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Re: What’s your favorite short action cartridge and why
« Reply #15 on: March 08, 2019, 05:57:59 PM »
 7 Saum, 180's at 3k in a short action  works perfect   
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Re: What’s your favorite short action cartridge and why
« Reply #16 on: March 08, 2019, 06:02:55 PM »
7mm08 is the only one I own.

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Re: What’s your favorite short action cartridge and why
« Reply #17 on: March 08, 2019, 06:09:10 PM »
I don’t think of the 6.5-284 as a short action cartridge. But that’s ok

Sure it is, or maybe I should say it can be.  You can do a 6.5-284 on a long or short action, they tend to shoot a little faster in a long action, if they are throated properly, because it frees up a little case capacity, but there isn't really a great deal of difference, in velocity, between one built on a SA versus LA, and even less when you use an extended mag box in the SA.

I say all that and my 6.5-284 is built on a Rem 700 LA.  :rolleyes:
True story but it’s more better in a long action.

Plus I said i don’t consider it a short action... and what I say is the absolute fact... so there!  :chuckle:

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Re: What’s your favorite short action cartridge and why
« Reply #18 on: March 08, 2019, 06:45:44 PM »
7 Saum, 180's at 3k in a short action  works perfect

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Re: What’s your favorite short action cartridge and why
« Reply #19 on: March 08, 2019, 07:09:40 PM »
Got to chime in on this, 6.5X55 Swede is my number1 and the other is .308 Win. Because they can do everything soft skin, well maybe not a Griz. 
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Re: What’s your favorite short action cartridge and why
« Reply #20 on: March 08, 2019, 08:35:48 PM »
7mm-08

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Re: What’s your favorite short action cartridge and why
« Reply #21 on: March 08, 2019, 09:21:18 PM »
My 375 BME is built on a short action single shot, does that count? :chuckle:

Otherwise I'd probably have to go 6mm BR. At the moment though I'm starting to really like a 6 Dasher that I've been playing with.

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Re: What’s your favorite short action cartridge and why
« Reply #22 on: March 08, 2019, 09:27:02 PM »
I have a 223 vtr 700 rem which Ireally enjoy shooting.

I bought my grandson an 7mm 08 and that is really nice. I may get myself one.
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Re: What’s your favorite short action cartridge and why
« Reply #23 on: March 08, 2019, 09:55:48 PM »
I don’t think of the 6.5-284 as a short action cartridge. But that’s ok

Sure it is, or maybe I should say it can be.  You can do a 6.5-284 on a long or short action, they tend to shoot a little faster in a long action, if they are throated properly, because it frees up a little case capacity, but there isn't really a great deal of difference, in velocity, between one built on a SA versus LA, and even less when you use an extended mag box in the SA.

I say all that and my 6.5-284 is built on a Rem 700 LA.  :rolleyes:
True story but it’s more better in a long action.

Plus I said i don’t consider it a short action... and what I say is the absolute fact... so there!  :chuckle:

Haaa, that's funny!   :brew:

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Re: What’s your favorite short action cartridge and why
« Reply #24 on: March 09, 2019, 08:16:52 AM »
The 7saum/180’s@3000fps Travis wants to build me?🤷‍♂️🤣

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Re: What’s your favorite short action cartridge and why
« Reply #25 on: March 09, 2019, 08:33:49 AM »
I'm thinking .22-250 might be my fav little gun.  Too tough to choose.

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Re: What’s your favorite short action cartridge and why
« Reply #26 on: March 09, 2019, 09:49:31 PM »
Torn between my 250 and 300 savage rifles.  Don't really need much else but where's the fun in that?
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Re: What’s your favorite short action cartridge and why
« Reply #27 on: March 10, 2019, 12:18:20 PM »
260 Rem. Great youth big game cartridge. Same bullets, more case capacity than 6.5 Creedmoor
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Re: What’s your favorite short action cartridge and why
« Reply #28 on: March 10, 2019, 12:25:11 PM »
I think my 7x57 in a Model 70 featherweight is a short action.  Been carrying it since 1984.  It's a light rifle and the cartridge has enough juice to get the job done.

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Re: What’s your favorite short action cartridge and why
« Reply #29 on: March 10, 2019, 12:43:22 PM »
Torn between my 250 and 300 savage rifles.  Don't really need much else but where's the fun in that?
Nice.👍 Don’t hear mention of the .250-3000 much these days. Savage model 99 rifles I presume
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