Wildcatting a SAUM or WSM
12-03-2002 | 12:27 PM
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Nontypical Buck
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From: Gypsum KS USA
Wildcatting a SAUM or WSM
Just kinda a curious question, what do you think of a guy wildcatting the neck of a SAUM or WSM down to a 22 cal bullet? I bet it'd be a hell of a varmint/paper punching round. Even if a guy took it down only to a 6.5mm bullet, one of those unholy long swedish bullets, I bet you'd get twice the accuracy of the 7mm just because the bullet is lighter and more stable, and you'd probably get better results on game because of the better sectional density of the 6.5mm bullets.
ANy thoughts??
Screw the 10 ring, keep them in the zero!!!
ANy thoughts??
Screw the 10 ring, keep them in the zero!!!
12-03-2002 | 02:10 PM
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Nontypical Buck
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From: Bossier City LA United States
RE: Wildcatting a SAUM or WSM
My thoughts are it is a waste of time period. Think about the .22 for a second. There is only so much powder that you can burn for a given bore diameter before you are either wasting powder, over pressuring the chamber or burning the throat. As far as the 6.5mm being more accurate than a 7mm bullet, nope. Theory is often times foiled by facts.
12-04-2002 | 07:31 PM
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From: Pittsburgh PA USA
RE: Wildcatting a SAUM or WSM
the 243/223 from Winchester will be winchester super short magnums. like the other short magnums, a solution to a problem that does not exsist and an answer to a question unasked. all the short magnums offer over a magnum is ease of reloading since they are not belted. performance gain a 100fps, is no great gain, nor is the "improved" accuracy.
12-06-2002 | 05:21 PM
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RE: Wildcatting a SAUM or WSM
as reported in the january issue of G&A seems as though they might exist, though ballistics sound promising for the people who like amll bullets fast. claims of 200fps faster than a 22-250. though even if those are a little tweaked a 100fps faster is a improvemnt if you like that sort of thing. hopefully G&A put a call into winchester before running the blurb
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