Evening all,
A couple of weeks ago I had a chance to shoot out at various distances from 1000 yards to 1 mile. I used a 260 with 140gr berger hybrids. Overall I think my rifle did pretty good but I would like to put together a new rifle that will not get pushed around in the wind as much. This new rifle will not be used for hunting or competitions. Just something for me to grab when the opportunity to shoot past 1000 presents itself. It will be built on a savage action.
I prefer not to mess with a wildcat or turned necks. So far I have considered the following:
Straight 284
280/280 ai
7 saum
7 rem mag
7 ultra mag
28 nosler
The 284 and 280 appeal to me for lower cost (components and barrel life), but they are the slowest. Since this rifle will be used sparingly maybe I can afford to go with something a little harder on the barrel.
7 saum and 7 rem mag seem like good compromises. At one point I thought I was settled on the 7 rem mag but I keep hearing people complain about belted cases and problems associated with resizing and brass life.
The 7 ultra mag and 28 nosler look very good on speed, but brass costs alone are extremely high and barrel life seems very short. I know that barrels are expendable but I'd like to get at least 1200 rounds out of them before having to replace.
Suggestions and comments appreciated
A couple of weeks ago I had a chance to shoot out at various distances from 1000 yards to 1 mile. I used a 260 with 140gr berger hybrids. Overall I think my rifle did pretty good but I would like to put together a new rifle that will not get pushed around in the wind as much. This new rifle will not be used for hunting or competitions. Just something for me to grab when the opportunity to shoot past 1000 presents itself. It will be built on a savage action.
I prefer not to mess with a wildcat or turned necks. So far I have considered the following:
Straight 284
280/280 ai
7 saum
7 rem mag
7 ultra mag
28 nosler
The 284 and 280 appeal to me for lower cost (components and barrel life), but they are the slowest. Since this rifle will be used sparingly maybe I can afford to go with something a little harder on the barrel.
7 saum and 7 rem mag seem like good compromises. At one point I thought I was settled on the 7 rem mag but I keep hearing people complain about belted cases and problems associated with resizing and brass life.
The 7 ultra mag and 28 nosler look very good on speed, but brass costs alone are extremely high and barrel life seems very short. I know that barrels are expendable but I'd like to get at least 1200 rounds out of them before having to replace.
Suggestions and comments appreciated
