No kidding, but brass now and in the near future may become even harder to get. Maybe a good idea to stock up.
What Caliber for 600yd Whitetail? (New rifle Build)
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Hard rock
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That's how I learned
littlebighorn
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Another vote for the 6.5x284. Mine is lights out out to 600 and over with 124g Hammer Hunters.
I built it exclusively for killing deer size animals at extended ranges if needed.
I built it exclusively for killing deer size animals at extended ranges if needed.
Little big horn, just where is a guy going to beg, borrow, or steal the new 6.5/284 brass?
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MoaFlat
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For 600 to 700 yards with well over 2000 ft/lb kill power at that range I'd go with my custom Bergarra Wilderness 300PRC. SS Ceracoted 26", timney 2 stage, 8 or 9 twist, using 225ELD, 230 ATIPS or 245 Elite, Hornady Brass (neck turned), BR or Fed match primers, 3000fps with H1000 or N570 or N568, NightForce glass sighted in at 200 yds. Rifle very accurate, luvs 1800 yds 12" gong but for 5" kill zone keep it under 700. I expect 1500 to 2000 rounds life.
You have rifles that will do the job presently. I think you want to built a different rifle to use. Can't blame you on that. If you are wanting to get factory ammo at the same time, that limits on what you can do. Reloading the sky is wide open. L Action for sure. You might look at a 270AI set up. That should add enough additional velocity for fpe at that range. I am a believer in velocity so my thinking on that line and it kicks up the fpe at the same time. 260rem is a slow boat to China to me. Never like the cartridge. I have used 25/06's for years. Ranges out to 500yds. Effective too. Barrel life, I don't think many people are thinking about that much more. you can get a little longer barrel and have it cut back at both ends. The lands can go a lot more than at the chamber and muzzle ends do. The only part is that a longer barrel create additional weigth. The other is you are not going the matches to shoot. So you don't have to be on top of burning out your lands at either end so much.
No matter what I, would step the twist rate up in the barrel. The old twist rates for todays bullet are changing things. Using a Rem action leave the sky wide open on Triggers to use. I would look at triggertec, for the easy of adjustment, and smoothness of the pull. All my rifles have after market trigger in them. I now have a triggertec in my last rifle and having one put in the rifle I am having built.
The only problem with triggertec is they don't cover many different actions presently, and I have been watching for over a year now. I do love there triggers.
The only thing is I don't carry a round in the chamber in a Rem action, because where the safety is at, and how I carry my rifle.
No matter what I, would step the twist rate up in the barrel. The old twist rates for todays bullet are changing things. Using a Rem action leave the sky wide open on Triggers to use. I would look at triggertec, for the easy of adjustment, and smoothness of the pull. All my rifles have after market trigger in them. I now have a triggertec in my last rifle and having one put in the rifle I am having built.
The only problem with triggertec is they don't cover many different actions presently, and I have been watching for over a year now. I do love there triggers.
The only thing is I don't carry a round in the chamber in a Rem action, because where the safety is at, and how I carry my rifle.
I've been Lovin' the 7-08 for a number of years but lately got ahold of a 6.5 PRC that shoots lights out and kind of cool. I am having Fierce Firearms build me a 6.8 Western, which you might think about, especially if you throw the occasional Elk in the hunting mix. Like a 270 WSM but you can shoot up to 175 gr bullets--low recoil and muzzle blast, you can build it light, and it hits with the same energy at 500 yds as a .300 Win Mag.
Mike, you can have a "wing safety" change over on your Remington bolt....mo money, mo money, mo money! Hee Hee!
memtb
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Perhaps in Wisconsin or many places with lots of brush/timber offering limited visibility. In some places, visibility is only limited by the "earth's curvature"!! Sometimes, 600 yards may be considered getting close!
That said, 600 yards is my personal limit even with near perfect shooting conditions. I've passed on several elk under 600 yards in near perfect conditions…..passing because in was very near dark in a timbered/brushy area with a fairly dense grizzly population. While I felt good about the potential shot…..things can happen! I didn't want to be tracking a wounded elk in timber after dark. Or, finding only remanents of my elk after the bears or wolves had an "all night buffet"!
I areas of a dense hog population, a wounded deer can easily be consumed by hogs overnight. While a 600 yard shot may be the only option…..having a rifle/cartridge capable of a sure kill should be considered mandatory, as well as the shooter's skill set! IMO memtb
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My 7mm Mag is the bergara approach and it shoots lights out. I shoot the 168 bergers out to 1kyds. I took it on a Montana hunt this year and it did great. Reloading wise I don't want such a powder hog. I also know that I'll shoot a lighter cartridge more and practice is never a bad thing...
Looks like the first line says 7mm Rem Mag, Remington 700
Yes, the 270 win will be the donor action
DoneNOut
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You got any ideas yet? What are you looking at now after all this info?
I'm more confused now-LOL I really cant believe the volume of info... I'm trying to take it all in.
280AI would be top rank, but my 7mag pretty much fills that gap.
7mm08AI and 6.5PRC (bolt work needed) have my attention.
