7mm WSM vs. 7mm RSAUM
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If you are building an accuracy rig, go 7-08 , cheaper to practice with and easier on the shoulder.IMO
If hunting rig, it don't matter. Just comes down to availability of components and parts and such.But you can get any rig to shoot well with enough time and money.
So caliber choice is really just a formality
If hunting rig, it don't matter. Just comes down to availability of components and parts and such.But you can get any rig to shoot well with enough time and money.
So caliber choice is really just a formality
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Well I have a 7WSM, and it seems like it is loosing popularity as per available ammo and rifles chambered in it.BUT nice flat shooting cartridge.
Just like the old 308, 30-06, 270, 243 scenario, always can get stuff for them. The RSAUM appears to be more popular from what I have been seeing.
Still think 7-08 , it will knock anything down you need it to at normal hunting ranges, but I am bias in that department.lol
Just like the old 308, 30-06, 270, 243 scenario, always can get stuff for them. The RSAUM appears to be more popular from what I have been seeing.
Still think 7-08 , it will knock anything down you need it to at normal hunting ranges, but I am bias in that department.lol
The RSAUM has 8 grains less powder capcity, but a longer neck. Both have shoulders that will challenge chambering unless careful work is done with the feed ramp.
I shoot a 7mm WSM in 1000 yard F-Class, for heavy bullets the extra powder capcity is handy, accuracy with winchester brass (carefully culled and prepped) is very good.
For hunting the RSAUM may be a bit better with the slightly more tapered shoulder.
Some will tell you that the 7mm WSM is going to disappear, but they have been saying that since it was launched. Depending on your shooting 100 or 200 pieces of brass with last you the life of the rifle, mine are on the 7th reload and going strong.
You absolutely need a FL sizer of some sort as the brass get hard to chamber after the 4th firing, if you necksize only.
I use a redding body die, and then size the necks with a bushing die.
I shoot a 7mm WSM in 1000 yard F-Class, for heavy bullets the extra powder capcity is handy, accuracy with winchester brass (carefully culled and prepped) is very good.
For hunting the RSAUM may be a bit better with the slightly more tapered shoulder.
Some will tell you that the 7mm WSM is going to disappear, but they have been saying that since it was launched. Depending on your shooting 100 or 200 pieces of brass with last you the life of the rifle, mine are on the 7th reload and going strong.
You absolutely need a FL sizer of some sort as the brass get hard to chamber after the 4th firing, if you necksize only.
I use a redding body die, and then size the necks with a bushing die.
Ive owned a couple 7saum's, terrific cartridge
in my 26" barrel I'm getting 2980 fps with a 160gr Accubond (66grs RL25) and now am playing with the 180gr Berger Hybrid for long range target shooting at just under 2800 fps with H4831sc.
in my 26" barrel I'm getting 2980 fps with a 160gr Accubond (66grs RL25) and now am playing with the 180gr Berger Hybrid for long range target shooting at just under 2800 fps with H4831sc.
Good to hear, i was to change the barrel of my wife remington model 7,
this gun is in 300 rsaum BUT ammo are harder and harder to find with the price being more expensive every year... nothing wrong about the caliber, it dropped moses in his track every time BUT i will probably turn it in 300 WSM because more ammo from more
manufacture available...
If you can have ammo for long time, the saum is a good choice too...
Sendero
this gun is in 300 rsaum BUT ammo are harder and harder to find with the price being more expensive every year... nothing wrong about the caliber, it dropped moses in his track every time BUT i will probably turn it in 300 WSM because more ammo from more
manufacture available...
If you can have ammo for long time, the saum is a good choice too...
Sendero
In terms of end performance, there isn't enough difference to really say one way or the other. The fact that Norma makes WSM brass does tip the balance in its favour (IMHO)
As a hunting round, barrel life doesn't matter. Anyone that needs more than 750 rounds to hunt Canadian game in a lifetime is either a poacher or a very bad shot.
As a hunting round, barrel life doesn't matter. Anyone that needs more than 750 rounds to hunt Canadian game in a lifetime is either a poacher or a very bad shot.
Or they just like to shoot alot outside of hunting big game...
Clarified in the part of the statement not quoted. If the gun is used for shooting other than hunting, it is not strictly a hunting rifle. A point that should be considered very seriously when choosing a multi-role firearm. 7SAUM and WSM are overbore barrel burners. Use accordingly.
750 rounds? A guy that shoots his rifle only that much probably is a bad shot.
I don't have either 7mm, but I see a few 7WSM's at the range or in the hands of hunting/shooting buddies. I don't recall ever seeing a 7RSAUM. If you plan on keeping the rifle forever, I might worry about availability of brass in the future with the RSAUM.
I don't have either 7mm, but I see a few 7WSM's at the range or in the hands of hunting/shooting buddies. I don't recall ever seeing a 7RSAUM. If you plan on keeping the rifle forever, I might worry about availability of brass in the future with the RSAUM.
Though not my cup of tea, the 7mm Rsaum is an accurate cartridge and very reloader friendly, my Sendero is super accurate, I like the longer neck then most recent mags. I have bought up enough brass that I don't have to worry about it. Mine likes RL-19, and H-414 with the 140gr. Nozzler BT.
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Either one is a good choice, but I would go WSM. I was looking at the 2010 Remington rifle catalog and it looks like the SAUM has been dropped from the lineup. They are now chambering 270 and 300wsm instead. Winchester brass is tough, I have some with over ten reloads in a 300wsm.
You may as well get all the speed you can, and in a hunting rifle the accuracy is a wash. You know it will cost you more to shoot out the barrel than it costs to get another one? I would think that hunting rifle accuracy could be held out to 1000+ rounds if you are not letting the barrel get hot at the range.
A hunting rifle can last a lifetime, and shooting under 750 rounds in years of hunting is normal. I am sure that most of us have a pile of other rifles we can hone our skills with, so it's not really an issue.
You may as well get all the speed you can, and in a hunting rifle the accuracy is a wash. You know it will cost you more to shoot out the barrel than it costs to get another one? I would think that hunting rifle accuracy could be held out to 1000+ rounds if you are not letting the barrel get hot at the range.
A hunting rifle can last a lifetime, and shooting under 750 rounds in years of hunting is normal. I am sure that most of us have a pile of other rifles we can hone our skills with, so it's not really an issue.
