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25 wssm in Remington Seven?

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12 February 2008, 09:36
duckboat
25 wssm in Remington Seven?
My local dealer has a 300 SAUM Remington model 7 on sale. Would this would be a good basis for a rebarrel to 25wssm? Or is the magazine length of the model 7 too big for the super short cartridge? I'm wondering whether the extra .45" of magazine space would cause the cartridges to move around too much.

Thanks!
12 February 2008, 18:24
Toomany Tools
Length wise, I think it would work well, especially if you like to shoot long-for-caliber bullets like the 120 grain TSX. That being said, those super short fat cartridges pose a big challenge to make feed reliably.


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12 February 2008, 18:39
butchlambert
Duckboat,
What would you want the 25wssm? The 300SAUM is a much superior cartridge.
Butch
12 February 2008, 19:27
duckboat
Butch,

The gun would be mostly for deer and antelope. I'm getting ready to give my son his first deer rifle, so I'm looking for something moderate in recoil.

I already gave another model 7 rebarreled to 250 Savage to my older son. It's my younger son's turn now and I want to get him something good, but a little different. I almost got one of the factory model 7's in .260, but the 20" barrels are too short in my opinion. I am looking more towards a 22" barrel.

My goal is a lightweight, somewhat short, and moderate kicking rifle that will take down deer in open country hunting. I also need a model of gun that has youth stocks available.

Tools, I am concerned about the feeding from the magazine of the 25wssm, so I guess that is my main remaining concern. It doesn't bother me the fat cartridges don't hold as many in the magazine, but feeding reliability is key.

Maybe I should just pay the extra $175 it would cost me to buy a Seven in .260 and rebarrel it to the longer length I want.
13 February 2008, 04:16
Woodjack
You might be in for a headache with a model7 wssm, id rather just suffer a m70 if thats the cartridge you really want, to be honest, I got some dumby rounds and cycled them through a FWcrfWSSM, and high or low, fast or slow and anything inbetween, it cycled smoothly and ejected flawlessly, very much to my surprise! ...actually I was quite impressed.,,they really are a cute little bastard of a rifle,and feel neat in yer hands, but I really like the more practicle sense of 260rem in your m7.
13 February 2008, 04:35
butchlambert
I'm with woodjack on the 260. I am not crazy about a hard kicking rifle in a kids hands until he can handle it. If you start them off right, the heavier recoil rifles will come natural later. I have had so many people dissatisfied with the wssm cartridges. Poor feeding and brass too hard to reload easily.
Butch
13 February 2008, 17:42
Toomany Tools
or a 243. Winchester...but that's not different.


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14 February 2008, 20:09
Mark
Is a 257 Roberts too long to fit?


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