Can you build a wsm on a long action

[meanjeane]

Have a 300 rum and I'm wanting to build a 7wsm...mainly because I have a ton of wsm brass and I have another rum so I wouldn't be losing anything.

[scope eye]

Yes you can, and it will also allow you to seat the bullets out really far.

Dean

[meanjeane]

Thanks Dean. You are always there when I need you ;)

[meanjeane]

Just a barrel switch is all I would need?

[scope eye]

Just a heads up, 7mmWSM uses a different head space gauge than they other WSMs.

Dean

[Hotolds442]

A barrel swap is all it takes.

Just make sure your RUM is a large shank if you're using a large shank WSM barrel.

[scope eye]

I have a several RUM and WSM all are small shanks.

Dean

[limige]

all of todays wsm are built on large shanks from what I gather. old ones were small shanks. be careful what you have and what you buy

[Hotolds442]

all of todays wsm are built on large shanks from what I gather. old ones were small shanks. be careful what you have and what you buy
That's what I'm saying, assuming his 7WSM would be a large shank.

let me rephrase......
Make sure the barrel you buy has the same thread as your action, be it large or small shank.

[meanjeane]

It's small shank. I've built several savages so I'm not gonna mix large and small...really just wondering if I needed a different bolt head but I didn't think I did...just a bbl swap.

[meanjeane]

My 300 rum bbl is from bison gunworks and I can't get a good group with it and I'm usually really good at finding a loaf for a new bbl but this one is XXXXXX me off...waisting a lot of retumbo and that **** is hard to come by. And I don't have a 7mm in my stable and have always wanted one for a light weight elk rifle.

[meanjeane]

"Load" "pisses" sorry for my angry misspelling

[meanjeane]

Where is everyone at. Usually I'm lerking buy tonight I have questions I don't know the answer to so I'm posting.

[limige]

sending pm as not to side track this thread

[limige]

oh wait, its your thread, lol sorry

what bullet are you using? what length? how are you going about working your load?

[Hotolds442]

"Load" "pisses" sorry for my angry misspelling
You could ​just edit the original post to fix the spelling........

I have 2 WSM's built on small shanks, but both are short actions. You should have no problem whatsoever building one on a small shank long action.

[meanjeane]

Like I told Dean I start with grains and find what groups the best then I work on seating depth to tighten my group and it always works to get one hole 5 rd groups but this is the first barrel it won't work on and groups are inconsistent so I can't find a load and I'm tired of waisting money on it. I'm not looking to fix this bad fouling non grouping bbl I'm looking at going to a .284 caliber since I have another 300 rum that has no problems.

[meanjeane]

I don't have 2 wsms...I have none...had one 300 wsm in the past....no short actions I'm talking building one on a long action...edit your post.

[Hotolds442]

I don't have 2 wsms...I have none...had one 300 wsm in the past....no short actions I'm talking building one on a long action...edit your post.
Hence the thread title "Can you build a WSM on a long action"
And no thanks, I edited the language out of yours instead.