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7mm Remington SAUM?
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I just acquired a set of dies for this caliber and have been reading about it. I wonder...should I get a Rifle chambered in this round OR is this one headed for obsolescence?[xx(] Any thoughts?
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Of the original RSAUM cartridges, the 7mm is seeing a resurrection due to the performance aspect at 600 and 1,000 yards. This follows on the heels of the renewed interest in the 7mm cartridges in general, including the .284 Winchester, .280 Remington, 7mm Rem. Mag. and the 7mm WSM for long range accuracy competitions. Usually we see a spill over into the general population after a period of time.
I have always held that the RSAUM design was better than the WSM. Unfortunately, Remington and the upper echelon folks didn't decide to follow through and promote the cartridges, instead giving into the onslaught of the WSM advertising. Rather than whine, I built and now shoot a 7mm RSAUM and stay right with the guys shooting the WSMs.
Buy with confidence and enjoy!
Best.
When I'm reading what you are writing ... at least once a week I pick out yet another cartridge I want to try out! [:)]
Anyone ought to be able to see why I've been interested in one or more dependable and accurate switch-barrel rigs. [:)]
Thinking that it may well be too late for me to stop what I'm doing and reform much. Thanks a whole lot! [}:)] [8] [:0]
With Norma making 300 SAUM brass I doubt it will ever go away even though I still use Remington 7SAUM and it works just fine for me....
Sorry to hear that you were in that sort of situation. It's rough parting with a firearm, especially when: you do not want to do so, it is a great rifle, it is a great cartridge, you have not used it yet, and you are in a bad fix! That is really very rough.
Think that you will eventually move back into one?
"...how many rifles do you expect each of us to have now or end-up with for ourselves?[;)]"
I have no expectations simply because it protects me from the unbridled fury that gets unleashed by wives and girlfriends that don't have a functional understanding of the dilemma we suffer from when it comes to the choosing of new cartridges and rifles. [:D] They worry about shoes and purses, we worry about the important things like rifles and bullets! [}:)]
I have suffered through this for years, nay, decades in the search for the ideal cartridge. What has this gotten me?
Tons of experience and a huge data base for shooting and reloading. There are only two or three cartridges that I absolutely will not deal with, ever. Other than that, each and every one is fair game for me. I pursue each of them with equal zeal.
I stopped counting die sets because I make my own dies in families now which accommodates wildcats more readily.
If I want to try a new cartridge or wildcat an existing cartridge, I make a barrel, thread it and cut a chamber and put it on an action. Most wildcat chambers can be cut with a combination of existing reamers in order to get a faster turn around on testing. If it proves out, a new reamer is ground which takes into account the findings from the tests.
I found this process to be a better function test for some cartridge modifications, including the 7mm RSAUM vs 7mm WSM comparison.
The RSAUM has a longer neck (0.311") as opposed to the WSM neck (0.244") which has some benefits for barrel life and competition. But the WSM uses a 35 degree shoulder which I prefer for better powder selection and burn. As a consequence of the testing I used the 35 degree shoulder with the longer neck on the RSAUM and got improvements that I liked for my needs. Most folks wouldn't notice or care so I haven't bothered to push it. These are only a couple of the details of fine tuning a cartridge that general public cares little about for hunting and shooting.
Best.