nosler or 28 Nosler.

Custom reamer for the 30 Nosler and maybe Saami spec for the 28 Nosler.

 

[HRM Johnny]

300 WSM/PRC/WM/WBY, 30 Nosler

Excellent job on the new picture you have.

 

[Rum Man]

24" Carbon 300 Rum for the Win !
But I do have a Small liking for the Rum's !

On a side note i have a few magnum actions setting and a brand new 6.5 prc Omr Carbon Remage barrel that will be set up this Spring !
But i reload so this might not be good for you.

Rum man

 

[taylorms]

If you are just wanting to do a barrel swap, and you are keeping all else the same (i.e. bottom metal) 300 PRC. Keep the magazine/feeding in mind when considering some of these other cartridges.

 

[grouse]

you have 30 cal and 338 cal. You cover a lot of bases with those two. I don't think you need to do anything else. I'd sell it and get a 6mm of choice to cover some smaller caliber options.

 

[Will.284]

I'd say sell it to me!!

 

[trd33s]

Will.284 and Grouse.....Sorry guys, its to pretty of a rifle, I can' make myself sell it. I've had it for years and just refuse to shoot such a large caliber with a rubber recoil pad that is almost as hard as the walnut it's screwed to.

RUM man, I'm with ya dude! I love my RUMs but I'm tired of 30+ inch barrels. They are to long in a blind and I had them built when I thought I would never get to hurting to bad, or not have enough patience to carry them. And honestly my uncle reloads for it and he has locked the bolt down trying to get more velocity than a factory 26" but it seems like anything shorter would be a bigger fireball out of the muzzle. My 300 Rum is actually what Im trying to replace, I love the knock down, love the way it shoots, just hate to carry it.

Taylorms, Thanks! that's part of my concern is feeding issues but honestly I didn't think about the ramps, I was worried about the rails being so wide they wouldn't keep a smaller round down in the factory magwell.

Between replacing the 300 RUM with something lighter and already having a 29"long #2 profile 7 mag, and just having bought a 6.5 Creed from Pure Precision, (go ahead, roast away) Id kinda like to stay 30cal.

I guess that's my biggest concern, I would like something that lays rib shot deer flat at 500 but with a 22-24" barrel, preferably carbon that I can suppress that I can let a 9 year old shoot. I feel like that's still a bit of a step down as the 300 RUM hit an elk low front shoulder at 502 and it just went to its knees then done a back flip. Is that the WM or PRC? Am I asking to much?

Ive already stacked a safe full trying to find something that performs with the RUM but is lighter and shorter. Looking for an end to the madness.

Should I just get back in the gym?

 

[Buttermilk]

No need to worry about going shorter barrel length. I've got several short barrel XP-100's, including two 30 Nosler's on 18.5" and 19" bbl's. Both shoot extremely well, with 1/2 moa accuracy and Berger 210's at 2850 fps. No fireball out the muzzle that I can see. I also have a 7mm RSAUM on a 17.5" bbl, and it shoots the 162/168 bullets at 2850, again with 1/2 moa accuracy. I've shot these short barrels out to 1,100 yards on steel successfully.

The 28 Nosler would be less recoil than the 30 cal's and still hit like the hammer of Thor. Even the 30 Nosler would work quite well.

The action is already setup for the RUM cartridge, and the Nosler cases are simply shortened RUM cases with a sharper shoulder angle. Should have no issues feeding the cartridges.

 

[Rum Man]

I have used this alot but it still stands true.

Rum Man

 

[Wachsmann]

That so funny. May have to use that some time at work.