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Re: New rifle. Short action or long action?
« Reply #15 on: July 18, 2022, 09:29:53 PM »
Thinking about a new custom rifle. Deer and elk and bear gun. Haven’t decided on a caliber yet. Would you go short action or long action and then narrow it down from there ?

I have a lot of AR type guns. Usually shoot a 6.5 creedmoor or a RBROS 7mm SAUM. I have a .300 ultra mag I never use. I enjoy long range shooting for fun. I like hunting situations to be under 500 yards if possible

.308 is fairly versatile

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Re: New rifle. Short action or long action?
« Reply #16 on: July 18, 2022, 09:32:32 PM »
Another vote 6.5 PRC, have killed numerous deer and bear with it. Unfortunately I’m not a rifle elk hunter but would not have an issue shooting elk with it.  :twocents:

A fine round but a bit light for the big boys, sorry.

I agree. I would ise my .300RUM or win mag for elk.

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Re: New rifle. Short action or long action?
« Reply #17 on: July 18, 2022, 09:52:08 PM »
So, something to think about:

You've already got a couple awesome medium to long range calibers in your safe (6.5 creedmoor, RBROS 7mm SAUM, .300 RUM).   I don't know about the pedigree of the other 2 rifles, but the RBROS has to be accurate.

It seems like you have deer, elk, antelope, bear, sheep, goat, moose, and Sasquatch pretty well covered.

If I was in your position, I'd have to serious consider building a rifle in a much smaller caliber.....
22-250, or something like that.

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Re: New rifle. Short action or long action?
« Reply #18 on: July 18, 2022, 11:33:56 PM »
So, something to think about:

You've already got a couple awesome medium to long range calibers in your safe (6.5 creedmoor, RBROS 7mm SAUM, .300 RUM).   I don't know about the pedigree of the other 2 rifles, but the RBROS has to be accurate.

It seems like you have deer, elk, antelope, bear, sheep, goat, moose, and Sasquatch pretty well covered.

If I was in your position, I'd have to serious consider building a rifle in a much smaller caliber.....
22-250, or something like that.

 Sounds like he is looking for a additional deer etc rifle, eliminates .22 caliber in this state. ;)

 Maybe consider 25-06, .257 Roberts, .260 Rem or 7mm-08
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Re: New rifle. Short action or long action?
« Reply #19 on: July 19, 2022, 12:48:09 AM »
So, something to think about:

You've already got a couple awesome medium to long range calibers in your safe (6.5 creedmoor, RBROS 7mm SAUM, .300 RUM).   I don't know about the pedigree of the other 2 rifles, but the RBROS has to be accurate.

It seems like you have deer, elk, antelope, bear, sheep, goat, moose, and Sasquatch pretty well covered.

If I was in your position, I'd have to serious consider building a rifle in a much smaller caliber.....
22-250, or something like that.

 Sounds like he is looking for a additional deer etc rifle, eliminates .22 caliber in this state. ;)

 Maybe consider 25-06, .257 Roberts, .260 Rem or 7mm-08

Yeah.

It's just that he's got deer, elk, bear so completely covered.

You and I are also in the same boat. 
Season comes and all the safe queens sit while we take our individual favorites to hunt.   You can have 20 guns suitable for killing an elk, but you can still only hunt with one at a time.

I just thought something way different than what he has might get shot more.


Maybe a 17 hmr......

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Re: New rifle. Short action or long action?
« Reply #20 on: July 19, 2022, 04:59:36 AM »
My first question would be do you reload? Or is factory offering needed?
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Re: New rifle. Short action or long action?
« Reply #21 on: July 19, 2022, 08:26:58 AM »
Season comes and all the safe queens sit while we take our individual favorites to hunt.

Ugh!  I'm the worst for this.  Safe full of built rifles chambered in a variety of different cartridges yet I reach for the same two nearly every time.  Maybe there's a twelve step program some of us need to check ourselves into.

Depending on the cartridge the OP decides on maybe the answer is neither short or long action but rather a mid length action will best suit your needs.

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Re: New rifle. Short action or long action?
« Reply #22 on: July 19, 2022, 08:39:12 AM »
I said 300 WSM, because if he has a 300 WM -- and reloads, he'd already have bullets, and then he could have a short action of a gun reminiscent of one he is used to.

