rugerjunkie
Buckeye
Well I got myself a donor rifle yesterday to do my build. Now all I have to do is figure out what caliber I want! It is a long action. I plan on keeping it to one I already shoot and load for in the larger calibers. It will be for deer on up since I don't have any shortage on the smaller varmint catagory calibers around here.
Currently that is...
257 - 25-06
264/6.5 - 264WM
7mm - 7mmRM
308 - 30-06
358 - 350RM
There aren't a lot of others out there that will do much better than the 25-06's I've already got so I will probably rule that one out. I am interested in another one in the '06 case and have tbought about a 6.5-06,280,or 35 Whelen. If I go with a belted case I am leaning towards a 358 Norma. There are a lot of wildcats out there that I am not familiar with and there may be better options in the 35 without a belted case so opinions are welcome there. Are the Ruger compact magnums a standard long action round? That case may be a good one for a 358 also but I don't know a lot about them yet.
Another question is for opinions on Ackley Improved cases. I see 30 and 40 degree shoulders. Any benefit with one or the other? Or simply not enough gain for the added expense for dies and brass? Or the time and extra step to form brass?
Right now I am thinking either a 280 or another 35 cal. I really like the 350RM and the results I've had shooting and hunting with it. But , I have also always wanted a 280. This build will get me into a rifle that is in a caliber I'm interested in that isn't offered through the factory and in a barrel length more appropriate for the given round also.
Thanks,
Jeff
Currently that is...
257 - 25-06
264/6.5 - 264WM
7mm - 7mmRM
308 - 30-06
358 - 350RM
There aren't a lot of others out there that will do much better than the 25-06's I've already got so I will probably rule that one out. I am interested in another one in the '06 case and have tbought about a 6.5-06,280,or 35 Whelen. If I go with a belted case I am leaning towards a 358 Norma. There are a lot of wildcats out there that I am not familiar with and there may be better options in the 35 without a belted case so opinions are welcome there. Are the Ruger compact magnums a standard long action round? That case may be a good one for a 358 also but I don't know a lot about them yet.
Another question is for opinions on Ackley Improved cases. I see 30 and 40 degree shoulders. Any benefit with one or the other? Or simply not enough gain for the added expense for dies and brass? Or the time and extra step to form brass?
Right now I am thinking either a 280 or another 35 cal. I really like the 350RM and the results I've had shooting and hunting with it. But , I have also always wanted a 280. This build will get me into a rifle that is in a caliber I'm interested in that isn't offered through the factory and in a barrel length more appropriate for the given round also.
Thanks,
Jeff