savage pta, most potent cartridge

[loaders_loft]

Thinking, more like dreaming of a specialty pistol built on a savage precision target action. Their website shows only a standard or .223 bolt face, no wsm bolt face.

With standard .473 bolt face, what would be the most powerful or potent hunting cartridge, that could still eject a live round?

Maybe a .284 win or some variant?

 

[long450]

284 would be a good one. I know on the Striker actions some 300 WSM's have been built.

 

[loaders_loft]

300 wsm? wouldn't that require a magnum bolt face and a large shank action?

 

[loaders_loft]

maybe a 338 federal with 200gr FTX bullets? performance in a short barrel about like the 338 marlin express in a 24" tube?

 

[geargrinder]

300 wsm? wouldn't that require a magnum bolt face and a large shank action?

Just a bolt head swap.

Target actions are large shank.

 

[loaders_loft]

Bingo! So, the target action CAN be set up for the wsm... I get it now!

That opens up a whole new set of possibilities!

 

[zuba]

I've got a 7wsm pistol on the target action, I absolutely love it! I've shot 1/2min groups out to 600 yards everytime I've had the chance to shoot that far. My dad has one in 338x300wsm and my buddy has one in 300wsm. It was a simple bolthead swap, I did mine in five min. You'll like it!

 

[MachV]

Zuba
Who made the stock you have on your Savage? Got an ich from seeing the outfits you guys had that is no doubt gonna get scratched as soon as I can put together the parts.
Be nice if a guy could get away with useing any Savage action as there are a dozen in the safe but Northlander will no doubt have the legal solutionlightbulb

 

[zuba]

I got mine from Neal Cooper, goes by hammertyme on here, Joel Russo and mcree precision make stocks also. You should have shot it, then you'd be hooked!!

 

[loaders_loft]

zuba, is there a blog or thread on your build?

I'd like to hear more about it, contour, weight, scope & mount choice, what went right and wrong, etc.

Was the savage PTA good to go out of the box or did it need to be timed & trued at all?

Thanks!

 

[zuba]

zuba, is there a blog or thread on your build?

I'd like to hear more about it, contour, weight, scope & mount choice, what went right and wrong, etc.

Was the savage PTA good to go out of the box or did it need to be timed & trued at all?

Thanks!

Origionally I ordered a 7mm Mcgowen barrel, I was tossed between a wsm or saum. There was some miscomunication and I ended up with an unchambered barrel. I talked with Jim See @ Centershot Rifles and decided to have him chamber and install the barrel, he trued up the action while it was there and installed my Holland QD brake. I am happy I went with him, and when I have money to build another gun I'm going with Jim again! I used an EGW 20moa base and burris signature zee rings. I now have a 6.5-20x50mm Vari-x III with the side focus. The whole gun is in the nieborhood of 12lbs with the bi-pod... With the weight and the brake the gun recoils about 2" strait back, never realized how gentle it is until the other night when I shot my 44! If I were to do it over I'd of ordered a different barrel so I could chamber it without a barrel nut, and I'd have had it throated a little longer...