What caliber for 700 yard rifle?

[Chase4556]

Do you reload? Have friends who reload that would let you use equipment and help you work up a load?

If not, I’d wander down the ammo isle of a few local sporting good stores and see what ammo is available right now. One of those is what I would try to pick. During the good times, ammo is aplenty, but during current times like these you might find yourself with a paperweight.

Does you no good to buy a rifle in say 28 Nosler or one of the others, but not be able to find ammunition for it. For instance, a quick search on ammoseek provided one option for 28 nosler. 100 popped up for 300 win mag.

And let me edit and add that the one 28 Nosler option is $90 a box. The few 300prc that come up are $100+ a box(and most are Hornady ELD-M). 300win mag starts at $39 a box.

[JTeLarkin08]

Ok so I ended up going with a 7mm Remington mag. Little less drop over the 300 win mag. Also feel like it will be a little better gun for hunting here in Texas, as well as a good choice for my kids when they are teenagers out west. Going to try to get 162 grain ELD X to fly out of it.

Going to have Cerekote put on the barrel and action, as well as changing out the trigger spring.

Will go with a top of the line Leupold on top





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[rjtkdplus]

Solid choice.

[twosixteens]

Looks like you made a solid choice

[myway]

I’ve done this song but in Kyrgyzstan. If you wanna give me a call I’ll give you everything I know.


I used a 270 WSM and my buddy used a 300 WinMag.

Scope is a Swarovski Z5 3.5-18 w/BT

I don’t believe I have seen that recap before.. very well done. Absolutely amazing recap and quite the adventure.
Thanks for sharing.

[brrdnk]

You cant go wrong with that choice.

[Mitchell8]

30-06

[Chase4556]

Excellent choice. Very capable cartridge.

My next rifle will be a 7mm. Wether I get my hands on my grandfathers old rem 700, or I buy new, it’s next on the list.

[Mike D]

Surely that was not really fire forming??


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Yes sir it was. Now it’s time to stuff it with 7 more grains of powder. [emoji51]


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[JTeLarkin08]

Got talked into a new trigger


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[RF76]

I was going to recommend a 7mm or 300wm. I see that you already decide to go with a Tikka 7mm. Excellent choice, now from personal experience, my 7mm Tikka T3 loves the Nosler Accubonds. I also adjusted the trigger on all my Tikkas and didn't require to change the spring or change the trigger.

[trophy8]

Got talked into a new trigger


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Find anywhere other than optics planet to shop man lol

Mountain Tactical makes a great trigger spring fyi.

[okrattler]

I have no idea how tough they are but I'd say 6.5x284.

[1longshot]

You're on the right track. What is the barrel twist on the Tikka? You might have to go down to a 140 gr bullet. I'd also suggest practice shooting with a glove on, you never know what situation might arise.

[1longshot]

Yes sir it was. Now it’s time to stuff it with 7 more grains of powder. [emoji51]


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What powder are you using? Reloader 26?