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That's a Grande whitetail.......damnation what a buck. Huntsonora, I didn't think you knew squat about big whitetails........

This guy killed this buck on the neighboring property to our whitetail place......he's got his arms stretched out too. I'm guessing he doesn't care.

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It is irrelevant what you think. What matters is the TRUTH.

No, you don't. But, if you want one you should have one. My off the shelf 280 Remington has never needed replacing. But, I did want a Sako 85 Finnlight in 300 WSM. So I treated myself to one.

Aint that just the way of it?!

Reloader 28: Oh yes, indeed. The problem is that I have TREATED myself more than the "average joe". Seriously, My Tikka T 3 Lite SS in 270 W. is a SWEETHEART.

I don't want to make a list, so I'll just say that I am more than prepared for anything this side of AFRICA,& BROWN BEAR.

If Brown Bear or Africa gets to be on my list, I wouldn't have to BUY a rifle (375 or 416 RM), I could trade or sell & buy; so until that predicament arrives, I am very happy w/my arsenal.

Now there are, as most rifle loonies, a few that I wouldn't mind having. But it took me a LOT OF YRS. to acquire what I wanted and I CANNOT whine about anything. During that time it took me getting and getting rid of rifles/cal. to figure out what I wanted.

Yes, I have more guns & calibers, than I NEED but we're not talking need. Really there are only 2 that I can think of quickly that I would really like to have. One is a medium cal. and I have it covered. The other is a LARGE cal. and Elephants are not threatening me or my family. Soooo...

Thanks for the encouragement anyway. My wife would tell you to "go away" >Grin.

We might as well turn this thread into something useful! !

I'm not sure how the thread turned into a David Morris bashing. I eluded to him in my original post not because he's not a good guy or envy in that he slays some serious whitetails. I did so only because of his over-exuberance when pimping the A7 Tecomate.

BTW, Drummond, one of these years I'm going to need some help finding one of those piggy-poo's in CO. And, when we do, we're going to photograph the thing any gawd-damned way we please.

I never said it wasn't big, I was just laughing at the fact that the photos are set up with arms extended like folks do to try to make things look bigger still. Thats a large set of antlers. You don't see those every day.

The whole point of the comments, in case you missed it, the OP, first post ever, is FREE ADVERTISING the rifle.. NOTHING MORE.

Every other post I"ve seen like this gets jumped all over.

JG,what part of W Texas was that deer killed?

Oh yeah, I'm banned for life..... Those toolbags are probably ordering them as we speak.

So all the bashing aside has anyone had a chance to handle one or shoot one. Looking closer at it, the Tecomate is an A7 with a BC medalist stock. Buying an A7 and putting a BC stock on it probably would end up costing close to 1100. I have a BC stock on one of my rifles and like it, particularly the aluminum bedding structure. I am interested in the 270 wsm caliber just because....not sayin I need one. In looking at similar products like the Winchester extreme SS, Browning SS x bolt, the Tecomate price seems on par.

Maybe a better question is to ask the A7 owners what they think of their rifle.

See my earlier post in this thread, as well as some of my previous posts about the A7.

The A7 is an awesome rifle,...if a bit on the ugly side.

i have liked the cosmetics of this rifle since the get go and of course all the hype of the A7 accuracy really got me lusting...couldnt find one anywhere to check out in person so considering my personality, i thought i showed great restraint holding off six moths before biting the bullet!..found a dealer that would take one of my rifles on trade towards ordering me one and have had it for maybe two weeks now...i am happy the way it feels and balances in my hands but havent made the time to shoot it yet...will eventually find out how it shoots, but reality is, its purpose is for big game hunting so it would have to be a major anomaly for it not to be able to perform satisfactorily enough to fulfill that need..if it shoots bug holes w/ factory ammo , that would obviously be a bonus !

Just bumpin' to keep this ad at the top...

Wish I could get paid, but I 'spose Rick wishes he could too...