Thread: 7x47 Jumbo

Hi guys
I'm new to all this and don't have any reloading experience but would love to build a custom rifle in a custom wildcat. I'm an engineer so recreating the wheel using a different method works for me. I've been doing a lot of reading over the last year or three. I like what the ammunition companies have attempted to do with the short magnums but they all seem to have just missed the mark. If you load the long heavy bullets required for long range work into these cartridges they don't fit the short actions they were intended to be used in. 1000m is the new 300m. If you shoot under 300m then please ignore me. I read an article on the 7mm Fatso and thought it was a great idea with a well thought out set of goals. On the same theme, why not shorten the 338LM down to 47mm and necked to 7mm Cal. Nice long neck 8.7mm and a 40deg shoulder. You could seat a 180VLD with a COAL of 71.2mm and have a slightly higher case capacity than the 284Win. Make a great long range mountain rifle and I'm sure the F-class guys would give it a go. A true short action magnum.

Your thoughts?