What should I buy next? 7mm-08, 30-06, 308

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Archie said:
The main drawback of the .350 Remington was the rifle with which it was paired. The initial 600 Remington was a bit light, resulting in recoil much like an irritated mule on angel dust and barrels were short. Therefore it was never terribly popular. It is however, short enough to work in a standard action. If you reload, it should be a dandy.
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I’ve read the intent of the 600 was as a guide gun. Even with that a magnum cartridge in a rifle with an 18.5” barrel just seems to be a bad idea to me.
 
cdb1 said:
I’ve read the intent of the 600 was as a guide gun. Even with that a magnum cartridge in a rifle with an 18.5” barrel just seems to be a bad idea to me.
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It was probably comparable to the light single shots chambered in .35 whelen, and .45-70.
Honestly Id love to have a .350 model 7, but I THINK its a little long for the 7.
saiga308 said:
Recoil is no worry now days not like the past with muzzle breaks like the large one I have on my Eddie 30-06, that recoils light like a 243 so I would pick the 30:06 for larger mule deer or bear 200 220 gr
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Muzzle brakes come with their own issues, especially when hunting with others. Ive never been a huge fan, but recently one of my hunting partners got a little to far forward on my right when i touched off my .350 legend (which deafened me for most of the rest of the day). I found out last week he still hasnt recovered his hearing completely, and has other issues since.
So while they are wonderfully effective, and great for the range, I wont have any on my guns unless I can turn them off, or have a BFD to cover them with. While I MAY chose to hunt with and expose myself to the blast from a braked rifle, I wont do it to someone else again.
 
I've invested in electronic hearing protection for my personal use. I've found this technology to work poorly for me at indoor ranges where a lot of echoes "confuse" the electronic smarts, so I use conventional hearing protection when at indoor ranges. This has worked fine for me even with my only rifle with a muzzle brake, a .264 Winchester Magnum. Outdoors, I really enjoy the way they work, even when spotting for my instructor the day we were at his preferred outdoor range and the range owner asked him to sight in their rental Barrett. 50BMG (with muzzle brake). Earmuff headsets give me issues with pressure and some sound leakage around the temple bars of my glasses, so I purchased an in-ear set of electronic hearing protection to try next time I'm shooting outdoors.
 
LoonWulf said:
It was probably comparable to the light single shots chambered in .35 whelen, and .45-70.
Honestly Id love to have a .350 model 7, but I THINK its a little long for the 7.

Muzzle brakes come with their own issues, especially when hunting with others. Ive never been a huge fan, but recently one of my hunting partners got a little to far forward on my right when i touched off my .350 legend (which deafened me for most of the rest of the day). I found out last week he still hasnt recovered his hearing completely, and has other issues since.
So while they are wonderfully effective, and great for the range, I wont have any on my guns unless I can turn them off, or have a BFD to cover them with. While I MAY chose to hunt with and expose myself to the blast from a braked rifle, I wont do it to someone else again.
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Dad built a xp100 in 350rm it was quite fun to shoot.
 
Last time I was at Cabelas I ment to get my hearing tested. But ran out of time. The Hamburg Cabelas has a year round hearing test by walkers, I think the have some of there noise canceling earphones that you can try out.
 
Mr. Zorg said:
Loonwulf, I've seen this rifle listed on GB for a while. Nice full stock design but the caliber and price tag aren't my personal tastes.

https://www.gunbroker.com/item/855722666

If you really want to go short barrel, maybe this is more like it. Like Troy mentioned.

https://www.gunbroker.com/item/852630637
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Now that you mention that rifle, i THINK ive seen it before.....might have been what got me started on the model 7 in .350 idea...for some reason it seemed like it would be a little long for the action, but obviously it works.

The XP is interesting looking too.
 
The cost of electronic hearing protection, while more than disposable earplugs, isn't all that prohibitive relative to costs of other items we firearm aficionados purchase.

I did a pretty good job of hearing conservation during my career. I spent quite a bit of time in high noise areas, and used disposable earplugs most of my career (admittedly, less so when I was younger). The only permanent side effect from a chemotherapy regimen I completed 3 years ago was a distinct increase in my tinnitus. It was a known risk and if I had known for certain I'd experience thisbpermanent side effect I still would have made the same choice. Nowhere near crippling, but definitely annoying. I'm taking sensible to me steps to conserve the hearing I still have.
 
I really like the 30.06, but that's not saying it's right for you. If I were you, I would figure out which caliber gives you the best advantage for your personal needs.
(then I would get the 30.06)
 
I prefer controlled round feed designs. I scored an as-new Zastava LK M70 in 7mm-08 on Sat. Ruger M77 is another action I'd purchase. I don't care for the Bavarian / "pig back" stock on CZ 550, Sako Bavarian, etc.
 
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