OzFclass

Gadget wrote:Hi Guy's
I have read this thread with interest, as some of you know I run my SAUM flat stick 180's @ 3100+ as I cannot go to Queens or other comps any more I will not bother to slow it down, the Match Rifle guys still have sensible energy limits so that's where I play now.
So to results, my first set of brass was toast after 8 to 10 firings I just could not get it out of the chamber it would stick so tight the base of the case would expand so much it was very hard to extract,
, but I will stick to a SAUM going Full Noise at 1200y it's way more fun.

Gadget

Well sure, sounds like fun but the brass is hard to get and 1. I will get a LOT more firings running at 2950... (i hope) and 2 . there seems to be a great accuracy node there (for me)
If you were going to try again, i would suggest trying to get 31xx fps from a 7mm WSM, the brass is a lot easier to obtain. (eg Norma again but no necking down required; ready to roll)
Have fun . I wish i was going to ungarie but 12 hrs in a car (6 each way) is a bit of a dampener... (as may be the sydney weather this weekend, of course
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Norma does not make 7mm wsm cases either so you would need to start with 300 wsm cases, similarly to what we do for the saum...
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Andrew

Hi Dennis, at 2730 Fps , you would nearly be better with a 708 Ai .

From Norms Data
180gn Berger Hybrid, AR2209, 47gn, Velocity 2776 fps.

It only gives up 30-50 Fps on the .284 . Just saying ! Not to mention cheap abundant brass , longer barrel life , less powder and less recoil . Sort like a 7mm dasher !
Anyway , can't wait to get mine going !

I wouldn't re-tool and spend money for the same velocity. If I didn't love shooting the .284W I wouldn't have them. Just curious specifically about the SAUM.