If we're just throwing out calibers now to compliment his armory, I'd go 280 AI pr 7mm-08 AI  :chuckle:

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Re: New rifle. Short action or long action?
« Reply #23 on: July 19, 2022, 08:40:38 AM »
I'll put in my two cents. I went from 7mm win mag to .300 WSM and am never going back. The short action is nice, recoil negligible and boy does it lay down the smack.

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Re: New rifle. Short action or long action?
« Reply #24 on: July 19, 2022, 12:33:43 PM »
I'll put in my two cents. I went from 7mm win mag to .300 WSM and am never going back. The short action is nice, recoil negligible and boy does it lay down the smack.

Will you wish you had a long enough action to run Bergers or other VLD's without them stuffed down in the case ?

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Re: New rifle. Short action or long action?
« Reply #25 on: July 19, 2022, 12:40:55 PM »
I'll put in my two cents. I went from 7mm win mag to .300 WSM and am never going back. The short action is nice, recoil negligible and boy does it lay down the smack.

Will you wish you had a long enough action to run Bergers or other VLD's without them stuffed down in the case ?
can be done quite easily on a SA with a Wyatts prc box. I can load 230's in mine with zero length issues.
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Re: New rifle. Short action or long action?
« Reply #26 on: July 19, 2022, 03:36:53 PM »
I'll put in my two cents. I went from 7mm win mag to .300 WSM and am never going back. The short action is nice, recoil negligible and boy does it lay down the smack.

Will you wish you had a long enough action to run Bergers or other VLD's without them stuffed down in the case ?

Nope, I’m shooting hammer hunters out of it

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Re: New rifle. Short action or long action?
« Reply #27 on: July 19, 2022, 05:05:55 PM »
I'll put in my two cents. I went from 7mm win mag to .300 WSM and am never going back. The short action is nice, recoil negligible and boy does it lay down the smack.

Will you wish you had a long enough action to run Bergers or other VLD's without them stuffed down in the case ?
can be done quite easily on a SA with a Wyatts prc box. I can load 230's in mine with zero length issues.
Don't you also have SA Rem 700 with one of Wyatt's SA mid length kits which will allow a 3.235 OAL too or am I thinking of someone else?  Kevin's SA mid length kit interests me.

Wyatt's "Baney" box for short action Rem 700's or clones allows a OAL up to 3.100 and then there is the PRC box that's good for 2.990 OAL and Kevin also has an extended SA mag box for use with the WSM/SAUM 3.00 OAL

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Re: New rifle. Short action or long action?
« Reply #28 on: July 19, 2022, 07:24:02 PM »
I'll put in my two cents. I went from 7mm win mag to .300 WSM and am never going back. The short action is nice, recoil negligible and boy does it lay down the smack.

Will you wish you had a long enough action to run Bergers or other VLD's without them stuffed down in the case ?
can be done quite easily on a SA with a Wyatts prc box. I can load 230's in mine with zero length issues.
Don't you also have SA Rem 700 with one of Wyatt's SA mid length kits which will allow a 3.235 OAL too or am I thinking of someone else?  Kevin's SA mid length kit interests me.

Wyatt's "Baney" box for short action Rem 700's or clones allows a OAL up to 3.100 and then there is the PRC box that's good for 2.990 OAL and Kevin also has an extended SA mag box for use with the WSM/SAUM 3.00 OAL
sure do. Works like advertised  :chuckle:
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Re: New rifle. Short action or long action?
« Reply #29 on: July 24, 2022, 04:00:35 PM »
Been shooting a wildcat known as the .300 Whelen.  Great performance on the game mentioned by the OP at ranges under 500.  Twisted right, with a long action, you can load any .30 cal bullet into the lands and have magazine room to spare.  Shooting 150gr TTSX at 3000 fps into itty bitty groups.  200gr Partition or Accubond  can be pushed over 2700fps with RL26.  Using a 700 action and I have a solid 1/4 inch of room to spare in the OEM magazine box.  I was turned on to this caliber by my dad.  You can form the brass by necking down .35 Whelen brass and neck turning for concentricity.  I have toyed with the idea of forming from 30-06 brass. 

Here is a pic of one next to a 300 Weatherby.  A lot of performance, a lot less recoil, cheaper to shoot, and lets you really adjust OAL.

 


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