Recent content by elkandeer

I don't know what "sg of 1.5 - 1.8" means, please explain.

I went with a long action for the clearance benefits when shooting longer bullets

I'm starting to procure parts for a 7 saum light weight hunting rifle. So far, I have a lone peak fuzion action, and would like your advice on what stock and carbon barrel to order. I've never owned a carbon barrel, I need some help with what contour and length to order. I would like to shoot...

Very nice gun, it looks great. I'm impressed with the performance, what powder are you using to get that velocity? What distance is the target pic?

He pulls them apart to get the brass, he doesn't want to waste barrel life on shooting factory ammo that doesn't perform.

I've used VLD's, I'm not familiar with Hybrids. Can you hunt large game with them?

Sorry I should have included that detail in my original post. I would like to use high BC bullets (180+in the 7mm)(210+in the .30)

I've learned a lot from all of the great posts. It sounds like the majority agrees that limiting myself to a short action is not a good choice. The original reason for a short action was for reducing weight.

Isn't the 7 saum close to the same thing? Would you build a 7mm-270 wsm for brass availability or because the performance is better than a 7saum?

What about brass availability? My buddy shoots a 7mm wsm and has resulted to buying factory ammo and pulling them apart to use the brass. I don't want to be in that position. Is it easier to find 300 wsm brass or 7mm Saum brass?

Any talk of a 300 PRC short mag being developed?

Help me understand why not a short action, is it too small for the longer bullets?

Thanks for the input. Great pics, nice looking gun. What barrel twist are you using for the 180 berger? Would my gunsmith need add some free bore to run 180 grain bergers in the 7SAUM to maintain case capacity? Is it possible to use a short action with 180 grain bergers?

I would like to build a short mag long range mountain rifle. I want a lighter gun without a muzzle brake. Brass availability is important to me. It will be used for deer and elk out to 1000 yrds, I prefer 7mm or bigger. My old faithful 300RUM is too heavy for long hikes. What caliber/load do you...