I'm about to build a 28 Nosler with a Bighorn TL3 action. Idea is to use it for hunting, but then buy a different barrel of a different caliber to practice with and plink with the rest of the year to not burn out the 28 nosler barrel and have something cheaper to load and shoot.
What should that 2nd caliber be? Looking for something that's pretty cheap to load and decent barrel life, going to be shooting steel out to 1000 tops. Never tried to shoot a short action cartridge out of a long action, does that cause feeding problems? It will be AICS style magazine. Caliber isn't a huge deal, but would prefer 6.5 or 7mm.
What should that 2nd caliber be? Looking for something that's pretty cheap to load and decent barrel life, going to be shooting steel out to 1000 tops. Never tried to shoot a short action cartridge out of a long action, does that cause feeding problems? It will be AICS style magazine. Caliber isn't a huge deal, but would prefer 6.5 or 7mm.