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I'm indecisive. Help me choose a caliber.
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<blockquote data-quote="Trickymissfit" data-source="post: 720705" data-attributes="member: 25383"><p>This is probably the easiest route to goto. The Savage is a little longer than the Remington, and that may end up being a factor to the better. A 26" barrel is way more than enough for any caliber mentioned, but as you'd have with anything longer you'll see increases barrel harmonics that may well lead to other problems. The cheapest route would be a simple 6BR in a 1:8 barrel. Or better yet one of the go between wildcats (remember we're just paper punching). I honestly think the 6.5's are the easiest to get there without heading upto a 30 caliber. The Savage will handle the .257AI necked upto 6.5 in the single shot action, but you may see a problem when using a magazine with 140 grain AMAX bullets. Might look at a 6.5x55AI. These two rounds are just about perfect for the bore size to powder burn ratio. But a 6BR with a 23" # seven barrel in a 1:8 twist would seriously surprise you shooting 105 grain AMAX bullets at about 2800fps</p><p>gary</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Trickymissfit, post: 720705, member: 25383"] This is probably the easiest route to goto. The Savage is a little longer than the Remington, and that may end up being a factor to the better. A 26" barrel is way more than enough for any caliber mentioned, but as you'd have with anything longer you'll see increases barrel harmonics that may well lead to other problems. The cheapest route would be a simple 6BR in a 1:8 barrel. Or better yet one of the go between wildcats (remember we're just paper punching). I honestly think the 6.5's are the easiest to get there without heading upto a 30 caliber. The Savage will handle the .257AI necked upto 6.5 in the single shot action, but you may see a problem when using a magazine with 140 grain AMAX bullets. Might look at a 6.5x55AI. These two rounds are just about perfect for the bore size to powder burn ratio. But a 6BR with a 23" # seven barrel in a 1:8 twist would seriously surprise you shooting 105 grain AMAX bullets at about 2800fps gary [/QUOTE]
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