jason41987
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i have a bolt action receiver im looking to base a custom project around.. and i want something along the lines of a scout rifle... really like the ruger gunsite scout, so end result is going to be something along the lines of that with a detachable magazine, short barrel, red dot, etc...
so as for cartridges.. its a 2.800 length action so .308 length cartridges maximum... and well, .308 and its derivatives tend to lose energy below 20" barrels, the smaller the diameter the bullet, the more energy is lost...
the reason i thought perhaps .300 savage is it appears you can make the brass for this round from .30-06 brass, and since its a bit shorter of a case you can load it to pressure without a portion of that powder going to waste
that being said another thing i thought about for this case being shorter is the possibility of using really long, high BC bullets in it for a flatter trajectory and more retained energy downrange
so.. would a .300 savage based wildcat be a suitable choice for a 2.800" long action on a rifle thatll be barreled at 16"?... or woulld something else be more efficient?
so as for cartridges.. its a 2.800 length action so .308 length cartridges maximum... and well, .308 and its derivatives tend to lose energy below 20" barrels, the smaller the diameter the bullet, the more energy is lost...
the reason i thought perhaps .300 savage is it appears you can make the brass for this round from .30-06 brass, and since its a bit shorter of a case you can load it to pressure without a portion of that powder going to waste
that being said another thing i thought about for this case being shorter is the possibility of using really long, high BC bullets in it for a flatter trajectory and more retained energy downrange
so.. would a .300 savage based wildcat be a suitable choice for a 2.800" long action on a rifle thatll be barreled at 16"?... or woulld something else be more efficient?