custom rifle build caliber?

[280twoeighty]

I have a Rem 700 thinking on have a custom lightweight rifle built. Maybe a Douglas barrel. I really don't need as I have my big game hunting set up. But the opportunity arose. It will be suppressor ready. I am wondering about the caliber. I don't reload but do not want that to be a limited factor. Any thoughts. Thanks guys.

 

[Deere_Man]

Is is a short action or long action?

 

[IrkedCitizen]

What bolt face as well

 

[Ringbill27]

What do you intend to do with this rifle?

 

[280twoeighty]

What do you intend to do with this rifle?

Hunt deer and elk

 

[280twoeighty]

What do you intend to do with this rifle?

Hunt big game

 

[Dave Thomas]

Action length and bolt face are important factors to know before any suggestions can be made.

 

[Deere_Man]

Hunt big game

If you’re not sure what length action, maybe you know what cartridge the action was originally chambered for?

 

[Cherokeeguide]

I am wondering about the caliber.

You can kill all North American hooved game stone-cold dead with a pipsqueak .250-3000 Savage or a 9.3 X 62 or anything in between.

I was a licensed guide (#2725) in California. I guided pig hunters on private ranch lands in the Central Coast region of the Golden State and was active from 1995 to 2012. I've been involved in the post-mortem of literally thousands pigs.

If there's one thing I learned from that experience, it is that you can use whatever trips your trigger; they all do the same thing on broadside heart shots out to 300 yards.

People get emotionally attached to cartridges, but my personal opinion is that what you use isn't as important as how you use it.

 

[280twoeighty]

Currently 30.06

 

[LightFoot]

I have a Rem 700 thinking on have a custom lightweight rifle built. Maybe a Douglas barrel. I really don't need as I have my big game hunting set up. But the opportunity arose. It will be suppressor ready. I am wondering about the caliber. I don't reload but do not want that to be a limited factor. Any thoughts. Thanks guys.

I have this same project coming up for a Gen 1 M700 ti.
My Smith recommended 7x57 and custom loads.

I’m thinking throated for 168 Berger or 175 ELDX, and pushed hard. Run the ballistics on either of these with MV of 2550… not a bad combo.


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[cal30_sniper]

Currently 30.06

Fast twist 6mm-06 or 25-06 AI would get my vote for the reloader.

If you don't want to reload, 270 Win, 280AI or 7mm Backcountry will all do the business. I'd only go 270 if you're not interested in ever hunting past 400-500yds (which is plenty enough for most folks, nothing at all wrong with grouping yourself in that category). Edit to add 25 Weatherby RPM. Assuming brass takes off for it, that could be the perfect cartridge for a long action standard boltface build with all we've learned about ballistics in recent years.

 

[fuzzymarindave]

280AI and it compliments your user name!

 

[Judd]

Pretty tough to beat a 280ai or a wildcat off that case for that boltface and action length.

 

[hiker270]

My next build with a Rem 700 30-06 that I have is gonna be a 280AI

 

[280twoeighty]

Thank you guys, great info. Appreciate you.