7 SAUM Brass
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http://www.6mmbr.com/7mm284.html
This article doesn't even mention the 7mm Rem Mag.
Do not get me wrong.
I own 2 7mm Rem Mags and 1 7 SAUM.
I agree for the average hunter taking some "longish" shots there isn't enough difference.....but there is a definite "edge" for the SAUM in long range target shooting.
Hmmm, I bought the 7mag for my long range shooting over the 7SAUM because it gives a couple hundred more feet per second and I don't want the 7SAUM to be a high volume shooter because of the brass prices.
I've read that article before but must have missed the part where they say that it's the most accurate of the 7's.
If brass wasn't so expensive I'd re-barrel it with something high quality and sell the 7mag.
I'm just starting to load for it, I'm starting out with 168gr Berger VLD hunting and 4831SC as it is the load suggested by the previous owner. Next batch will be 162gr ELD-X. What are the rests of you doing with your 7SAUM? Should I be going to 175gr or will the 162's be fine? This will mostly be for hunting but I do want to see what it can do at 1000 once I get a good load built for it. I have no experience loading for any 7mm. My 7mag is starting with 162 ELD-X over H1000.
I got lucky with brass for mine. My doner rifle came with a couple hundred. Once my rifle was built, 8 bags of Remington brass mysteriously appeared on the shelf at Wholesale Sports when they were here. Bought them all.... Should be set for a lifetime..
Nice, my rifle came with 50 once fired Nosler and 50 new 300SAUM Nosler brass.
What are you guys getting for velocity with the 7SAUM? Bullet and powder as well please (don't care what your powder charge is).
Where did you find that brass?
My rifle has a factory hunting profile barrel but if the cartridge impresses me and I can find more brass for less than $4ea I would consider having a better quality barrel made for it.
To me there is no accuracy gain over one or the other with good components. I was primarily looking to do a Saum over say a rem 7mm mag due to the tikka action and the pain of running the lead out further without machining 40 thoug off of the trigger and buying new bottom metal. The appeal of the Saum to me is I can run the long action and seat the lead out as far as I need.
Not sure if I'll have issues with seating depth if I go with heavier projectiles but right now I'm able to run the 168 Berger VLD out to the lands. I did re-shape the feed ramp slightly to let the bullet tip clear as it comes up from the magazine but it feeds very nicely.
Never thought of running the cartridge in a long action. The biggest draw for me is the short action being a little more compact for hunting.
Close one is the SAUM in an MPA Competition chassis, far one is my 7mag in the MDT TAC-21.
7SAUM and 7mag
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Hmmm, I'm about 200 fps under that with 4831SC in my 7SAUM. I just copied the load the previous owner had, I may be able to crank it up and find another accuracy node before I hit pressure signs (hopefully).
I like the 7SAUM but so far the 7mag has a velocity advantage. They both seem to shoot well though.
I'll have to do more load testing before I know what to expect from them. So far though I'm looking forward to trying it at 300 yards then further if the load looks good, and also doing some hunting with the SAUM.
I sent them an email, I'll let people know if there is any left after they reply.
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That's why I went to H1000 for the 7mag, book showed an extra 200fps with the same projectile.
4831 was just what the previous owner of my 7SAUM developed a load with so I copied it to get started. I'm not sure how much real world difference it makes but I like 4831 and H1000 because they are rated very well in temp stability.
I'm mostly concerned with accuracy but since I do plan to shoot to 1000-1200 with it I'd like to get more velocity as long as I don't sacrifice accuracy.
