I have been reading on this forum about using a Mauser action. Some are against it, some not. But here, its the cheapest action I can find for a new project.
So I will use this action. But Im not sure what caliber. It has a .06 boltface, so I'll go down that road. Im thinking about a 6-06, 6-284, 257 Wby Mag. Im really not sure what caliber. I want something fast,flat and brutal to the little critters. Biggest animal is foxes and beavers.
The 6mm has the advantage of high BC bullets, but since the distance is not to long (max 500 yards) speed makes up for BC.
One thing I dont want to do, is buy custom dies, for this caliber. It should be easy to get loading equipment. And no fire forming. Since its a fast cartridge, dont want to use my barrel to no avail. I would like to get barrel life in the 1500-2000 round mark. I dont shoot to much, I have 308 for this.
Any suggestions? I should tell you Im a bit biased towards the 257 Wby, just because it shoots fast as H@%l.
But I want input /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif
So I will use this action. But Im not sure what caliber. It has a .06 boltface, so I'll go down that road. Im thinking about a 6-06, 6-284, 257 Wby Mag. Im really not sure what caliber. I want something fast,flat and brutal to the little critters. Biggest animal is foxes and beavers.
The 6mm has the advantage of high BC bullets, but since the distance is not to long (max 500 yards) speed makes up for BC.
One thing I dont want to do, is buy custom dies, for this caliber. It should be easy to get loading equipment. And no fire forming. Since its a fast cartridge, dont want to use my barrel to no avail. I would like to get barrel life in the 1500-2000 round mark. I dont shoot to much, I have 308 for this.
Any suggestions? I should tell you Im a bit biased towards the 257 Wby, just because it shoots fast as H@%l.
But I want input /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif