Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunting Rifles What cartridge do you have the itch for?

I tried to fit a 284 into a 84M but with a 140 gr Ballistic Tip seated to 2.81" which is as long as the magazine will tolerate there was a gap between the bullets ogive and the mouth of the case. Of course that would function but it did not look right.

I contacted Kimber and they said that the action is too small for the 284. I did not pursue what part of the action they meant as I was turned off by the test ammo's look. All in all I am glad I dropped the project as now my pet 7mm bullet is the 168 VLD and thats way too long for a 284 case with a COL of 2.81" in my view.

What cartridge? I have had so many that these days I am more into bullets and rifles. The 7mm interests me most these days. I have a 7mm WSM and a 7X57 and thats enough for now what with so many similar rifles as back up.

in no order of itchyness - 17 Fireball, 222, fast twist 223, 6BR, 308 Marlin Express, 338 Federal, 375 ruger, 44 mag lever, 45/70

6BR will be the next one most likely, once I start to burn up my 243 which will become the donor

Let's see that new 338RCM, another 300H&H and maybe a 250AI from Cooper.

The itch? 257 Roy.

Just scratched last week.

I would like to get my hands on a 7mm TCU and a .35 Remington. They might be the perfect cast bullet cartridges.

25-35 sounds like fun, and I need a 30-30.

I keep having this vision of a trim, lightweight, single-shot, break-action rifle in 30-30, shooting 150 grain TTSXs at 2400 fips. The closest thing to this vision that I can think of in an existing rifle is a Savage 219, but the ones I have seen fall short of the ideal. I have a Ruger #1 in 7x57, and it is nice enough, but it is built like a tank, and reloading in the heat of action is slow at best. I can reload a break-open action much more quickly.

I have also thought of buying one of the H&R/NEF guns and performing major surgery on it, including reshaping the action, removing steel from the barrel and non-critical areas of the action to lighten it, polishing and rust blueing, and new pretty walnut to replace the "hardwood" factory stock. This sounds like a neat winter project for the days when it is dark when I leave for work and dark when I get back home. If the project bombs, I'm only out about $200 for the rifle. I wouldn't buy the walnut until/unless the metalwork turned out satisfactorily. I know some folks turn up their noses at the H&R guns, but operating break-actions with an exposed hammer is second nature to me, and I like them.

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Man this is tough
6.5 X 55
375 Ruger
416 Ruger
338/375 Ruger
this would keep me happy for a few months.

8mm Mauser in a LH bolt gun,

375 H&H or Ruger,

7mm short fat, Maybe the 7mm RCM if they do it,

One of the 6.5's maybe 264 WM.

7 SAUM to compare it to my 7 WSM
300 H&H or
300 Wby

6-06
264 win
7 weatherby
340 weatherby
416 taylor

Itches in no particular order ...

300 H&H
25 Souper
416 Rigby
257 Roy
416 Rigby
375 Roy
416 Rigby
45/70

But ain't nuttin' on the horizon anytime soon. As I cannot biatch about what's locked up now!! Except for the biggest and scariest game, I think I got it all down. Maybe some different rifle in chabered for what I have .... but hey, no rifle is perfect.

Av......So what your saying is you want a .416 Rigby?

Don't know why ... but it makes me itchy

Sounds like an itch that needs some scratching.

No particular order:

338 Win Mag
300 Ultra
416 Rigby
264 Win Mag