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Tikka short mag conundrum
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<blockquote data-quote=".300 Dakota" data-source="post: 2909541" data-attributes="member: 106514"><p>Lol, no, that's part of the equation. I've about decided to take the 6.8 Western custom and keep the factory 1:10 WSM for use this year. I'm not going to have time to swap back and forth and do break-in and work-up for 2 more barrels/cartridges. I don't even have Western dies. I'm all set up for the WSM. It being a laminate stock, it may not recoil as badly as I think, but because it isn't a big Monte Carlo design, it will still snap pretty well. I use to like using 110gr TTSXs in a Steyr .270 WSM and run them to around 3600 ft/s.</p><p></p><p>What I'm eyeballing is the 170 grain Ballistic Tip. I could run that in either 1:8 WSM or 1:7.5 Western. I think the Western would have a decided advantage there, however. Just because the WSM has a fast twist, doesn't mean it has a longer-than-SAAMI throat! The Western would have much more case capacity in that scenario, as thee Ballistic Tip is mostly bearing surface. It would seat half way to the primer pocket in the WSM case. Velocity would suffer. I think the WSM has the advantage for speed in lighter bullets, but the Western would be a better cartridge for any of the long, heavy bullets. Having the capability for both would be awesome! That would give me time to have the 6.8 custom barrel threaded for a brake.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE=".300 Dakota, post: 2909541, member: 106514"] Lol, no, that's part of the equation. I've about decided to take the 6.8 Western custom and keep the factory 1:10 WSM for use this year. I'm not going to have time to swap back and forth and do break-in and work-up for 2 more barrels/cartridges. I don't even have Western dies. I'm all set up for the WSM. It being a laminate stock, it may not recoil as badly as I think, but because it isn't a big Monte Carlo design, it will still snap pretty well. I use to like using 110gr TTSXs in a Steyr .270 WSM and run them to around 3600 ft/s. What I'm eyeballing is the 170 grain Ballistic Tip. I could run that in either 1:8 WSM or 1:7.5 Western. I think the Western would have a decided advantage there, however. Just because the WSM has a fast twist, doesn't mean it has a longer-than-SAAMI throat! The Western would have much more case capacity in that scenario, as thee Ballistic Tip is mostly bearing surface. It would seat half way to the primer pocket in the WSM case. Velocity would suffer. I think the WSM has the advantage for speed in lighter bullets, but the Western would be a better cartridge for any of the long, heavy bullets. Having the capability for both would be awesome! That would give me time to have the 6.8 custom barrel threaded for a brake. [/QUOTE]
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