Thread: What to build with a Rem 700 SA

Originally Posted by Kiwi Greg

Probably general hunting as opposed to steel/target LR work.
I have the Hunters Edge stock to keep the weight down, because I'm a soft cock & like a light rifle for carrying

Straight 284 or 7mmSAUM both have plenty of punch

Maybe a .260 Remington? or 260AI? or 6.5-284 Norma?

I like the idea of a 7mmSAUM.

Or you could just be boring and have it as a .243. Nothing wrong with the calibre.

7mm Fatmax. Looks cool and the ballistics arent to shabby either.

Originally Posted by Proudkiwi

7mm Fatmax. Looks cool and the ballistics arent to shabby either.

That would just be copying me though!... :grin:

Originally Posted by DAF

Straight 284 or 7mmSAUM both have plenty of punch

Now theres a thinking mans answer, although I could be a bit biased

You know you want a saum Kiwi Greg

Pop a cci 250 primer in behind plenty of 2217 and critters will die out in front of you.

You will roam the earth with your firestick, grass clad peoples will sketch your silouette upon overhanging rock by the orange glow of manuka embers.

The wind will remember your name, there will be a street named after you in Nelson...................Well Maybe.

Originally Posted by 7mmsaum

Now theres a thinking mans answer, although I could be a bit biased

You know you want a saum Kiwi Greg

Pop a cci 250 primer in behind plenty of 2217 and critters will die out in front of you.

You will roam the earth with your firestick, grass clad peoples will sketch your silouette upon overhanging rock by the orange glow of manuka embers.

The wind will remember your name, there will be a street named after you in Nelson...................Well Maybe.

Ha Ha Ha.

I still miss my 7mmSAUM Titanium....the good old "never should have sold it" issue

The Saum does have a lot of potential, a bit close to my 6.5wsm though.....& a little common :grin: :grin: :grin:

Good man throw that idea away. I have a 280ai already, no need to buy its balistic twin. Stay on track with my 7mm Fatso or max.

A 7mm-338 Norma would have to be a single feeder in a short action but would work with about 7mm RUM velocities
But after using the 338s for a while now my vote would still be the 338 Norma

There was a guy on an American forum that did a 7mmsaum improved with a shorter neck for more powder room it fitted better in a short action than a 7mmWSM and was its equal, just something different?

Originally Posted by Terminator

There was a guy on an American forum that did a 7mmsaum improved with a shorter neck for more powder room it fitted better in a short action than a 7mmWSM and was its equal, just something different?

isn't that just a WSM smiley:

Originally Posted by DAF

isn't that just a WSM smiley:

Yip your right DAF, he admitted it only equaled the 7mm WSM but was a much better mag fit than a 7mm WSM, some people just wont something different, a wyatt mag would fix the mag length issue with the 7mm WSM

350 Rem Mag... big pill, much more modern cases will out perform it but its a fun looking round.....I have 100 new brass here and might know where there is a reamer

I might build a 338 SAUM .... sort of a larger version of the 308, Bit plain but should perform good for an all round hunting rig, built with a lightish barrel.

or go even bigger bore smiley: