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I have a Stevens 200 (aka Savage 110) long action receiver that I'm going to assemble a rifle on. Initially I was going to put a .270 barrel on it, but lately I've been contemplating going with a 7mm-08. I'm wondering about feeding issues and/or problems with the cartridges moving around in a long magazine.
I've read on some other forums that it shouldn't be a problem but I just thought I'd see if anyone had any experience with this here?
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To my way of thinking, 338rcm is dead on. The advantage of the 7mm-08 goes away in a long action. I love the 7mm-08, but if you only have a long action, why not a .280? Load it down a little and voilà, a 7mm-08. Now to your question; I don't know, but it should work.
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Another vote for the .280.
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Jay it would be fine. I have done it with a 243
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Jay it would be fine. I have done it with a 243 The advantage would be the option of seating bullets out to the lands w/o mag length restraints. Yes/no/maybe??
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Yeah, there's generally no problem with most .308-based cartridges feeding in a long action.
The longer I shoot and hunt, the more I wonder about why some people ALWAYS assume a slightly zippier round (in this instance the .280) is a big advantage. Well, actually I don't wonder. It's because for some hunters, rating cartridges been a game of "my cartridge is faster than your cartridge." But in general have found that another 150-200 fps doesn't make any difference in the field. Put the bullet in the right place and animals die.
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Yeah, there's generally no problem with most .308-based cartridges feeding in a long action.
The longer I shoot and hunt, the more I wonder about why some people ALWAYS assume a slightly zippier round (in this instance the .280) is a big advantage. Well, actually I don't wonder. It's because for some hunters, rating cartridges been a game of "my cartridge is faster than your cartridge." But in general have found that another 150-200 fps doesn't make any difference in the field. Put the bullet in the right place and animals die. Generally there is no problem. Assuming the action was originally chambered in a short action cal, with the right mag box spacer and follower. If it was set up for a long action originally, a 280 is the way to go. Regardless of bullet speed
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Thanks for the input and opinions fellas. I already have a .270 so I probably won't go the .280 route but I did consider it. I'm still not dead set on anything yet.
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Tikkas are built on long actions, with a bolt stop to turn them into short actions. I put a LA bolt stop in my 7mm-08 so I could seat the 150 ELDX longer than the SA magazine would allow. Works great.
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How long are Tikka magazines? Do the cartridges move forward in the magazine after recoil?
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Tikka blocks the back of the magazine so the cartridges are closer to the chamber.
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How long are Tikka magazines? Do the cartridges move forward in the magazine after recoil? 7mm-08 (.308, .243, all same same) maxes out close to 2.835", which is way short of the lands. This hasn't been a problem, however, since I have found accuracy and velocity within magazine constraints except for my two 7mm-08s but only with the 150 ELDX, which needed slightly more than the shortened magazine allowed. Using .30-06 length magazines I have not noticed any cartridge shift due to recoil. P
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Put the bullet in the right place and animals die. B-2L=D.
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Do it.
I have Tikka T3 in 260 wth a 30-06 mag and bolt stop. The 130 LRAB is 2.995 on the lands. The 260 mag won't hold it.
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I agree with Yetti.
I'd go with the 7X57
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Another vote for the classic 7X57
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