Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Custom Rifles & Wildcats Want to start a new project what caliber

Sit down and talk to your wife ask Her opinion I agree you have it all covered already with 2-270s n 1-708 ,you could always trade your long action for a short one something to think on.either go bigger or smaller 338/06 ,35 whelen or a 22-250 , remember her also and install an adjustable length of pull recoil pad system on your rifle .

I've been in your shoes.

Bullets and brass all pointed me to the 260 or 6.5x55 throated to use all case capacity.

Adam

Load the 7mm-08 with some 120 ballistic tips and rock on. Or buy a 243 factory rig.

6.5x55 or a .284 win

I'd go with your original thought (280 Ackley) as you can always load it with a good 120 gr slug to keep the recoil down or as someone else mentioned, a 6-06 using 105 slugs.

Scrap the whole idea and buy a 223 and/or a 243.

You said all opinions are welcome and that my honest opinion!

I had a std 257Roberts done on a 700 LA several years ago. Thought was to have it done to AI later down the road. Never did do it, never will. The std 257 is just about perfect for deer as is.

I know many do have very good reason for a 257R in a SA. I will not contest those reasons, but here are mine for using a LA.

SA OAL vs LA OAL

6.5-284

8" 6mm/06.

Easy brass. Fast 'n flat. Low recoil.

A while ago, there was a thread on the .240 Wby, (same thing except for the price of the brass),and the boys seemed to really like it.

Take your wife for prong goats.

Since you're building on a 700 long action, were it me, if I was dead set on a quarter bore, I'd be going 25-06 or AI. If I weren't emotionally tied to a .25 cal, I'd go 6mm/06 or 6.5/06 or AI version of same. I wouldn't do the AI on a 6mm/06 as it's pretty overbore as it is.

John

6mm-06 or a 22-250 Fast Twist (if you trade to a SA).

Jerry

284

The 7X57 AI would be super Uber. Your wife would have a nice easy recoiling rifle with a 120 ballistic tip and mild loads.

Or you could load up some real serious medicine and hunt anything on the planet.

Shod

Fast twist 6mm-06. Would really trump anything at all the bob could ever offer....


W

.30/06

6.5 x284 +3.

Just finished this one.

Love my 257R, but if I were in your shoes, with those rifles already in the house, I'd look at a fast twist 6mm Rem. Bullet weights from 105grn-55grn. Could be a bit more versatile than the Roberts with high velocity screamers or slick long range projectiles.

I have always liked the 25 Souper. It might just be my next build.

I finished my 25 Souper in time for last years deer season. It is a tack driver and very pleasant to shoot.

Go ahead and just build a regular 25-06 and get you some 7828 w/Nosler 115 or 120gr Partitions and let your wife declare war on all manner of wildlife from pronghorn to elk. powdr