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Shorty Hunting Rifle Build - Advice Requested...
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<blockquote data-quote="tonechaser88" data-source="post: 2386663" data-attributes="member: 119065"><p>I think more info would be helpful in making a decision on this. What type of game ? What bullet weight are you looking at ? Are you building a shorty or an ultralight shorty ? These are some questions I would ask to help narrow down your decision. </p><p></p><p>I would say if you need the horsepower in a compact case, the Sherman's are the way to go, the SS or maybe even the SST would be a good choice as short mags seem to run nicely out of shorter barrels. With the 3000 FPS goal in mind , I think you could achieve this with a 6.5 SS shooting 120-130 class. I shot a 21" 6.5 wsm that launched the Barnes 127 LRX to 3300 FPS on the hot side of things. 6.5 would probably give you the most versatility, it's not my personal choice for elk but plenty of folks are killing elk with 6.5cm and 6.5 PRC. Lots of interesting 25 cal builds as well and might achieve that velocity goal.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tonechaser88, post: 2386663, member: 119065"] I think more info would be helpful in making a decision on this. What type of game ? What bullet weight are you looking at ? Are you building a shorty or an ultralight shorty ? These are some questions I would ask to help narrow down your decision. I would say if you need the horsepower in a compact case, the Sherman’s are the way to go, the SS or maybe even the SST would be a good choice as short mags seem to run nicely out of shorter barrels. With the 3000 FPS goal in mind , I think you could achieve this with a 6.5 SS shooting 120-130 class. I shot a 21” 6.5 wsm that launched the Barnes 127 LRX to 3300 FPS on the hot side of things. 6.5 would probably give you the most versatility, it’s not my personal choice for elk but plenty of folks are killing elk with 6.5cm and 6.5 PRC. Lots of interesting 25 cal builds as well and might achieve that velocity goal. [/QUOTE]
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