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You're a tool and die maker...... and asked for a drawing of the reamer? Wow.....
You better pray to the God of Skinny Punks that this wind doesn't pick up......
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Only accurate rifles are interesting.
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You're a 'numbers guy'..... do the math....
You better pray to the God of Skinny Punks that this wind doesn't pick up......
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"numbers guy" Yep,thats me. Well, thank you very much. All compliments accepted.
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Very interesting cartridge.
But I'm not touching the name with a ten foot pole.
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Finally had a chance to get the more "final" version of the 7mm Rogue finished up late last night. Still waiting on the new stock design, but bear season is approaching so I dropped it in an extra McMillan A-3 I had laying on the shelf. Broke her in today and am happy with the little tweaks I made to the reamer. My reduced "forming" charges are clipping along at 3147 with a 180 Berger. Shot a nice little sub 3" group at 675yds with virgin cases with the forming load. Will most likely run through these 100 cases and then load them up with the hot load. The barrel should be stabilized by then. Hell, the reduced charge is sub 1/2moa accuracy and plenty fast. Specs: R Bros Rogue Action w/hunter port Broughton R Bros spec'd contour, fluted, 1-9 twist, 27" finish PTG Alum BDL McMillan A-3 20MOA Alum Rail Jewell Trigger 1.75lbs DE Muzzle Brake DE Cheekpiece NF 5.5-22x50 w/UL rings Total weight w/o the bipod is 10.5lbs The new stock design should get it down to 10lbs or at least the same.
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Very interesting indeed. Surely a well thought out LR hammer. But if you want to captivate the folks round here you got to cut that barrel down to 22", change the contour to a #1,use Crap Nor barrels, put it in a McM compact with edge fill and put a 2-8x36 Leupold on it. Me, I love it. And am man enough to handle a "grown man's" rifle. One day I hope to have need for such a tool. Cause it definitely scores more points in my book than any 6# UL pea shooter. And no doubt is way more accurate.
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TMR, nice gun, congratulations on the "Blue-Print"
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Very interesting indeed. Surely a well thought out LR hammer. But if you want to captivate the folks round here you got to cut that barrel down to 22", change the contour to a #1,use Crap Nor barrels, put it in a McM compact with edge fill and put a 2-8x36 Leupold on it. .... Well, 280A's fictional blueprint sure won't work well in Travis' wildcat IMHO Not everyone wants one of those,and I like a bit more beef myself.Nothing wrong with a 6# rifle,but I wouldn't want it chambered for a blown out 7mm that pushed 180's at 3150.. Nice thing about Travis' cartridge is you can put it up in a sporter configuration weighing about 8-8.5 pounds as well, and recoil will stay manageable,yet is nice and portable. I don't have Travis's skill sets at real long range so that format works for me....nevertheless that is a nice rifle that Travis put together and I like the cartridge.
The 280 Remington is overbore.
The 7 Rem Mag is over bore.
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Very interesting indeed. Surely a well thought out LR hammer. But if you want to captivate the folks round here you got to cut that barrel down to 22", change the contour to a #1,use Crap Nor barrels, put it in a McM compact with edge fill and put a 2-8x36 Leupold on it. Me, I love it. And am man enough to handle a "grown man's" rifle. One day I hope to have need for such a tool. Cause it definitely scores more points in my book than any 6# UL pea shooter. And no doubt is way more accurate. Kinda' unnecessary...People have recognized the usefulness in flyweight, packable rigs, and here someone else has recognized the usefulness in a heavier, more stable hammer. Totally different applications, but you've got to make a mockery of that... That's a beautiful rifle Travis... the work you put in on that cart design is awesome.
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Pard, those are some real impressive numbers on that cartridge!
Congrats for a project well thought out!
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While I appreciate a light rifle, I tend to keep the flyweights in lower recoil calibers. In the Magnums, as Bob said, 8-8.5lbs is where I like them for lightweights. Even with muzzlebrakes, rifles in the 7-8lb range jump around and are not as stable. For our style of hunting, a 9-10lb rifle fits the bill. Still plenty portable, yet gives us a stable platform for longrange work.
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I get a kick outta ol 280. He likes to poke fun about what folks like to " custom order/build". He acts like everyone does it that way too. He's the one that's always giving his 2 cents about why short barrels and why light guns. He just as obnoxious about long barrels and giving input that was never asked for....laffin.
That is a awesome build/ chambering.
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If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck.... I've had a few customs. The first done before I ever knew the 24HCF even existed. Yeah it was HEAVY. Maybe too heavy. But it was a dual purpose rig and it worked well. When I built my last rifle I laid out the blueprint, and darn near every reply for a short while revolved around "shorten the barrel, thinner contour, McM edge, talley lw", etc. Not saying you were one of those, Kaleb. I have been around a few LW rigs. And while handy, they just didnt shoot worth a darn for whatever reason. And a LW rig that I cant operate to my satisfaction is worthless. But to hear most here tell it, if you dont build certain calibers a certain way, its WRONG. The rifle TMR has pictured is about as perfect a setup as it gets. I'm still young enough and physically able to be very mobile with such a setup no matter what caliber its in. The 7-08 Im working on now, I have been told by several, TOO HEAVY. The barrel too long. Laminated stock going to make it too heavy. Scope too heavy. Thats why I enjoy stirring the pot. But enough of that. There are a few places where I hunt that the Rogue could come in handy. And hopefully one day I can have me a true LR hammer.
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i am ready to send my rifle out for a rechamber as soon as your ready,,,, the Rogue awaits,
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Exciting! 300, what rifle will you rechamber?
The 280 Remington is overbore.
The 7 Rem Mag is over bore.
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Sounds good. So, its looking like I will have formed brass for this critter as well available with the dies. Have some samples of properly head stamped stuff in manufacturing, but it could be upwards of 6 months from what they are telling me to get the samples, then I will need to test it out first. So, in the mean time, there will be formed Winchester brass for a small fee. She continues to test out well, so its looking like after hunting season we will get rolling on outside builds.
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Its a 7mm Mashburn Improved. Nice looking cartridge and rifle. Slightly different shoulder angle, neck length and body taper. So I guess it could be a Mashburn Improved. Shoulda dubbed it the 7mm Mashed Potato.
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Exciting! 300, what rifle will you rechamber? i have a custom built 7mm rem mag by SSG , its my long range coyote gun, been looking at the 7 mashburn or a standard 7-300 win mag for a year or 2, i like the looks of this ROGUE quite a bit
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This may of been covered but what are the die costs for the Rogue? And is RCBS or Redding willing and ready to do them?
Thx Dober
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