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Hello all I would like to add to my gun cabinet with a 7mm-08 im wondering if anyone has anything negative to say as the people i know with them love them but most people are biased about their gun!
Hello all I would like to add to my gun cabinet with a 7mm-08 im wondering if anyone has anything negative to say ....
Ahhhhhh but scrumbag you forget the horrendous weight gained by having to use horror of horrors ....................................... a long action just think of all those extra grams to carry. Then there is the effort of moving the bolt an extra 1/2" .
It's ...................................... it's just not fashionable to have a long action. Nope only short actions count didn't you know that?
Brit it's terrible isn't it and it gets worse: (if that were possbile!)
Am going to go for a Mauser98 clone, with a 600mm barrel! I'll never shoot anything...
Ahhh what happened to the other 10mm? Mauser used to have 610mm barrels as I recall which just happens to work out at 24". Of course go back a bit further in time and 25" was common and 26-28" for magnums and target rifles.
No your right you'll never manage that too loooooooooooooooooooooong .
I look forwards to seeing the finished rifle .
All I would say is I planned to buy a 7mm-08 in 1999 when I was working in the States. Once I got there, I read about the 260 Rem and bought that instead. I attach a good comparison of some of the 7mm options.
http://www.accurateshooter.com/cartridge-guides/7m
I am now on my third 260 Rem, and although still I think the 7mm-08 is a very good option, I am pleased with the route that I have gone down.
Good luck. JCS