7STW worth the trouble??

[MagnumManiac]

I don't think your .264 WM barrel will work well with the .284 calibers you listed.

Hahaha. Well said.
The 264WM barrel is going to be the dedicated barrel on this switch barrel setup.
The STW barrel is for craps & giggles and is the factory barrel.
There might be a third barrel yet.

Cheers.

 

[7stw]

I want to shoot heavies with high BC in this barrel, so what do you all recommend apart from Berger's? They are just too difficult to get here in the quantities I require.
I was thinking ABLR, but have zero experience in 7mm and STW velocities.

What say you?

Cheers.

ABLR all day. That bullet shoots, and anchored deer. Just sort them when you open the box.

 

[MagnumManiac]

ABLR all day. That bullet shoots, and anchored deer. Just sort them when you open the box.

Yep, ran the barrel in with 150gr BT's and have settled on 168gr ABLR's.
The 175gr ABLR's I ordered have still not arrived.
Doesn't matter, we are still in Stage 4 restrictions, can't get out to shoot now indefinitely, doesn't look like we'll be out of Stage 4 before Christmas.
Totally ruined my 50th birthday, which is what this rifle was for!

Cheers.

 

[7stw]

Yep, ran the barrel in with 150gr BT's and have settled on 168gr ABLR's.
The 175gr ABLR's I ordered have still not arrived.
Doesn't matter, we are still in Stage 4 restrictions, can't get out to shoot now indefinitely, doesn't look like we'll be out of Stage 4 before Christmas.
Totally ruined my 50th birthday, which is what this rifle was for!

Cheers.

What is your rate of twist? You may be on the edge with the 175. If it's a 9.25. Maybe not . I had trouble with 168lrx. But it's a LOOOONG bullet!

 

[338jedaw]

+1 for the 7STW

 

[MagnumManiac]

What is your rate of twist? You may be on the edge with the 175. If it's a 9.25. Maybe not . I had trouble with 168lrx. But it's a LOOOONG bullet!

Yeah, twist is 9.25, but I don't intend running mono's.
This is my first, and most likely last, 7mm. Just never been a fan to be honest.
Just like the 6mm calibre, it does nothing for me.

Cheers.

 

[pig ranch deadeye]

Go 7mm Mashburn Magnum. You easily form brass from .300 win mag. It holds maybe 4 or 6 grains more powder than the 7mmRm. It also has a nice, long neck. for those 175 Nosler partitions. It gives you a nice velocity bump over the 7mm RM without going crazy over bore. Not too long for the magazine. A very sensible round.

 

[jasonco]

When you choose to use a full length H&H cartridge, necked down to 7mm, sensibility is at the bottom of list.