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Now I'm gonna need a rifle scope, and more ammo.
October 12, 2024, 12:13 PM
GustoferNow I'm gonna need a rifle scope, and more ammo.
quote:
Originally posted by sigfreund:
...and I always thought it was a superior cartridge for many uses.
I agree. I think that it is one of few "do it all and do it well" calibers out there. I hunted everything with a 7mm RemMag for many years and stupidly sold/traded it back in the 90s when the bigger is always better craze hit, for a 300WinMag...that I haven't even shot in probably 20 years.
I've been shopping around for a Weatherby 7mmMag recently to replace it. Of course, what I bought for around $300 years ago now goes for around $3000.
And you can't go wrong with a Leupold 3x9. A do it all scope for a do it all rifle.
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October 12, 2024, 05:25 PM
sourdough44I’d lean a quality scope topping out at 12-14 power on a gun like that. That is, if you plan more than the 75 yard woods shot at a MO deer.
For the vast majority of my hunting & shooting, some form of a duplex is enough for a reticle. As needed, a rangefinder can be incorporated. Even out prairie dogging, a fine duplex works for as far as I care to shoot.
Let’s say one has 8-10+ viable rifles, not each needs to have that high $$ scope mounted. It’s not hard to move that quality glass to another rifle. My main big game rifle(284 Win) is always ready to go, as a few others, 243, 223. Some of the others sit more in reserve, often no scope mounted.
I’ve bought a few from this place.
https://www.eurooptic.com/October 13, 2024, 11:02 AM
chellim1quote:
And you can't go wrong with a Leupold 3x9. A do it all scope for a do it all rifle.
I think that's probably right. Thanks.
I'll post a WTB in the classifieds.
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-rduckwor October 29, 2024, 02:54 PM
chellim1Here's the new 7mm Rem Mag rig. I finally got it put together. I did my best to bore-sight it in the back yard. I haven't fired it yet.
This gun has a longer barrel and is heavier than my A-bolt II in 30.06.
It shows some wear, particularly on the stock near the back of the receiver, left side (opposite the bolt).
Special thanks to member hi-power man who sold me the Leupold VX-II 3-9x40.
"Some things are apparent. Where government moves in, community retreats, civil society disintegrates and our ability to control our own destiny atrophies. The result is: families under siege; war in the streets; unapologetic expropriation of property; the precipitous decline of the rule of law; the rapid rise of corruption; the loss of civility and the triumph of deceit. The result is a debased, debauched culture which finds moral depravity entertaining and virtue contemptible."
-- Justice Janice Rogers Brown
"The United States government is the largest criminal enterprise on earth."
-rduckwor October 29, 2024, 05:07 PM
h2oysLooks like a great set up!
October 31, 2024, 08:27 AM
chellim1quote:
Originally posted by Gustofer:
I agree. I think that it is one of few "do it all and do it well" calibers out there. I hunted everything with a 7mm RemMag for many years ...
And you can't go wrong with a Leupold 3x9. A do it all scope for a do it all rifle.
Thanks, Gus.
Hey, does anyone seeing this still hunt with a 7mm RemMag? If so, I've found a great ammo deal for you. I just bought 200 rounds for this rifle so I'm set. These are "factory seconds" which means some minor blemish. I can't see any blemish in the box I looked through.
Remington Core-Lokt Ammunition - 7 MM Remington Magnum - 175 Grain Pointed Soft Point - 20 Round - FACTORY SECONDS
SKU# R7MM3-SECONDS
$18.95
https://miwallcorp.com/remingt...und-factory-seconds/
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-- Justice Janice Rogers Brown
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-rduckwor October 31, 2024, 08:33 AM
sigfreundA fine looking classic.
► 6.0/94.0
I can tell at sight a Chassepot rifle from a javelin. November 09, 2024, 11:04 AM
chellim1Finally made it to the range...
It kicks like a mule compared to the same gun in 30-06!
I only fired it 7 times, the first 4 making big adjustments to the scope.
I'm reasonably happy with the last 3 @ 100 yards.
"Some things are apparent. Where government moves in, community retreats, civil society disintegrates and our ability to control our own destiny atrophies. The result is: families under siege; war in the streets; unapologetic expropriation of property; the precipitous decline of the rule of law; the rapid rise of corruption; the loss of civility and the triumph of deceit. The result is a debased, debauched culture which finds moral depravity entertaining and virtue contemptible."
-- Justice Janice Rogers Brown
"The United States government is the largest criminal enterprise on earth."
-rduckwor