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<blockquote data-quote="dougm" data-source="post: 343404" data-attributes="member: 5372"><p>I know the Weatherby's and you made the right decision.</p><p></p><p>If you want long range, you can do it with the calibers you are thinking about, but think of this. You will want to shoot a low drag bullet. The heavy for caliber ones will give the best BC's which really matter beyond 600 yards. In a 7mm the 168 Berger or better yet the 180 Berger have great BC's and also work well on animals.</p><p>When pushing the heavier bullets you need case capacity. Don't worry about recoil it's only a 7mm and with the new brakes such as "the muscle brake" or "pain killer" or any of the radial styles you won't have to worry about recoil. There use to be a video on here of Ernie shooting his 7 DAkota with 2 fingers using the holland radial brake! You need case capacity to get your velocity up for long range.</p><p>I have a 7 SAUM with a 17 in barrel Kirby built for me and I can get 168's to 2800 fps. I also have a 7 dakota with a 25 inch barrel that I'm hoping will get the 180's to 2900 fps. The dak weighsh a pound more than the SAUM (10 pounds with scope and bipod).</p><p></p><p>In the 7mm I'd think about doing a SAUM or WSM with a 18 inch barrel and shooting 168's, or maybe a Dakota or similar with 18 in barrel and 180's should go 2750-2800 fps.</p><p></p><p>Just something to think about</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dougm, post: 343404, member: 5372"] I know the Weatherby's and you made the right decision. If you want long range, you can do it with the calibers you are thinking about, but think of this. You will want to shoot a low drag bullet. The heavy for caliber ones will give the best BC's which really matter beyond 600 yards. In a 7mm the 168 Berger or better yet the 180 Berger have great BC's and also work well on animals. When pushing the heavier bullets you need case capacity. Don't worry about recoil it's only a 7mm and with the new brakes such as "the muscle brake" or "pain killer" or any of the radial styles you won't have to worry about recoil. There use to be a video on here of Ernie shooting his 7 DAkota with 2 fingers using the holland radial brake! You need case capacity to get your velocity up for long range. I have a 7 SAUM with a 17 in barrel Kirby built for me and I can get 168's to 2800 fps. I also have a 7 dakota with a 25 inch barrel that I'm hoping will get the 180's to 2900 fps. The dak weighsh a pound more than the SAUM (10 pounds with scope and bipod). In the 7mm I'd think about doing a SAUM or WSM with a 18 inch barrel and shooting 168's, or maybe a Dakota or similar with 18 in barrel and 180's should go 2750-2800 fps. Just something to think about [/QUOTE]
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