what round to mag feed berger 230s?

[crackerbacks]

Sorry if this has been covered already.

I am looking to build a rifle for ELR to 1500yrds. I am thinking 300 win mag, 300 WSM or 7mm WSM. Now here are the 2 stipulations... I would like to mag feed the 230 bergers or the 180 bergers in the 7mm. Secondly I want to use my thunderbeast 30ba so nothing bigger than the 300WM.

Thanks!

 

[coldboremiracle]

WSM wont do well with that much weight, you'd be better off with something like Winmag, or better yet, the 300 Norma. If you go 7mm, the wsm might do well enough, but the good ol' 7mag would do better.

 

[hypertex]

+1 300 Norma Mag

Will take the 230 to 3000fps and supersonic to 2000 yards

 

[crackerbacks]

+1 300 Norma Mag

Will take the 230 to 3000fps and supersonic to 2000 yards

I have considered the norma but my suppressor is only rated to the 300WM. I would hate to destroy it

 

[hypertex]

I have considered the norma but my suppressor is only rated to the 300WM. I would hate to destroy it

You might call Zak and ask about that. I'm currently using a 300wm load of 82gr of Retumbo behind the 190smk. It's pretty darn close to FGMM. My 300 Norma load is 85.3gr with the 230. I know it's a different cartridge but perhaps the 30ba can handle it.

 

[hypertex]

+1 300 Norma Mag

Will take the 230 to 3000fps and supersonic to 2000 yards

Oops, meant meters ...2000m

 

[crackerbacks]

Who makes a detachable mag for the 300 Norma? I have been in contact with zac, he is going to get back with me.

 

[Donald]

30-375 if you have a .532 bolt face

 

[wadebrown]

+1 on the 30-375 Ruger a rimless case that will fit a standard long action and no rim to hassle with. I am building one right now.

 

[Big Dog Steel]

My 7WSM easily pushes a pointed 180 berger hybrid to 3,050fps. I feed it out of a badger M2008LA and 300WM AICS or 338LM AICS magazines. With a DA around 2K I make it to 1K in 6.1-6.2 mils.

 

[McCrazy]

I have a 7WSM that uses 180gr Bergers and have a 30-P1 on the way. It is a Surgeon 591 WSM action in an AICS 2.0 SA so it uses AI short action magazines. Saves a little weight and length compared to going the long action route, plus I can use 10 rounds magazines although with the fat WSM case I only fit 7 rounds. You can use a long action with the 7WSM but even out of a short action I can put enough powder in to cause pressure signs. Some have said the 7WSM actually has too much case capacity so I see no need to use the long action in order to gain more.

1,500 yards is easy for the 7WSM and recoil is very tame compared to .300WMs I have shot (mine has a Badger Thruster brake as well). 7WSM is a great little round and I have yet to see someone who had one be disappointed.

 

[260shooter]

Who makes a detachable mag for the 300 Norma? I have been in contact with zac, he is going to get back with me.

Badger W/ AI 338 CIP mag is what I run.

 

[crackerbacks]

Badger W/ AI 338 CIP mag is what I run.

So are you running a long action or a XL action?

 

[260shooter]

So are you running a long action or a XL action?

A Remington Long action with the bolt face opened up.

 

[calshipbuilder]

WSM wont do well with that much weight, you'd be better off with something like Winmag, or better yet, the 300 Norma. If you go 7mm, the wsm might do well enough, but the good ol' 7mag would do better.

Go long action wsm and seat as long as you want

 

[Dirty D]

+1 on the 30-375 Ruger a rimless case that will fit a standard long action and no rim to hassle with. I am building one right now.

How hard is it to neck down the brass? I have heard great things about the 30/375 Rugers performance but am trying to sort out the logistics before I commit the $.