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Wife rifle: Step up from 243?
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<blockquote data-quote="fmajor" data-source="post: 990783" data-attributes="member: 20646"><p>I also think the 7mm-08 is a wiser decision. </p><p> </p><p>The 260Rem should have less recoil/blast, but differences would be minimal. Ballistically, it seems like a very capable chambering (I've never shot/owned one) and a noticeable jump above your 243 without the shoulder/ear numbing affect of a larger chambering. </p><p> </p><p>However, pragmatically speaking, the huge convenience of the availability of factory ammo for the 7mm-08 simply should not be overlooked. </p><p> </p><p>If you're away from home/loading bench and for <u>any</u> reason, Murphy's Law - whatever, your ammo is MIA or you run out of reloads 7mm-08 is much more readily available than 260 Rem. </p><p> </p><p>Also, the variety of reloading components (thinking bullets here) favor the 7mm's vastly over the 6.5mm offerings. </p><p> </p><p>Since you do reload, if ever your Mrs. wants to increase her range, a precision bullet seater and neck sizer in 7mm would still work if you wanted to go to a 7mm mag of some flavor. You could simply buy a new FL sizing die for the new chambering and be all set for her new LR rig. Just a thought to future potential......</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="fmajor, post: 990783, member: 20646"] I also think the 7mm-08 is a wiser decision. The 260Rem should have less recoil/blast, but differences would be minimal. Ballistically, it seems like a very capable chambering (I've never shot/owned one) and a noticeable jump above your 243 without the shoulder/ear numbing affect of a larger chambering. However, pragmatically speaking, the huge convenience of the availability of factory ammo for the 7mm-08 simply should not be overlooked. If you're away from home/loading bench and for [U]any[/U] reason, Murphy's Law - whatever, your ammo is MIA or you run out of reloads 7mm-08 is much more readily available than 260 Rem. Also, the variety of reloading components (thinking bullets here) favor the 7mm's vastly over the 6.5mm offerings. Since you do reload, if ever your Mrs. wants to increase her range, a precision bullet seater and neck sizer in 7mm would still work if you wanted to go to a 7mm mag of some flavor. You could simply buy a new FL sizing die for the new chambering and be all set for her new LR rig. Just a thought to future potential...... [/QUOTE]
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