Congrats on the moose tag! I'm new to the 7 SAUM so can't offer advice there. I recently rebarreled a Kimber Classic 325 WSM with a Lilja 1:8 in 7 Saum. All I've shot so far is 180 Scenars with RE26 and it's been sub-MOA throughout load development. I would think any of the load combos discussed above would work fine. Good luck on your hunt...
Congrats on the moose tag! I'm new to the 7 SAUM so can't offer advice there. I recently rebarreled a Kimber Classic 325 WSM with a Lilja 1:8 in 7 Saum. All I've shot so far is 180 Scenars with RE26 and it's been sub-MOA throughout load development. I would think any of the load combos discussed above would work fine. Good luck on your hunt...
That sounds like a sharp rifle! Those 180 Scenars are easy huh?
Don't overthink it. Moose die easy IME ( 20+). Those eastern are quite puny compared to Yukon-Alaska.
.243, 30-30, 270, 30-06, .338 WM, 12 ga slug. Not in any particular order. Gonna try the .260 next if possible.
It's where, not what. They just take awhile with most anything except CNS. BTDT too.
OK- OK - once a spike took 4 250 gr. .338 WM before he went down. 3 if you don't count the knee shot off with the 2nd round. The other 3 exited on the far side of his lungs through basically one hole. Entry wounds were quite un-similar. All were fatal on their own.
Lol- it was a bit of a gong show, but got it done about noon on the last day of the five day hunt. I was so swamped with family and work stuff, that I didn't manage to do any load development. In the end, I grabbed the rifle with the 120 TSX load that I've shot forever. That rifle/ammo combo has been rock solid for years, so I figured I was safe. More on the later. The rut really hadn't kicked off on opening day. We saw one good bull for roughly 30 seconds on the first morning, but couldn't get a shot. After another 2 days of scanning clear cuts, we finally figured out that they were in the strip cuts. I finally got a shot on day 4. 40yards. Supported. Air ball. WTF? I was definitly excited, but really? I wrote it off to shooter error, and moved on. Day 5 morning, same thing happens, but this time I was much more confident in my shot. We finally set up a target. At 25m, I'm a full revolution of the M1 elevation turret high. Well, that certainly explains some things! At this point I'm felling pretty stupid, and dejected. Everthing we've seen up until this point has been fleeting, and numbers are way down. Even locals are shooting cows, and I'm not at all confident we'll get another chance. Then, an hour later, there's a decent sized moose, broadside in a strip cut at 70m. Head was down, so I had no idea if it was a bull or a cow, and didn't really care. I made a good lung shot, and we walked up on a 5 pt eater bull. He went 10 yards. Loonie sized entrance and exit, with lots of lung damage. To say I was relieved is an understatement, and 120 TSX at 3350 sure did the job.
How fast are yours going? About all I've shot out of this rifle so far is 120 tsx at 3350.
Shoot, I'd be fine with that load myself. Chances are it'll out penetrate the 160 AB anyhow.
you are probably right, but how can any self respecting rifle looney miss the chance to work up a new, perfect load, for a hunt he's been waiting 25 years for?!?!
I totally understand that! I would be guilty of that myself!
Sounds like a great reason to work up a new perfect load. Being new to the RSAUM, this is an interesting thread. I really like my new to me 300RSAUM. I'll bet the 7 is damn near perfect too. You get a lot in a small package. Mine is like a featherweight with a short 22" barrel, but it keeps up with my 24" 300 Wizzums. I'm really surprised there isn't more of a following for these RSAUM's. Congrats on the moose mpwolf!!!
Originally Posted by raybass
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style.
Originally Posted by Pharmseller
You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole.
the rifle is pretty straight forward, but has proved to be very practical and effective. It started as a SS BDL in 300 WSM, that I put a take off 7 SAUM barrel on, after having it chopped at 22" and rechambering with my reamer, and then bedded it into a Mcmillan Compact stock. Scope is a Vari-X-III 2.5-8 with M1 elevation turret that I bough here on the classifieds. It carries well, handles great, and 120 tsx at 3350 flat out hurts stuff, with pretty mild recoil.
