New member here, long time viewer though. My primary rifle is 6.5 creedmoor howa chassis rifle. I have had good results with it out to 1200yds using 140/147 Hornady match ammo. Just started hand loading but due to weather I have not had a chance to do any testing yet.
I recently acquired a Remington 700 police edition in 7mm rem mag. I sold the factory stock, and have someone that is interested in the barrel, which will leave me with a basically free Remington long action. The barrel and action is currently sitting in a Mcrees Precision G7 chassis, I am looking to build it into something that will be good for target only 1200 yds - 1 mile. Originally I planned on going with a 300 win mag Rem/Age style barrel from Criterion or Mcgowen Precision. After doing some further research, and seeing the wide variety of options, I started to think maybe this isn't the best choice. I would like to stay away from a belted case and I would also like to avoid the wildcat rounds because I think that might be beyond my reloading skill level at the moment.
I'm kind of leaning towards going with a 30 Nosler now. Just wondering what everyone's thoughts and experience are. The only real negative I am seeing is the high cost and possible limited availability of brass. Just want to make sure this is the best option before I make the investment in a new barrel, dies, etc.
I recently acquired a Remington 700 police edition in 7mm rem mag. I sold the factory stock, and have someone that is interested in the barrel, which will leave me with a basically free Remington long action. The barrel and action is currently sitting in a Mcrees Precision G7 chassis, I am looking to build it into something that will be good for target only 1200 yds - 1 mile. Originally I planned on going with a 300 win mag Rem/Age style barrel from Criterion or Mcgowen Precision. After doing some further research, and seeing the wide variety of options, I started to think maybe this isn't the best choice. I would like to stay away from a belted case and I would also like to avoid the wildcat rounds because I think that might be beyond my reloading skill level at the moment.
I'm kind of leaning towards going with a 30 Nosler now. Just wondering what everyone's thoughts and experience are. The only real negative I am seeing is the high cost and possible limited availability of brass. Just want to make sure this is the best option before I make the investment in a new barrel, dies, etc.