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  • 6mm/243

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Thread: Help design the NZHS Forum Wildcat - Part 2.5 - Caliber

  1. 09-03-2012, 12:59 PM #16
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    It would be nice to not go magnum.
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  3. 09-03-2012, 04:15 PM #17
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    Quote Originally Posted by Spanners View Post
    Hmm.. IIRC SAUM is still to long for a SA from the mag when using pills that arnt below the neck
    Well, the saum pushes an A-Max at 3000fps easily, and a mag fit load can be had with 150g Ballistic Tips and any projectile shorter, -all in a short action , and comes alive with 2217.

    Dont forget we are only talking the average hunter, for under 300yrd shots, re the first post on this subject.
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    Correct - and the whole point is a 'Wildcat' too
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    Quote Originally Posted by DAF View Post
    7mmSAUM shorter and slightly more powder capacity
    Yeah but how about something a bit different..........something you have to make brass to suit, not just load from off the shelf.
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  6. 10-03-2012, 08:58 AM #20
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    A slightly shortened lets say 2.00 inch 6mm 284 shooting the 105gr-115gr might be worth a look?
    1000yds is fun, 1500yds is getting interesting, 2000yds is exciting, 2500yds will blow your mind
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  7. 12-03-2012, 10:07 AM #21
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    Quote Originally Posted by Terminator View Post
    A slightly shortened lets say 2.00 inch 6mm 284 shooting the 105gr-115gr might be worth a look?

    Terminator, are you after 308 case capacity in 6mm or 25 cal or a little more like a shortened rem mag case @ 2 inches case length, necked to 6mm or 25 cal......
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    Do we call it 7mm and move on?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Spanners View Post
    Do we call it 7mm and move on?
    Thats what the votes say

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    Dear I ask?
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    Help design the NZHS Forum Wildcat - Part 2.5 - Caliber

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    7mm it is?
    A big fast bullet beats a little fast bullet every time
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    Help design the NZHS Forum Wildcat - Part 2.5 - Caliber

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  14. 15-10-2012, 08:38 PM #28
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    well what ever 7mm wildcat you come up with i am just gonna wildcat it to 30 cal
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    I have been through the 7mm wildcat process I now have a 7mm saum shortened 200 thou. After a lot of dicking around I finally have it shooting really well. 162 amax's going 2800 -2850, The rear bearing surface of the bullet is not below the neck shoulder junction and the bullets can feed out of a model 7 mag and still reach the lands.





    Taking an existing cartridge and changing the length/profile with a form die is not straight forward, it requires precise annealing, a decent form die, neck cutting/trimming, neck turning. Its a lot of work, and then there are unforeseen problems along the way. Such as case folds which I managed to overcome to an extent by changing the order of events...



    I am happy enough with the rifle now, and I learned a lot but if I was starting again I don't know if I would bother. After the first couple of batches of brass forming it starts to wear thin, it's a lot of work.......

    If you guys are serious (this seems to be dragging on and going nowhere) save yourselves a shitload of hassle and just Ackley improve something, or neck something up and ackley improve it.
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    poor .303 didnt stand a chance
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