Suggestions for a 7mm Rem mag adl

[370bc]

I have a rem 7 mag adl that I am not sure what to do with.
It shoots MOA w/168 bergers. Under MOA w/140 bergers, and almost half MOA w/100 HP Sierra's.
What I don't like about it is that its too much gun for what i want to use it for.
I want a long range coyote buster with a bullet that will deflect as much wind as possible. I don't want the rifle to weigh too much. I don't want a lot of recoil.
I have a kimber montana w/douglas 1-12 twist that shoots berger 88's 1/2 or better MOA if I do my job. I have a muzzle break on it to watch the hits or misses through the scope. I am very happy with this set up. However, there is a place for a higher bc bullet for votes on windy days. One thing I don't like about the kimber is the ejection port is not as long as I would like it to be for bullets seating next to the lands. It is about a 1/16'' too short to allow for smooth ejection.
500 yards is as far as I want to go for now. If I rechamber, I would prefer a cailber that lapua makes the brass for. I hope that is enough info to form some ideas. Thank you AC Members!

 

[XTR]

I have a rem 7 mag adl that I am not sure what to do with.
It shoots MOA w/168 bergers. Under MOA w/140 bergers, and almost half MOA w/100 HP Sierra's.
What I don't like about it is that its too much gun for what i want to use it for.
I want a long range coyote buster with a bullet that will deflect as much wind as possible. I don't want the rifle to weigh too much. I don't want a lot of recoil.
I have a kimber montana w/douglas 1-12 twist that shoots berger 88's 1/2 or better MOA if I do my job. I have a muzzle break on it to watch the hits or misses through the scope. I am very happy with this set up. However, there is a place for a higher bc bullet for votes on windy days. One thing I don't like about the kimber is the ejection port is not as long as I would like it to be for bullets seating next to the lands. It is about a 1/16'' too short to allow for smooth ejection.
500 yards is as far as I want to go for now. If I rechamber, I would prefer a cailber that lapua makes the brass for. I hope that is enough info to form some ideas. Thank you AC Members!

First of all Lapua isn't the be all end all of brass. My F-TR rifle shoots .3s vertical (or better) at 600 and 1000 with W-W, and it has more capacity, which is useful when you are using a powder/bullet combo that you can push to 100%+ fill. I'd never limit myself to a caliber based on whether or not Lapua makes brass. I choose the brass for my 308 loads (WW or Lapua) based on the powder and bullet combination and how close to 100% fill I am.

Now that said, you may want to look into something in a short action size case that you can seat long heavy for class bullets in the long action you have. There is is pretty much nothing you can't build on that action.

A 7-08 throated correctly would let you run the 162Amax or the 140s with a case full of 4350. I think my 7-08 reamer has a .177 throat.

You could do the same thing with a 284Win and get ever more boiler (but no Lapua brass)

Another option would be something in 6.5, the 6.5-284 gives you Lapua brass, and lots of bullets to pick from, and lots of speed, but it's established to be hard on barrels. If you are not target shooting or firing long fast strings with it then it should last you a long time.

The other cases based on the 308 (7-08, 260Rem and 243Win) are always good choices for fast light recoil shooting.

The 260 Remington another 6.5 with lots of choices for heavier bullets you can shoot w/o issue from the long action. Similar but in Lapua brass you could do a 6.5x47L, reported to be an extremely accurate chambering.

Or you could go with a 243, lowest recoil, lots of velocity potential, short barrel life if you are blazing it, again if you are hunting a 1000 to 1500 round barrel life could last you a lifetime. There are also a number of variants in 243/6mm based on either the 243 case or the 6.5x47L that could be options.



In the end you need to decide how much recoil, MV, and barrel life you want.

 

[4xforfun]

You could re barrel to a 6.5 WSSM. Same bolt face as your 7mm Rem mag and not bad on BBLs. Now, the only brass is from WW. But my brass has a kazillion firings on them and still very tight PP's. Tough stuff. I have this BBl for my BAT 1000 yard LG and it shoots SMALL!!

 

[370bc]

My reasoning for Lapua brass was for more neck tension similarities.
I agree that there are other options almost as good.
Thank you for the ideas.
A bigger caliber than the 243 that can push a high bc w/o substantial recoil increase would be perfect. 243-06? 6mm-284?
I will be having a muzzle break installed whatever I'll be getting.

 

[XTR]

My reasoning for Lapua brass was for more neck tension similarities.
I agree that there are other options almost as good.
Thank you for the ideas.
A bigger caliber than the 243 that can push a high bc w/o substantial recoil increase would be perfect. 243-06? 6mm-284?
I will be having a muzzle break installed whatever I'll be getting.

the 6-284 is a pretty common chambering, but can push the 105s/115s really fast. Real barrel burner but if your shooting yotes with it it won't matter. As mentioned in the post above, you'll need a different bolt face for most everything other than short magnums. Under 600 yards it's not going to give up anything to heavier bullets, and shoot very flat.

 

[FeMan]

The BC on a 168 VLD is pretty high and the 7mm should shoot them pretty fast and flat. As long as the 7mm you have has acceptable accuracy for the task, you would be spending a considerable amount of money and the LR performace gains modest for most cartrdige/bullets combos. It is certainly larger than required fort eh task, but if it were me I would consider just shooting yotes with it.

 

[370bc]

I shot a yote with the 140 berger vld hunting bullet and hit it, but did not anchor him at 200 yards. Wind and he was looking straight at me.
The 100 grainers are accurate, but the bc isn't so great.
I could just put a muzzle break on it and go with it, but the 6mm-284 just makes so much more sense with bullets that shouldn't pencil through as bad.