Useful purpose for 7rum action

[Wachsmann]

I think when my RUM burns out I will probably do something a little less but I really think I may want to go 28 NOS. It would be really cool if there was a heavier bullet than the 195. Million But really being practical as I get older it will most likely be a 28 Nos, or a 30, nos, or a 300 PRC but with any of those it will run a 1/8 twist. I would like to shoot the 230 or 250 A-Tips.

 

[Taylorbok]

28 Sherman Mag

 

[Boomstickin]

300 PRC, 22" Barrel, Berger 205's, 3030 fps w/o can
Closer to 3100 FPS w/8" can.

not a huge fan of the berger 205 compared to the 210, 215, 230, etc. At the end of the day, a 4-legged critter is not going to know the difference of the bullet weight.

I've got a 300 PRC, 20" barrel, 215 Bergers, 2750ish FPS & it kills equally as good as any other 30 cal magnum I've hunted with. Yes, I shoot this rifle with an 8" suppressor.

Short & lite does not mean short & slow.

Leave your stock rifle the way it is, build or buy something that is purpose designed for what you are trying to achieve. There are soo many better options to choose from than trying to hodgepodge something together that you may not like.

Good Luck either way!

 

[Rum Man]

Never tryed any a-tips but my Omr carbon 300 rum 1/9 twist just love the 245 gr bergers! The last of testing was 3010 , 3009, 3010 ft.per.sec and single digit Es and Sd ! Almost hole in hole !
I'm positive it's going to be devastating on Critters !
It has a SRS TI 4 port st brake on it so it's a Easy Cat to shoot !

Rum Man

 

[Jim’s Hunt]

Any cartridge with the same bolt face dimension. Just did one to a 300 prc

 

[Will.284]

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?

Ok ok I'll buy the 300 rum just stop twisting my arm

 

[big johnson]

300 PRC, no alterations needed to the magazine and plenty of room to run long bullets. Lots of factory ammo available, good luck.

 

[trd33s]

Ok ok I'll buy the 300 rum just stop twisting my arm

Um no sir

 

[Rum Man]

I couldnt resist !!

Because it just Works !!

Rum Man