7 SAUM for hunting and targets

[ClintC]

After I went to the gun smith I came back with more to think about. I was about ready to buy a 6.8 western. During are conversion about bullet selection. The 7 SAUM and the 7/6.5 PRC came up. The bullet selection was much better than the 6.8 western. I know that the 6.8 / 270 didn’t have a wide range of bullets. Now I’m looking into the 7SAUM as my next hunting and target round.

 

[conditionzero]

I freakin love SAUM and the short PRC's. If you do, I will

 

[rockchalk06]

Yes and Yes. As long as I get to shoot either, I'm your buddy

 

[CS Boomis]

Out of the numerical possibilities God chose 7 for his own. Ponder thatun…

 

[JCann]

You can get good brass from ADG and Norma for the 7mm SAUM and enjoy a host of match/hunting bullets from numerous manufacturers. You’re more or less limited to 180grain bullet being a fieasible max weight. In my opinion you’ll never be able to take full advantage of the high BC the 190-195 grain bullets offer out of the 7mm SAUM/WSM. You may be able if you build it on a long action. Depending on powder, case capacity, and brass you may achieve 3,000fps give or take with 178-180 grain offerings. You would want a barrel with a twist of 1:8 to 1:8.5 to max stability.

Shooting a Berger 180gr Match Hybrid Target at 2950fps your transonic at +/-1775 yards

The 6.8/270 is a late comer to long range and the quantity of excellent LR bullets is not as deep as the 7/284