7mm SAUM ?

[Jayph]

Since were talking about 7mm's so much lately I have always wondered how well the 7mm SAUM would work out of a 24" barrel. Is it like most magnums were longer is better when it comes to the barrel or can a guy get almost all the potential out of the cartridge with 24"?

 

[blargon]

Most short mags have a 23" barrel, I'm sure the 24 would be more than enough...

 

[pharaoh2]

I thought the brownings had a 23" tube, everything else was 22 or 24 inch?

 

[martinbns]

My Ti has a 24" barrel. It's very accurate, I'm shooting 150 gr Etips over H4831sc, limely around 3000 fps.

 

[blargon]

I thought the brownings had a 23" tube, everything else was 22 or 24 inch?

Yeah, its only Browning that use 23", the rest are 24". But I don't know of any that are 26"...

 

[chappy]

remignton 7 came with a 22 inch barrel. published velocitys are for 24 inch.

 

[todbartell]

Remington used to make a Sendero in the SAUM cartridges with 26" tubes

I had a 24" BDL SS in 7saum, it was plenty fast. 120 grainers to 3350 fps, 140s @ 3150, 154's @ 3050, 175 @ 2800. Great cartridge

 

[stubblejumper]

I had a 24" BDL SS in 7saum, it was plenty fast. 120 grainers to 3350 fps, 140s @ 3150, 154's @ 3050, 175 @ 2800. Great cartridge

In other words,no better than 7mmremmag ballistics with a 24" barrel.

 

[archie_james_c]

In other words,no better than 7mmremmag ballistics with a 24" barrel.But its new and short and ###y and everyone needs one.

There yah go...

 

[Ardent]

Burns less powder than the 7mm Mag for the same power, makes a lot of sense to me folks. The SAUM's a better cartridge than the 7mm WSM, as it doesn't have the shoulder "artificially" bumped forward shortening the neck like the WSM to prevent chambering in .270 WSM chambers. Better case to reload than the WSM by a hair, if you ask me. ...and if you can have a more efficient 7mm Mag in a short action, why not! Then again my go to gun's now a .375 H&H, not exactly state of the art and less efficient than the .375 Ruger, so I see both sides of the fence. I just don't agree with the calling of new, and good cartridges useless and redundant, they're not.

 

[stubblejumper]

Burns less powder than the 7mm Mag for the same power, makes a lot of sense to me folks.

Judging by the lack of SAUM sales,most people don't think as much of the SAUM cartridges as you do.

 

[sgt.rock]

factory ammo isn't exactly cheap for them is it??

 

[archie_james_c]

factory ammo isn't exactly cheap for them is it??

Last time I was in buying ammo for my old RUM (last year-ish) the SAUM and RUM ammo was about even (49.99 for PSP CoreLokt Ultra).

 

[todbartell]

In other words,no better than 7mmremmag ballistics with a 24" barrel.

nope, but also not much worse. And it fit in a SA 700. I shouldn't of sold that rifle, it was great. It was rare for a group to be over 1", didnt matter if it was 100 gr Hornady HP over Varget or 175 gr Partitions over Retumbo. Very unfussy

 

[Ardent]

Judging by the lack of SAUM sales,most people don't think as much of the SAUM cartridges as you do.

Sales and logic have about as much to do with each other as doorknob and a french fry. What sells, seldom makes sense. People still buy .270's.