Which BR Cartridge is the cheapest to set up?

[MRL]

In a hunting gun why not consider a 257 Roberts or a 250 Savage. as long as you keep the range reasonable you should be fine remember a 1" deer rifle will run out of "stoping power before the accuracy becomes a problem.

 

[ultramagmed]

Not to hi-jack this thread........

If you are looking at building a custom rifle, then I'd look at the 6.5X47 Lapua.

I just finished one for my kid and I'm having a hard time not keeping it for myself. I'm shooting 120gr ballisic tips in a 21 inch tube.
1. Light Recoil.
2. No brass prep.
3. Efficient in a short barrel.
4. Very accurate.
5. Good barrel life.

but, what action did you build on? I have been thinking of building one for my kid, and was wondering how it fed in what ever action you are using and if it required modifying the feed rails or not? Also, what is the heaviest bullet the chamber is throated for (the 120's, or larger)? I guess what I'm asking is how much freebore did you use? If you don't mind me asking.

Sorry if I stepped on anybody's toes, just curious.

Thanks,
Med.

 

[SGJennings]

I would also consider , where you hunt . Woods vs long fields, maybe even
hill to hill. Benchrest loading techniques can be applied to nearly any
cartridge, at practically the same outlay in dollars.State game laws may
overule many good cartridges, such as was recently posted about
Indiana and 35 caliber being a minimum. I fail to see any logic to that.

It's because it's a pistol cartridge in a rifle.

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The rifle must fire a cartridge that meets the following specifications
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a) fire a bullet of .357 diameter or larger;
b) have a minimum case length of 1.16 inches; and
c) have a maximum case length of 1.625 inches.


Some of the cartridges that will be legal under the proposal
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..357 Magnum
..38-40 Winchester
..41 Magnum
..41 Special
..44 Magnum
..44 Special
..44-.40 Winchester
..45 Colt
..454 Casull
..480 Ruger
..475 Linebaugh
..50 Action Express
..500 S&W

 

[Russ Hardy]

I built this one on a Borden Alpine action. I really haven't run enough rounds through the feeed rails to comment on feeding. I've just shot the rifle at the range and single fed the rounds. I called Dave Kiff and asked him to send me his standard min spec reamer. The freebore is about right for a gun to shoot everything from light to heavy bullets. I'd probably need more freebore for a competition rifle shooting the 140's in a single shot action.