A little info and help please

DartonJager · Aug 23, 2019

I have friend who has about 350-375 pieces of new Winchester 7mm WSM brass that's been sitting in his basement for about 8-9 years. He knows I love the WSM's and and would like to buy a rifle in 7mm wsm but can not find a Tikka in 7mm wsm. As a matter of fact all I can find are Winchester Shadows, newer model 70's, used Howa's or Savages or rifles out of my price range.

He offered to give me the brass for free, if I dont take it he is going to sell it to another friend. I can find used Tikka T3's in 300wsm very reasonably priced and was considering buying a used T3 in 300 wsm and having it re-barreled to 7mm wsm as I have a geat smith a little over two hours from my home. I also have over 1000 assorted 7mm bullets as well so i have some reason to buy another rifle in 7mm wsm.

My question is how hard is it to re-barrel a 300wsm Tikka T3 to 7mm wsm or if I must have another WSM buy a 270wsm as they are readily available in the T3 along with brass. Or do I just wait and bide my time until I stumble across a T3 or other equally good rifle in 7mm wsm.

Thanks
Art.

Frog4aday · Aug 23, 2019

Not hard (to rebarrel a Tikka.)
If you can find a sweet deal on a .300 WSM (or .270 WSM), the bolt face and mag will work fine for a 7mm WSM, so that'll be simple.
You could even re-barrel your own gun if you wanted:
https://patriotvalleyarms.com/tikka-prefit-barrel-barrel-nut/
Keep us posted!
(EDIT: Don't see a 7mm WSM available as a chambering from Patriot Valley Arms at this time, so can't do it yourself using their products. Gunsmith can still hook you up!)

elkaholic · Aug 23, 2019

Or do a 7 Sherman max with ADG brass. It will run a 195 north of 3000'.
3.090" coal

DartonJager · Aug 23, 2019

Great then I will start looking for a good deal on a T3 in 300wsm or 270wsm. Unless.....
Elkaholic,
How hard is it to get brass for a 7 Sherman max? and are you certain it will work with a bolt face sized for a 7mm or 270 wsm?
pulled up the Sherman WS and are quite intrigued by a 7 SM pushing a very heavy 7mm bullet at 3000 FPS/MV.

elkaholic · Aug 23, 2019

DartonJager said:
Great then I will start looking for a good deal on a T3 in 300wsm or 270wsm. Unless.....
Elkaholic,
How hard is it to get brass for a 7 Sherman max? and are you certain it will work with a bolt face sized for a 7mm or 270 wsm?
pulled up the Sherman WS and are quite intrigued by a 7 SM pushing a very heavy 7mm bullet at 3000 FPS/MV.

I keep the 7 max brass in stock and the bolt face is the same as wsm. Wevhqve built several shermans on Tikkas and they work great!

PredatorSlayer · Aug 23, 2019

elkaholic said:
I keep the 7 max brass in stock and the bolt face is the same as wsm. Wevhqve built several shermans on Tikkas and they work great!

Is it ready to load and shoot brass, or does it require fireforming?

elkaholic · Aug 23, 2019

PredatorSlayer said:
Is it ready to load and shoot brass, or does it require fireforming?

It is head spaced and shoots well but the shoulder is formed the first firing like an A. I. It doesnt require any prep and in fact, you could shoot factory 7 saum ammo in it.

just country · Aug 24, 2019

morning, buy the brass for one Dollar $1.00 u can always
sell the brass. buy the action and barrel u desire. build
ur custom rifle. I had a 7wsm loved it. give the rifle to
a friend for a gift. now have a custom 7WBEE custom.
justme gbot tum

grouse · Aug 24, 2019

I'll take the brass if you don't want it.

The tikka is a perfect action for the wsm. Get a long action bolt stop and rock and roll.

freddiej · Aug 24, 2019

If you want to get a 300 or 270 WSM (sorry the 7MM WSM has been discontinued by Tikka) they both are available new or used on various websites. I just checked my suppliers (FFL here) the blued 300 WSM is the lowest priced. if you want a 270 WSM it is $100.00 more. I know that good rifle smiths can rebarrel easily either of the two remaining calibers to 7MM WSM. Gun Broker has a generous supply of guns in 7MM WSM and I found a Tikka or two in 7MM WSM

Weaselthis · Aug 24, 2019

Pm sent.

jellyjam · Aug 24, 2019

DartonJager said:
I have friend who has about 350-375 pieces of new Winchester 7mm WSM brass that's been sitting in his basement for about 8-9 years. He knows I love the WSM's and and would like to buy a rifle in 7mm wsm but can not find a Tikka in 7mm wsm. As a matter of fact all I can find are Winchester Shadows, newer model 70's, used Howa's or Savages or rifles out of my price range.

He offered to give me the brass for free, if I dont take it he is going to sell it to another friend. I can find used Tikka T3's in 300wsm very reasonably priced and was considering buying a used T3 in 300 wsm and having it re-barreled to 7mm wsm as I have a geat smith a little over two hours from my home. I also have over 1000 assorted 7mm bullets as well so i have some reason to buy another rifle in 7mm wsm.

My question is how hard is it to re-barrel a 300wsm Tikka T3 to 7mm wsm or if I must have another WSM buy a 270wsm as they are readily available in the T3 along with brass. Or do I just wait and bide my time until I stumble across a T3 or other equally good rifle in 7mm wsm.

Thanks
Art.

just buy a used remmington long action and have it throated so you can seat the bullet out proper .That's what I did, bought a 300 Remmington ultra used tossed barrel and stock and put a 30" bartlein barrel jewel trigger and fat bastard muzzle break.shoots 183 sierra matchkings at 3050 fps under 68 grs. of magpro

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