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Hey all. So I'm going to re barrel my tikka T3 from 270wsm.
Initially I thought of going to a 7wsm. To make use of the higher bc 7mm projectiles.
This is my only rifle so needs to be an allrounder and not a barrel burner. I tend to shoot a few goats here at sometimes 700m.
Will the 7-300wsm having a longer neck be a better bet? Or another wonderful creation?
Puku
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Just get a 223 for were you are.
Do what I am 6.5SAUM........................................... and I only stopped in for a quick chat!!
308?:D:D:D
Is the barrel actually worn out? If not why not just use the new 150gr Nosler LRAB, great BC, these projectiles should breath new life into the 270 WSM for long range work.
The nosler Lr ABs...
I have used about 45 in trial work and went to get some more today. But there are none in shops apparently and there are only three boxes coming into the country in the next shipment. I'm not interested in having a load that I struggle to get projectiles for.
I have a hundred or so 150gr bergers left so will finish them and change.
No the barrel is not shot out, probably had about 600rounds through it at a guess
If only it was a Remington you had, I know where you could have got a cracker deal on a brand new and about to be removed unused 270wsm barrel ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by puku
You will be on here once a month looking for new barrels with that after you get it:DQuote:
Originally Posted by mikee
7mmSaum Puku. Not a barrel burner normally and in the right cal. Or what I think will be my next choice for a project, .280 AI?
Barrels are cheap once you have the rest, a consumable even..... ..would have gone bigger case but same calibre if I din't want to make it quieter at times, (for the dog )Quote:
Originally Posted by R93
What about a 6.5-375 :)
Who has corrupted you mikee? I know it is not Cam as you would be getting a .308 in something like a sako. I reckon a 6.5-375 will suck the snot out of your nose like lying 6" away and 18" deep from a grenade going off:DQuote:
Originally Posted by mikee
Kirby Allen does a 6.5 Allen Magnum, it is a 338 RUM necked down. 3550fps with a 140gr projectile from a 30" barrel Allen Magnum WildcatsQuote:
Originally Posted by mikee
Nah it was definitly "corrupted by Cam + another". Otherwise I would have just brought another rattle gun.Quote:
Originally Posted by R93
Now I am even thinking of selling the one I built "just in case" the other 2 I built needed company along with the one I already have / use....................but in reality only sighted in. So not so much corruped as totally f&^ked
I hear this a lot but have no idea where people are getting these cheap barrels. Doing research the average cost of a barrel was about $800.Quote:
Originally Posted by mikee
If they were around $400 I'd say they were cheap, but not for $800 and more for something really top notch from trueflight.
I think what they are getting at is that if you are shooting enough to wear out barrels, the ammo at $2 plus a round for 2000 plus rounds is the expensive part and a barrel at $800 is cheap by comparison
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A 6.5- 375 would be a sweet project mate:)Quote:
Originally Posted by mikee
You will never wear the barrel out deer hunting.
There would be very few people on this forum who have worn out a barrel on a deer hunting rifle:)
The yanks are claiming that 6.5 super doper thingy they have is doing over 4000 rounds two a tube, that's a shit load of deer.
The short neck on the 6.5 375r would add to the long jeopardy of the throat. . ..
Been sort and man hunting rifle would stick with short magnum cals, wsm or saum, 6.5 or 7 or 30cal. Depends how much brass prep you like?
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What about one of your 7mm varieties @tui_man2Quote:
Originally Posted by tui_man2
Would they fit in a tikka?
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Flicked you a PM mate :)
True, i get what your saying. But I'd look at as instead buy something that is cheaper to shoot and easier on barrels and use the extra money to get an extra 400-800 shots with the money.Quote:
Originally Posted by Spudattack
I'd consider anything that went bad after 2500 rounds to be a barrel burner, and anything under 1500 to be insane.
Book me into the mental ward then...Quote:
Originally Posted by Beetroot
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sounds like 162gr Amax's right there...Quote:
Originally Posted by puku
Haha true.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wildman
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So what about a 7-375?
What would I need to do to fit that in a tikka? I'm keen to shoot 180 grains put there abouts, rather than the 162 range
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just use your current barrel until it's worn out, anything else will be an academic improvement
Puku, I have a 270WSM also. about 800-900 rounds through it now(mainly 140SST and 150VLDs).There is a stock pile of ABLR in my shed, but these are not for sale.
Once my barrel is done, I'm not sure what to go to. The 270WSM is so versatile, unless you go for a 1000-1200m caliber I'm not sure what to go to. Short actions are nice, and think a 260AI or even a 280AI at a stretch. a 140gr 6.5WSM would give you something similar to the 150gr in the 270WSM.
If you could have two rifles, a 6.5 or 270WSM and ture long range thing.
Go the whole hog and go .375 Ruger, has similar trajectory to a 30-06 with 270gr pills, just fit a limbsaver and you'll be sweet :ORLY:Quote:
Originally Posted by puku
Go forth and make big holes in things! :thumbsup:
This ridiculous trend of pointless custom wildcat rifles has got to stop
pair that up with constant mods to AR's in civi street!Quote:
Originally Posted by gimp
How many is a stock pile? You should become the nz agent, it sounds life you have more than them:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Uplandstalker
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Originally Posted by gimp
Why?