Tac Report post Posted September 21, 2017 curoius on belted or non belted case for a 7mm? Thinking of doing a ultra lite rifle in 7mm. titanium action and carbon barrel and stock. thinking of 28 nosler, 7mm ram mag, or 7mm lrm. or 7mm rum. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lancetkenyon Report post Posted September 21, 2017 I have no issues with a belted case like 7RM or 7STW. But some people hate them. Depending on intended use, and shooting frequency, that will vary recommendations. With the description, sounds like a lighter weight hunting rifle. I have of loaded and shot one 28 Nosler to date. But it was a 12# rifle with a brake. Not bad at all. 195 Elite Hunter @ 3095ish. 7RUM can match that. I have loaded a bunch of 7RM with 168 & 180 Bergers around 3000-3100. 7LRM is right in the same range. Much less powder usage in these class cases as well. 7 STW is in between these cartridges. None of them will give you great, or even good barrel life. But if you plan to just use it as a Hunter, good to go. Any of tjem are taking deer and elk a long ways out. Probably as far as 99% of hunters would reasonably consider in a hunting situation. If handloading, all are a very viable option. Buying factory loads? 7RM hands down for selection and availability. Remember, light rifles are great to carry, but harder to shoot well at long range. That is why my lighter weight carry rifles are chambered in slightly smaller rounds like the .280AI @ 8lbs 15oz all in, and 7RM @ 9lbs 10oz (IIRC?). While my LR elk rifle is a heavy weight @ 13+lbs in .300RUM. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
STOMP442 Report post Posted September 21, 2017 The hot new Item is the 28 Nosler. Great case design with no belt and great performance. The down side to that is that there is only one brass supplier and who knows, 10 years from now it may not even be made anymore. I doubt it but it's possible. The 7mm Mag has been around forever and has proven to do just about anything and components are everywhere. If it were me and building a lightweight rifle I wouldn't even consider a magnum cartridge. I would pick the .284 Win and push 168-180 Bergers at 2800-2850fps and kill anything I wanted to out to as far as I wanted to with a whole lot less powder usage and recoil. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AxisWorks LLC Report post Posted October 12, 2017 We're headed down that road right now with a couple rifles. 28 Nosler, Lone Peak Arms Fuzion TI actions, Hells Canyon Armory carbon barrels, McMillan Game Hunter edge tech carbon stock with edge fill. They should be finishing up this week and come in just under 7lbs pre optics. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
