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Getting harder to scroll through all the multiple quote flamers trying to learn something about another's ideas to fill a need. I bought my 7mm mag in 1970 , a 700 Adl, paid a $125 for it with 4 boxes of brass. dies, and 2 boxes of 175 gr bullets. Wore a couple different scopes till 1978 when I put on a Redfield jr one piece base and rings to hold a new Leupold Vari X lll 2.5x 8 still on there 46 years later. Trouble free pretty much till 2014 for some strange reason the original stainless barrel was wore out . Bought a unused Remington 7 mm mag take off barrel for 50 bucks cost a hundred to get it installed. It has a tighter chamber than the original and shoots nice but just in case I have another in the wings ready for duty and 2 other 7 mags to share the shooting volume. Oh yeah still using the original Walker trigger, bolt handle, and extractor. Just in case I have another 700 7 mag newer with a factory 26" barrel but I only use it way out in the grass where no one can see it so no one can tell me how fugging stupid it is to have a barrel that long. The backup to the backup is a Sako L61R that speaks for it self. Extra barrels plenty of brass gunner 50 hit it..mb

I have a T3 Tikka I do that with. So far 6.5 Creedmoor, 308, 22 Creedmoor, more to come. Since Tikkas headspace so well across actions, I just buy used barrels in calibers/cartridges I want and press on.

Dedicated scope in sportsmatch rings means return to zero is spot on every time.

Gunners plan is solid.
Another thing I like about the Bighorn action is that it takes Savage pre-fit barrels, with the barrel nut.
You set the headspace yourself, and if you get bored with the chambering you can swap barrels and bolt heads.
I hope my post doesn't upset Ricky? lol

That is pretty bad ass man. Bet it's put alot of meat on the table and good memories. 7 rem mag is the best of the Sevens no doubt.

Did the lifetime build in 2014.

Had two Borden rifles built, 300 WSM & 280 Ackley. Did not need them as I already numerous 280’s, a prized 7 Wby MK V & many 308’s. However, the 300 WSM fascinated me. I now have two them, the Borden & a Sako 85 Finnlight.

I’m not sorry.

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I like that BAT HR action but I went DIY route:

Defiance Ruckus
Proof Pre-Fit carbon
McMillan Game Hunter
Trigger Tech Trigger
Hawkins Hunter DBM
Leupold 5HD
ARC rings

Done this combo 3X, #4 in works.

If I were having a smith build it, I might consider other barrel/action options but I really like Defiance/Proof, only downside is limited chamberings from Proof.

Nice looking shooting irons!

What do those weigh as is? Cartridges?

That built from scratch isn't a bad concept either. It'd be kinda nice to have a bench top of parts and turn it into a rifle in a few hours.

Great looking rifles 257..