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Custom Rifle - 500 yards max - what cartridge
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<blockquote data-quote="Jerry D" data-source="post: 348797" data-attributes="member: 14452"><p>Guys I'm thinking about which cartridge I want to chamber my rifle in.</p><p></p><p>I know many many many cartridges are capable of 500 yard hunting - deer or sheep sized animals.</p><p></p><p>I want a very efficient cartridge and I don't need a magnum. Long barrel life is a plus as I'll be wanting to shoot this rifle often. Lower recoil is a positive feature. </p><p></p><p>500 yards is all I need.</p><p></p><p>I was thinking a 6.5mm or 7mm over the .30 calibers but <strong>the .308 seems to be an ideal candidate for what I'm wanting</strong>.</p><p></p><p>I was also looking at the .284 winchester as well but I do not know what barrel life to expect. On 6mmbr they say to expect 5000 rounds of accurate life for a .308. What can I expect with the .284? I've read a 6.5x284 lasts only 1200 rounds. Does that mean a 7mm .284 will last 1500? 2000? More? Less</p><p></p><p>What about a 7mm08? or 6.5-06 or others? Every time you neck down a cartridge barrel life would decrease from the original correct?</p><p></p><p>Short action or long action - it doesn't matter to me - what would you choose and why?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jerry D, post: 348797, member: 14452"] Guys I'm thinking about which cartridge I want to chamber my rifle in. I know many many many cartridges are capable of 500 yard hunting - deer or sheep sized animals. I want a very efficient cartridge and I don't need a magnum. Long barrel life is a plus as I'll be wanting to shoot this rifle often. Lower recoil is a positive feature. 500 yards is all I need. I was thinking a 6.5mm or 7mm over the .30 calibers but [B]the .308 seems to be an ideal candidate for what I'm wanting[/B]. I was also looking at the .284 winchester as well but I do not know what barrel life to expect. On 6mmbr they say to expect 5000 rounds of accurate life for a .308. What can I expect with the .284? I've read a 6.5x284 lasts only 1200 rounds. Does that mean a 7mm .284 will last 1500? 2000? More? Less What about a 7mm08? or 6.5-06 or others? Every time you neck down a cartridge barrel life would decrease from the original correct? Short action or long action - it doesn't matter to me - what would you choose and why? [/QUOTE]
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