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I've read a lot of post on various forums about the effectiveness of the 7mm 120 Ballistic Tip on deer. I've never hunted with these but just tried them out in my new custom 7mm-08 and the accuracy was incredible (groups 1/4" ctc @100 Yds). In the post that I have read, folks either love or...

I finally got to the range today to shoot my new custom 7mm-08 for the first time. The rifle was build by Mark Pharr of Tumbleweeds Custom Rifles in Round Rock, TX. Today I was shooting 140 Sierra Pro Hunters on top of IMR 4350 and 120 Nosler BT's on top of H414. I started with the Sierra's...

I have one of the older "Pre Hornady" Stoney Point OAL guages. It is the one with the curved handle and a heavy metal wire for moving the bullet forward. For years, I have been using this guage along with a sinclair comparator tool to measure dist to lands and have never questioned the...

I tried to load a handloaded 7mm-08 round into my new build. I already knew the OGIV of the loaded round, had measured the OGIV of the same bullet in the new rifle and I knew the bullet seated in the loaded round would not reach the lands and possibly get stuck there. I just wanted to see how...

Just picked up my 7mm-08 build from Tumbleweeds Custom Rifles of Round Rock, TX last night. I'm extremely pleased to say the least. Dropped of all the parts on Jan 21 so build only took 62 days total. Mark Pharr did an excellent job. Remington 700 Action 24" 1/9 Twist Bartlein #3 Heavy...

In the past, I have used Leopold quick release rings to switch back and forth between my hunting scope (3-9x40 Burris Bal Plex) and my range scope (Simmons 6.5-20x50) that I used for working up hand loads. However, for the past two seasons I have actually been hunting with the 6.5-20x50 and have...

Just dropped off all the pieces parts at Tumbleweeds Custom Rifles in Round Rock, TX. Rem 700 stainless action, 24" Stainless Bartlein #3 heavy sporter contour, Boyd’s brown laminated prairie hunter stock and a Kepplinger single set trigger. Having it bored to 7mm-08, glass bedded, free...