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<blockquote data-quote="tim_w" data-source="post: 2662815" data-attributes="member: 11132"><p>It looks like from the cartridges your looking into you would like to stay between 6.5 and 7mm? You are a bit concerned with recoil which is understandable. As being in Texas the largest game you will be hunting short of exotic game reserves is whitetail and hogs. If your family takes you out of state for larger game that would have a bearing on your choice.</p><p></p><p>Somethings to ask yourself and share to better help you with your decision:</p><p></p><p>What is your plan for this new rifle specifically? What game?</p><p></p><p>Do you reload? Currently the 2 cartridges you have rifles have huge support in factory ammo. So handload or factory?</p><p></p><p>Do you plan to do a good amount of target practice with this new rifle?</p><p></p><p>Load development.if you handload....Are you planning to find a single good load and just hunt with it?</p><p></p><p>Are you planning to buy a factory rifle such as a Remington 700, Tikka T3x, Savage, Ruger etc? </p><p></p><p>What do your current rifles weight ready to hunt?</p><p></p><p>The volume of shooting you plan can and should be a consideration as barrel life can be used up very quickly with a good amount of shooting volume shooting groups and or banging steel. Example the 28 Nosler loaded with a 190-195 and high energy powder is a 1k barrel life at best usually under.</p><p></p><p>The 7 prc has many excited because it's new its prc etc...... but it's new so stocked loaded ammo maybe scarce compared to your current rifle chamberings. If you are looking for something soon I would look to a more mature cartridge that has good support especially if your using factory ammo you need to get locally. See what ammo your locally brick and motars carry that you maybe interested in.</p><p></p><p>If you are looking to add versus replacing what you currently have tell us more about your 6.5CM and 7RM rifles. Are they built for LR or more traditional hunting setups? Barrel twist length scope etc?</p><p></p><p>What scopes are you running and what is planned for this new rifle?</p><p></p><p>If this is for LRH what what distances have you been shooting at and your goals? Depending on your area of Texas it could be 500 yds out to miles you could have open to shoot from.</p><p></p><p>Recoil for even some of the big 338s can be tamed down with a brake to well below your 7RM to even the 6.5 CM unbraked. Still the brakes blast can bother people and its best to protect that good young hearing you have. Double up on that hearing protection when practicing.</p><p> </p><p>I started reloading myself at your age back in the mid late 1980s. Was gifted a used Dillion 550 and Rock Chucker @ 14yo. 45acp 9mm 5.56 30-30 308 243. My uncle got me started and mentored me around 12 yo and have been handloading ever since.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tim_w, post: 2662815, member: 11132"] It looks like from the cartridges your looking into you would like to stay between 6.5 and 7mm? You are a bit concerned with recoil which is understandable. As being in Texas the largest game you will be hunting short of exotic game reserves is whitetail and hogs. If your family takes you out of state for larger game that would have a bearing on your choice. Somethings to ask yourself and share to better help you with your decision: What is your plan for this new rifle specifically? What game? Do you reload? Currently the 2 cartridges you have rifles have huge support in factory ammo. So handload or factory? Do you plan to do a good amount of target practice with this new rifle? Load development.if you handload....Are you planning to find a single good load and just hunt with it? Are you planning to buy a factory rifle such as a Remington 700, Tikka T3x, Savage, Ruger etc? What do your current rifles weight ready to hunt? The volume of shooting you plan can and should be a consideration as barrel life can be used up very quickly with a good amount of shooting volume shooting groups and or banging steel. Example the 28 Nosler loaded with a 190-195 and high energy powder is a 1k barrel life at best usually under. The 7 prc has many excited because it's new its prc etc...... but it's new so stocked loaded ammo maybe scarce compared to your current rifle chamberings. If you are looking for something soon I would look to a more mature cartridge that has good support especially if your using factory ammo you need to get locally. See what ammo your locally brick and motars carry that you maybe interested in. If you are looking to add versus replacing what you currently have tell us more about your 6.5CM and 7RM rifles. Are they built for LR or more traditional hunting setups? Barrel twist length scope etc? What scopes are you running and what is planned for this new rifle? If this is for LRH what what distances have you been shooting at and your goals? Depending on your area of Texas it could be 500 yds out to miles you could have open to shoot from. Recoil for even some of the big 338s can be tamed down with a brake to well below your 7RM to even the 6.5 CM unbraked. Still the brakes blast can bother people and its best to protect that good young hearing you have. Double up on that hearing protection when practicing. I started reloading myself at your age back in the mid late 1980s. Was gifted a used Dillion 550 and Rock Chucker @ 14yo. 45acp 9mm 5.56 30-30 308 243. My uncle got me started and mentored me around 12 yo and have been handloading ever since. [/QUOTE]
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