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The kimber 8400 short mag action really is the way to go for short mags. I've had a factory 7 wsm for years and have owned some 300 qsms and a few 270 wsms intended for donors. My friend talked me out of my last good montana 300 wsm and has killed some good bulls with it over the years.

I still have my 7 wsm and won't part with it and also have a nice montana 270 wsm I intended to make a done of. Problem is when I think of rebarreling it and the cost of doing it I keep coming back to another 7 wsm.

I guess I could do another 7 and go 8 twist but after looking at the 300 prc I start thinking an 8.5 or 9 twist 300 wsm montana might be worth a though. I know a 7 trumps it in performance for recoil but I really love the way my custom 300 wsm works with 215g hybrid. I have a lot of faith in that bullet at a 2800 fps or so launch soeed.

I've just lost some faith in my stiller predator action 300 wsm I sling them from even if it's crazy accurate. I know the 8400 will let wsm cases clear most windage turrets and a predator with the dreaded m16 claw will not.

Sending the 270 wsm montana to pacnor for a 9 twist 300 wsm keeps tempting me although another 7 wsm in an 8 twist rings the logic bell. I just like what the 215 hybrid dies on game. I've built whole rifles around a bullet I like before. The whole time you just hope it will shoot that bullet well. I also have a large stash of a good lot of 300 wsm brass. But I easily turn those into 7s as needed.

Still thinking the new 7 prc on a long action with a 22" fluted #4 contour 8 twist brux might ring some bells. I just need to find the right action. M16 extractors always scare me because the first thing an action should do is cycle rounds without hiccups. Still waiting for an open top 700 clone with an extractor in the lug not above it. Thinking bighorn with an open top and bdl feed lips. Going to a long and a 7 prc opens some doors that were closed with most shorts and 7 wsms. Another thing about 300 wsms is they tend to shoot well and the throat walks slower than some tighter bores.

Bb

The .308" 215gr Booger High Bird has a BC(.690),which is shy of a .264" 147 ELD(.697),all of which are light years shy of the .284" 180 ELD(.796). Hint.

The 7 Whizzum will simply squirt that much greater BC,at a better velocity and it ain't even fhuqking "close". Hint.

Simply whistle some of those 180's through your existing Montucky 7 Whizzum and report back. Hint.

Thank me later.

Just sayin'.................

I realize the merits of the 180 7mm and bc I've just grown fond of the terminal effects of the 215 308 and have much more field experience with it. The 180s are shooting awesome in my FC 18.5 7-08 at 2500ish I just need to run a few through elk to set my hook. The 180s are hard to beat in the wind and I'll generally take any advantage in the wind, bc being the Supreme advantage.

I think I'd be pretty happy with a 7 wsm and a 7mm Creedmoor slinging 180s, and I still have a big soft spot for standard 280s twisted right on a 700 la. I keep playing with 280 ai's lately but I'm coming back to missing my old 700 KS standard 280 in the factory mickey. One rifle I should have kep but foolishly didn't.

I'm hoping the 7 prc will nail down the sweet spot the plain 280 almost hits for me. At least the prc should come twisted right in factory guise, have mag space on an LA, and might feed well too.

If you where going for the closest to perfect 7 prc what action and stock would you run? I'm thinking 22" brux #4 fluted or #3 plain 8 twist. I like the fluted #4 giving me more shoulder on a threaded 5/8/24 but don't mind all the way to their #2 plain. I want an open top action that throws cases to the side not up into my turret. I've been liking my 700 remages more than many customs for that one reason.

So what's an ideal 7 prc blueprint? I want to get this one right which in my mind means starting at 7mm and ending with a case that feeds and functions well with a little room to spare.

Bb

Yep, brass is not that hard to find either. OP just making excuses.

Guilty as charged. 🤣