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Short barrel elk .308 cal elk rifle
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<blockquote data-quote="Wallie" data-source="post: 1748555" data-attributes="member: 107256"><p>I hunt off of horses, and run an ultra 7 on pretty much everything I shoot, so I built myself a handy short action that would fit in a scabbard and be light enough to carry when stalking. I kicked around various combo's just like you are, and settled on a short action chambered in 7mm/300 WSM. I run RL23 and have a very sweet shooting load with the 180g Berger HVLD at 2950 (accuracy node, didn't cap out pressure and hit ~3050fps).</p><p>I set it up as a BDL with a Bartlien 9 twist Sendero trimmed to 22". </p><p>I've since wanted to change to DBM, and also lost a bit of confidence in the bergers terminal performance so I am in the process of reconfiguring a bit, regrinding my reamer for a slightly shorter freebore to accommodate the 175g ABLR in a shorter OAL mag. </p><p>I'm very happy with the rifle, with a heavy razor scope it sits at a pleasant 12 lbs. I'm setting back this barrel to shorten the freebore, but I'll probably go with a proof heavy Sendero next time because it balances just a touch nose heavy. [ATTACH=full]156840[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Wallie, post: 1748555, member: 107256"] I hunt off of horses, and run an ultra 7 on pretty much everything I shoot, so I built myself a handy short action that would fit in a scabbard and be light enough to carry when stalking. I kicked around various combo’s just like you are, and settled on a short action chambered in 7mm/300 WSM. I run RL23 and have a very sweet shooting load with the 180g Berger HVLD at 2950 (accuracy node, didn’t cap out pressure and hit ~3050fps). I set it up as a BDL with a Bartlien 9 twist Sendero trimmed to 22”. I’ve since wanted to change to DBM, and also lost a bit of confidence in the bergers terminal performance so I am in the process of reconfiguring a bit, regrinding my reamer for a slightly shorter freebore to accommodate the 175g ABLR in a shorter OAL mag. I’m very happy with the rifle, with a heavy razor scope it sits at a pleasant 12 lbs. I’m setting back this barrel to shorten the freebore, but I’ll probably go with a proof heavy Sendero next time because it balances just a touch nose heavy. [ATTACH=full]156840[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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