larueminati
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Good info, thanks. I'd love the rundown, I'm definitely trying to get my head around what factory options are out there.
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Good info, thanks. I'd love the rundown, I'm definitely trying to get my head around what factory options are out there.
Most likely a 'weekend dad' at that.I watched a guy teaching his 10-12 year old kid how to shoot a 7mm mag in the prone position. By the third shot, the kid was in tears and dad thought it was funny. A great way to lose a potential hunting buddy.
I didn't think of the managed recoil ammo. I was ruined on the 30-06 for a long time when I tried shooting my brother's as a kid. It was a Rem 700 Sporter with 180gr handloads. I will never let my children shoot a gun that doesn't fit them. It will also have loads that are tailored to their liking.
With the factory fodder this cheapo version does 1.5" at 100yds. My loads do about 1.1"gdcpony- Cool rifle. What kind of accuracy are you getting out them? Cool TW as well! I'm a long time dirt bike and mountain bike rider. I'm 6'2", so length of pull and comb height are often an issue. That's what got me looking at chassis systems or rifles like Savage with the accu-fit.
Great article and nothing he wrote surprises me one bit. I get an easy 2650 with 162 ELD-X's all day.On a semi relevant note, I came across this blog today and enjoyed this writeup regarding 7mm08/ 7mm08imp
https://tacticalgunreview.com/7mm-08-ackley-improved/
Great article and nothing he wrote surprises me one bit. I get an easy 2650 with 162 ELD-X's all day.
I've toyed with rechambering my 7mm-08 to .284 or 7mm-08 A.I. for a while now but just can't really justify the expense at the moment because the biggest thing I've hunted with it has been whitetails. If I eventually move to an area where I will hunt elk with a rifle, it will probably get AI'd
There is a local smith with a great reputation for accurate 1K yard rifles who will do either rechamber jobs for $300. He has reamers for both 7mm-08 A.I. and .284 and has great things to say about both calibers.What all is involved with that and what's the cost that you've found?
There is a local smith with a great reputation for accurate 1K yard rifles who will do either rechamber jobs for $300. He has reamers for both 7mm-08 A.I. and .284 and has great things to say about both calibers.
For my hunting rifles - as in those rifles and revolvers which will be imbued with cherished memories - I have never understood a philosophy in which a budget rifle makes sense. For freezer filling whitetail harvest, sure, some $300 Axis or ADL is fine, but when I make opportunities to cross state lines after larger game, I’m reminded of the MasterCard commercials: the memories cataloged on a stylish and high grade rifle, albeit a bit expensice, are “priceless.”
Save money, time.
Get a Marlin XS7 in 7mm08.
I’ve got a plethora of rifles, calibers, most in the genre you mention. (Mountain rifle).
Me, myself, and I prefer my Colt Lt. Rifle in .30/06, but a 180gr Nosler Partition at 2,800fps from a 7lb rifle isn’t for the timid.
My Rem. Mod-7 in 7mm08 w/20”bbl is exactly what you’re after, but the little Marlin is less than 1/2 the price and more accurate too. My XS7 .243 shoots 1/2” 5-shots with 100gr Sierra’s. My M7 is a solid 2moa (maybe slightly better) but a joy to hunt with. It’s taken elk in Colorado and Wyoming.
You can buy the Marlins from CDNN even though they’re been out of production for several years.
The difference in the’06 w/180’s and 7mm08 w/150’s is moot.
A Marlin 7mm08 with a Leupold VX1 3-9x will cost you less than $500 and outshoot $1,500-2,500 custom builds.
(Whoops, sorry cdnn only has .243’s; however Gunbroker will pull up some 7mm08’s).
I believe those Marlin X7 rifles were made by Howa. At the time I think there were several US brands selling re branded Howa rifles. S&W had one, that Marlin, Weatherby of course, and I think there was one other as well.
Only other recommendation that would fit your parameters is to build an AR-10 in .308.