ligonierbill
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You have a "magnum" length action with a bolt face sized for the 375 H&H family of cartridges. You must build a hunting rifle. What round will your chamber? Why?
I will 2nd that, 100% Depends on what I am hunting.I guess it would depend on what I was planing on hunting. But what's wrong with 375 H&H? Or 7 STW? Or 8mm Rem Mag? Actions that long are hard to come by.
I've shot a couple of them and like them, I think their reputation for excessive recoil is exaggerated compared to the reality of shooting them, IMO anyway. Also you get a nice beltless case. They do have a reputation for over-bore barrel burning, at least in the smaller calibers, but the .338 looks like a nice one (though I would go .338 LM over that if I was looking at .338)What do you folks think of the RUMs?
What do you folks think of the RUMs?
No, no it won't. The Remington 700 long action is the same length for any cartridge, but the magazine box and its cutout in the bottom of the action are drastically different. I have built many, many Remington 700s in cartridges ranging from 17 Fireball to 458 Lott, and no, they are not the same. The 375 H&H is about 1/2" longer than a 30-06. May not sound like a lot, but that is about the difference between a 308 and a 30-06. A Magnum-length action refers to an action that will accept 375 H&H, 404 Jeffreys, or even 416 Rigby and similar size cartridges, and the magazine box length is 3.9"-4.1". 30-06-length actions typically have magazine boxes about 3.7" long and are referred to as "standard length" actions, even though they will accept what they called "short magnums" back in the 1960s because Winchester introduced the 2.5" magnum case (458, 338, 264 Win Mags).Take an M700 in 30-06 and the magazine will take a .375 H&H cartridge without a burp.
Excellent cartridges. Only problem is support in the form of ammo from Remington. One of my faves is the 7mm RUM, shoots as flat as a string. It will launch a 190 gr bullet at 3200 fps, just in case you want to knock something down waaaaaay over there. It will launch a 150 grainer at about 3,600 fps. One of my customers sings the praises of the 338 RUM (now that I tamed it for him by adding a brake), it will take an eland right off its feet. And you don't have to deal with a belt! And there are wildcats like the 6.5/300 RUM for shooting a mile or more, and the 375 RUM if you want to knock down toothy critters. So yes to the RUMs!What do you folks think of the RUMs?
There's no law against using them at closer ranges as long as you choose the right bullet. I thought the 7mm RUM was especially nice the way it shot and ballistics, the only draw back being you need to know how to choose the right bullet so it doesn't laser through or vaporize on contact.BTW, I said 338 RUM, but I already load 8mm Rem Mag, and the fact is I can't shoot as far as either of them.