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<blockquote data-quote="P7M13" data-source="post: 1912072" data-attributes="member: 94154"><p>I played this game a few years ago, wanting a long range rifle for elk, deer, and antelope. I've put in for tags for Oregon, east of the Cascades, and never drawn one. Otherwise I'm hunting coastal range, and all elk and deer have been <100 yards.</p><p>So I built a rifle and gave my 7mm Rem Mag to a friend.</p><p>I based the build on the 7mm Long Range Magnum by Gunwerks, 1:8 26" McGowen barrel. It only punches paper thus far. Looking at my chrony data, it will launch a 175gr SMK at 2980 using 74.3gr Retumbo. It balances very nicely, and at 12# with glass, it's too heavy for a stalking rifle. With a brake, it recoils like a 6.5 Swede.</p><p>The point of my post is the cartridge selection and brass. I purchased 50 pieces and dies from Gunwerks, and then custom made another 70 from 375 Ruger brass. My 375 Ruger brass performs better (a bunch of split necks on the Gunwerks brass already), and the Hornady Custom Dies suck arse. In the long run, I'd definitely have more money, and probably have been better off with a Tikka in 7 mag, but such are the cons of pursuing wildcats.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="P7M13, post: 1912072, member: 94154"] I played this game a few years ago, wanting a long range rifle for elk, deer, and antelope. I've put in for tags for Oregon, east of the Cascades, and never drawn one. Otherwise I'm hunting coastal range, and all elk and deer have been <100 yards. So I built a rifle and gave my 7mm Rem Mag to a friend. I based the build on the 7mm Long Range Magnum by Gunwerks, 1:8 26" McGowen barrel. It only punches paper thus far. Looking at my chrony data, it will launch a 175gr SMK at 2980 using 74.3gr Retumbo. It balances very nicely, and at 12# with glass, it's too heavy for a stalking rifle. With a brake, it recoils like a 6.5 Swede. The point of my post is the cartridge selection and brass. I purchased 50 pieces and dies from Gunwerks, and then custom made another 70 from 375 Ruger brass. My 375 Ruger brass performs better (a bunch of split necks on the Gunwerks brass already), and the Hornady Custom Dies suck arse. In the long run, I'd definitely have more money, and probably have been better off with a Tikka in 7 mag, but such are the cons of pursuing wildcats. [/QUOTE]
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