Custom rifle caliber

[CAMPMEAT]

6.5 Creedmoor I built.

6.5x284 I built on the bottom............

[Biggerhammer]

6.5 Creedmoor . Huge selection of accurate , affordable factory ammo.

[Wolfdog2314]

Well. Thanks. But no thanks 

Just when I begin leaning towards the 7mag, I start wanting a 6.5 again.

Some of these rounds definitlaly have the “cool” factor. But using factory to begin with and being new to reloading, I think I want the most readily available options out there.

One factor is the barrel availablity in the carbon fiber one I want. A 284 is in stock with the 264 is not and may not be for a while. Could be the difference of having the rifle this season or waiting until next.

[h20hunter]

Bro in law shoots a nice 6.5 with half inch moa with handloads
 My 7rm with 180s hits a ton harder. The 7 has lots of factory options and who knows how many possible handloads to be tinkered with.

[Wolfdog2314]

Bro in law shoots a nice 6.5 with half inch moa with handloads
 My 7rm with 180s hits a ton harder. The 7 has lots of factory options and who knows how many possible handloads to be tinkered with.

I think overall I may be happiest with this round, 7. My 300wsm with 180 accubonds has put down a lot, and that’s what I’m used to.  It’s nice having that extra bullet over the lighter/smaller. I’m talking with the smith tomorrow. And will probably finalize the caliber.

Thanks to all for your input.

[h20hunter]

Care to share who is doing the build? Pm is fine if you prefer. I'll keep it hush hush.

[mountainman]

Can't go wrong with a well built 7 mag.

[huntnphool]

Another 7mm fan.

[Duckslayer89]

I went with 7mm mag for mine. Hoping to get a call anyday now

[b23]

I am generally all for the option that gives a guy a good excuse to acquire another gun and maybe I'm missing something here but since you are wanting to keep the barrel a little on the short side and you want good performance, why don't you just use your 300 WSM and either have the barrel cut off to a shorter length or have a new custom barrel installed at whatever length you want.

Not only is the list of 30 cal bullets very extensive in a wide range of bullet weights but your 300 WSM in a 22in barrel length is going to outperform a 7mm Rem mag in a 22in barrel length.

If you are wanting a one gun do all, and, you want to keep the barrel a little on the short-ish side, I think you've already got what you are looking in your 300 WSM.

[jay.sharkbait]

Rebarrell the 300 WSM to 7WSM  or 6.5 SAUM

[birddogdad]

starting to look into a 28 Nosler here... have a 7mag.. shoots very well..

[syoungs]

starting to look into a 28 Nosler here... have a 7mag.. shoots very well..

I'm looking into the 28 nosler,and 30 nosler. I'm ordering my barrel in 3 weeks, if I can find brass for them by then I'm gonna go with one of them

[Wolfdog2314]

Thanks for all the ideas.

This rifle build is kind of my last excuse to buy something “big” before the wife and I squirt out a kid in the coming nearish future. And who can have too many rifles anyway?!  The idea of a custom gun built exactly to fit me how I like it is really intriguing to me too. By the time I put money in to my Tikka to get it exactly what I want, I may as well splurge and do a whole new one.

Still leaning towards the 7 mag at this point.

@h20hunter sent you a PM

[huntnphool]

Rebarrell the 300 WSM to 7WSM

 Once I find a good deal on a donor 300, that's what my next one will be.