300 Norma Mag AI Shorty Build

[7.62 Gunner]

Good job man, if I couldn't get Bergers I'd go straight to the 225 ELDMurder and not even think twice.

ELDMurderer that's hilarious
Thanks

 

[nmarth88]

Nice buck!

 

[jensenj71]

I am headed down a similar path and trying to decide between 300NM and 300NMI. I have a 300NMI with 26" barel. What do you think you gained with the improved? Does the 20" barrel limit the advantage?

 

[highdrum]

I'm doing something similar, bat igniter, Norma imp, 9tw ace rem varm barrel, will finish at 21" and flute. Going into a manners pro hunter with hawkins m5 oborndorf and cfe9 box, possibly a hunter dbm. However when my bat lapua modular bolt would not interface with the igniter bolt body, it's been back and forth with Bat for last few months. Hope it'll all be ready to go next season. I'll be running 215 or 208 hybrids at 2900-2950fps, that's the goal anyways.

 

[BAKPAKR]

I'm doing something similar, bat igniter, Norma imp, 9tw ace rem varm barrel, will finish at 21" and flute. Going into a manners pro hunter with hawkins m5 oborndorf and cfe9 box, possibly a hunter dbm. However when my bat lapua modular bolt would not interface with the igniter bolt body, it's been back and forth with Bat for last few months. Hope it'll all be ready to go next season. I'll be running 215 or 208 hybrids at 2900-2950fps, that's the goal anyways.

What are you guessing the weight will be, unscoped?

 

[highdrum]

What are you guessing the weight will be, unscoped?

Guessing around 7.5#, I personally don't mind carrying a 9.5-10.5# rifle. Its when they're 13+ it's gets annoying on long hikes.

 

[BAKPAKR]

Guessing around 7.5#, I personally don't mind carrying a 9.5-10.5# rifle. Its when they're 13+ it's gets annoying on long hikes.

I am toying with putting together something similar for long range and I think that would be a good compromise between shootability and portability.

 

[7.62 Gunner]

I am headed down a similar path and trying to decide between 300NM and 300NMI. I have a 300NMI with 26" barel. What do you think you gained with the improved? Does the 20" barrel limit the advantage?

I love the improved NM, it gains around 75-100 fps, but also reduces trimming from every 3 firings to about 15.
It totally makes sense in short barrels, the velocity gain is applicable at all lengths.

My Retumbo load is easily over 2800 fps with 225s from a 19" barrel, 2750 with H1000 is mild, accurate, and deadly to 1100 yards

 

[grouse]

Me too, I put one of their prefits chambered in 7-300 wsm improved on my Tikka action last year, I've shot my best groups with it at 600-1000 yards.

I asked them about a 7/300 reamer and they didn't have one.

 

[highdrum]

I asked them about a 7/300 reamer and they didn't have one.

You really want to go that overbore? It'll be very similar to 7rum barrel life. 28 nos is 103gr, 7/300nmi would be around 109.

 

[grouse]

You really want to go that overbore? It'll be very similar to 7rum barrel life. 28 nos is 103gr, 7/300nmi would be around 109.

Short mag

 

[highdrum]

Short mag

Ahhh 7/300wsm got ya.

 

[Elk Hunter 338]

7/300 NIMP sounds great! A 195 @ 3150 pretty easy i would imagine.. But I guess we could just start hunting w/223's.. its the new 6.5 creedmoor you know

 

[Mike D Texas]

7/300 NIMP sounds great to.. i guess we could just start hunting w/223's.. its the new 6.5 creedmoor

But they said so on Rokslide!