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6.5 SS (Sherman Shortmag)
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<blockquote data-quote="orch" data-source="post: 1256765" data-attributes="member: 35688"><p>I've been thinking of doing the exact same thing! My cousin just bought a new tikka 7mm that I was working up a load for and after playing around with it for a bit, I was really impressed with how smooth she was... got me thinking it would be the perfect gun for a light weight 6.5 saum or SS project, already have a 6.5 rsaum built on a long action savage but it's a beast at about 18lbs with a 27" heavy barrel sitting in a chassis... not ideal for carrying more than 100 feet from the truck... it's a hammer on long range steel though...</p><p></p><p>Have killed one buck with it at 400 yards and it dropped like it got hit by lightning... was not ideal shot placement, hit him directly in the lumbar spine with a 140gr hybrid, made a hole the size of billiard ball directly through his vertebrae and exited the off side, died instantly didn't even kick, have absolutely no qualms using this combo for long range hunting despite my crappy shot placement (he took a step forward just as I was squeezing the trigger, plus I was maybe hurrying the shot a little <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite11" alt=":rolleyes:" title="Roll Eyes :rolleyes:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":rolleyes:" /> .....) </p><p></p><p>Anyways I'm thinking a 24" heavy varmint barrel would be a perfect fit...</p><p></p><p>Let us know how She works out for ya....</p><p></p><p>Orch</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="orch, post: 1256765, member: 35688"] I've been thinking of doing the exact same thing! My cousin just bought a new tikka 7mm that I was working up a load for and after playing around with it for a bit, I was really impressed with how smooth she was... got me thinking it would be the perfect gun for a light weight 6.5 saum or SS project, already have a 6.5 rsaum built on a long action savage but it's a beast at about 18lbs with a 27" heavy barrel sitting in a chassis... not ideal for carrying more than 100 feet from the truck... it's a hammer on long range steel though... Have killed one buck with it at 400 yards and it dropped like it got hit by lightning... was not ideal shot placement, hit him directly in the lumbar spine with a 140gr hybrid, made a hole the size of billiard ball directly through his vertebrae and exited the off side, died instantly didn't even kick, have absolutely no qualms using this combo for long range hunting despite my crappy shot placement (he took a step forward just as I was squeezing the trigger, plus I was maybe hurrying the shot a little :rolleyes: .....) Anyways I'm thinking a 24" heavy varmint barrel would be a perfect fit... Let us know how She works out for ya.... Orch [/QUOTE]
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