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7 wsm vs 7 SAUM vs 7 ss
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<blockquote data-quote="elkaholic" data-source="post: 1544841" data-attributes="member: 13833"><p>You are correct! The SS was designed to be the best performer in a true short action, and there's no doubt that it is. That's not just based on what I say, but is the consensus of most who have experience with them.</p><p>There is a very well respected gunsmith/forum member who has tested the SS against the Saum side by side using the same brass and has stated that the SS is "considerably better"! Will it keep up with a 7wsm? If both are in there standard configuration, yes it will. If you do everything you can to throat them out and run them in a longer action, the WSM wins, but not by that much. It is widely accepted that the WSM has about 50' advantage over the Saum. There are other reasons to build an SS besides sheer velocity. The case design is superior to any of the others. It has less body taper, shorter burn column, a longer neck, and a sharper shoulder. The brass lasts longer at equal pressure, and it takes considerably less charge to keep up with the WSM.</p><p>That said, there are reasons to build the Saum or wsm too. It really boils down to what way you want to configure your build, and how important efficiency is to you. Factory ammo favors the WSM and Saum as well as a little savings in dies, etc. </p><p>Even though the SS was designed around the short action, that doesn't mean you can't get even more out of it with a 3.1" or more set up with throating. There are more people starting to do that as well.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="elkaholic, post: 1544841, member: 13833"] You are correct! The SS was designed to be the best performer in a true short action, and there's no doubt that it is. That's not just based on what I say, but is the consensus of most who have experience with them. There is a very well respected gunsmith/forum member who has tested the SS against the Saum side by side using the same brass and has stated that the SS is "considerably better"! Will it keep up with a 7wsm? If both are in there standard configuration, yes it will. If you do everything you can to throat them out and run them in a longer action, the WSM wins, but not by that much. It is widely accepted that the WSM has about 50' advantage over the Saum. There are other reasons to build an SS besides sheer velocity. The case design is superior to any of the others. It has less body taper, shorter burn column, a longer neck, and a sharper shoulder. The brass lasts longer at equal pressure, and it takes considerably less charge to keep up with the WSM. That said, there are reasons to build the Saum or wsm too. It really boils down to what way you want to configure your build, and how important efficiency is to you. Factory ammo favors the WSM and Saum as well as a little savings in dies, etc. Even though the SS was designed around the short action, that doesn't mean you can't get even more out of it with a 3.1" or more set up with throating. There are more people starting to do that as well. [/QUOTE]
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