I got to it for the varmint matches that we shoot around here.
I’d built a 284 Shehane. It was too much cartridge and too much trouble for the game.
There is also an advantage to a bigger bullet hole in some of the formats.
I’d also gotten to really hating the large rifle primer issue in the 284.
I had a Tikka action and a Manners stock for it. The stock takes AI mags.
I’d really thought about building a 7-08 and using Palma brass.
But, I spent a winter looking at cases and capacity and what would work the best.
The 6.5x47 seemed like the perfect cartridge, but I was sitting on a bunch of 7mm bullets, cleaning rods, etc.
Sooooo, I necked it up to 7mm and have never looked back.
The advantage is that you get to shoot a wide range of bullet weights at near 100% case fill, the ability to jump or jam, and fitting in an AI mag.
The disadvantage is obvious. You can’t go to WalMart to buy ammo. You also don’t have nearly the body of load data. But there is some out there.
It shoots very well. It’s kind of like a 6 BR. Stupid easy.
Here are the first three down the tube. 100 yards.
