Radosilver
FNG
I have a Remington Sportsman 78 in .30-06 (identical to 700 action as near as I can tell) that I got from my late uncle. I want to use the action for a project because I'll likely never use it as a .30-06 given everything else already in the gun safe. It would be used for tree stand whitetail hunting (maybe), mule deer, and I possibly would carry it occasionally for elk on nasty hikes if I don't feel like lugging my .300 Win around. My thought is a shorter barrel around 20" to keep the weight down. I don't plan on using this for extremely long shots, so I'm not looking for max performance. I know I'm wasting cartridge potential with that short of a barrel. But, I'm curious whether anyone else is using this cartridge on a barrel that short, what twist your barrel is, what bullets you're using, and whether you like that setup before I go any further. I'm also curious if there's another cartridge someone thinks I should consider. I'm honestly only thinking of the 6.5-284 because I've always thought it was a cool cartridge. I also really like the .260 Rem, but I would prefer to build one of those on a short action. Any feedback is appreciated, thanks.