Will the classic magnums see a renaissance?

Butcherbill said:
The one I always see in a LH magnum is 7mm rem mag, then 300WM, I was thinking of grabbing a LH magnum for a bit but went a different and more interesting route as far as I’m concerned. I’ll grab a LH 300WM this year if something interesting pops up.

As a hand loader with 308’s already, 300WM is a no brainer vs 7mm rem mag.
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I'm the opposite, I load 7mm-08 lol

I wouldn't be opposed to getting a 300 though, I don't have much love for 30cal but it would make a good cartridge to fill that "magnum power" gap I'm trying to plug until I can afford to turn it into something a bit bigger, 8mm, 338, 35cal, something like that is what I'm really after but they're so scarce in LH.

If I get a 7 rem mag I'll be far less inclined to rebore it next year lol
 
Suther said:
I'm the opposite, I load 7mm-08 lol

I wouldn't be opposed to getting a 300 though, I don't have much love for 30cal but it would make a good cartridge to fill that "magnum power" gap I'm trying to plug until I can afford to turn it into something a bit bigger, 8mm, 338, 35cal, something like that is what I'm really after but they're so scarce in LH.

If I get a 7 rem mag I'll be far less inclined to rebore it next year lol
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9.3 is 366, and no slouch either.
 
Dogleg said:
The classic magnums probably won’t resurge but they aren’t going anywhere.
New enthusiast calibers are all well and fine, but what do those guys actually buy? A few boxes of shells and a few bags of brass? What keeps a cartridge alive is the millions of box or two a year hunters, not a few gun nuts who shoot their barrels out and move onto the next great thing. Not that there’s anything wring with that.
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There's also something to be said for classic looks and stylish good taste. As far as I'm concerned, if it doesn't wear a belt or have a nice big rim with the letters NE stamped on the bottom, it's too new fangled, And for the love of God, don't get me started on how I feel about plastic as a replacement for high grade walnut! :ROFLMAO:
 
Dogleg said:
The classic magnums probably won’t resurge but they aren’t going anywhere.
New enthusiast calibers are all well and fine, but what do those guys actually buy? A few boxes of shells and a few bags of brass? What keeps a cartridge alive is the millions of box or two a year hunters, not a few gun nuts who shoot their barrels out and move onto the next great thing. Not that there’s anything wring with that.
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New cartridges have always been created and dropped depending on their popularity and spread within the shooting community. Over time some grow and some wither.


Evanguy said:
Just don't push the shoulder back so far. Shoot ammo push should back 0.001" now it head spaces on the shoulder.
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This takes special tooling and measuring equipment and a desire to tweak a sizing die to just the right setting. The people who just have to have a belted magnum are probably not reloading and sure as heck aren't adjusting dies to within a couple of thou to get proper headspace off the shoulder.
 
A simple comparator to measure the bump is pretty easy, they can range from the schmancy Hornady kits to a Sinclair Nut to using 45acp brass

the latest scare is short brass life with the belted mags with regular fl sizing
A bag of 50 brass x 4? or 6? reloads = about 200 shots, @ 10 per yr, thats a long life
and the reason so many old classics or ss/composite rifles are in such good shape for the dollar
 
I Dont Care About You said:
New cartridges have always been created and dropped depending on their popularity and spread within the shooting community. Over time some grow and some wither.



This takes special tooling and measuring equipment and a desire to tweak a sizing die to just the right setting. The people who just have to have a belted magnum are probably not reloading and sure as heck aren't adjusting dies to within a couple of thou to get proper headspace off the shoulder.
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"The people who just have to have a belted magnum"? I would think a lot of magnum users reload, and it is no hard trick to adjust your dies to accommodate the shoulder/headspace relationship. I just don't see this as any sort of a real problem. - dan
 
I agree with Dog Leg and Dan Belisle. Have owned and reloaded for a .300 Mag, since the early 1980's. Consider it a very versatile cartridge. Always head spaced off the shoulder, just like any other bottle necked rifle cartridge. Reload 7mm Mag. and .338 Mag., too. Same method. Never any issues.
The only time it's necessary to headspace off the belt anyway, is for cartridges that lack a definable shoulder. 458 Win Mag, being a classic example. Likewise, .300 H&H.
 
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I Dont Care About You said:
New cartridges have always been created and dropped depending on their popularity and spread within the shooting community. Over time some grow and some wither.



This takes special tooling and measuring equipment and a desire to tweak a sizing die to just the right setting. The people who just have to have a belted magnum are probably not reloading and sure as heck aren't adjusting dies to within a couple of thou to get proper headspace off the shoulder.
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Huh? There isn’t any difference between resizing a belted magnum and a non belted magnum.
 
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