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Mine is a 7mm/08 and wears a Leupold VXII 2x7.

308ld
Or anyone for that matter,

How do you like that Ruger hawkeye 257 roberts? I know where a NOS Ruger 77MKII ultralight in 257 roberts is located it is a
(pre Hawkeye) How are they?

carl

Just went through the same thing and got a Kimber Montana in 338 fed with leupold 1.5-5x20 and its working out well so far this season!

I would like to pick one up in 260 or 7-08 soon too

Hey steelhead could you tell us more about that 300sav. I really like the looks of that one!

Model 7 .260
Ruger Compact .260

...or 7-08 or .308

Compact 3-9 scope and shoot the Nosler BT or Hornady Interlock that shot the best.

Same as Follically Challenged and Steelhead - a rem 722/700 in 300SAV, mcmillan, and a 4x.

Hard not to take the model 99 in fair weather, though.

Rem 700 243 with a 1.75-6 heavy duplex for me.

Remington 700 titanium, 7mm-08, McMillan Mountain Rifle (edge), leupold vx3 2.5-8x36, Jewell trigger. I was able to shave another couple ounces with a Callahan firing pin, so it is now 6lb 0.8oz. This would get my vote.
For medium range on whitetails, pick whatever load shoots particularly well in your rifle.

Kimber Montana in 308 or 338 Federal.

Or a nice short barreled 358 Win. like in a BLR, Model 7 or Ruger.

2-7 or 3-9 scope on top.

That's a pretty nice rig idea carbon. They make Talleys for those things? A Loopie could save you some weight too I'm thinkin'.


Travis

Winchester Model 70 Extreme Weather .308 Win that just arrived today. How's that for new?

It'll wear a Minox ZA-5 2-10x40 in Talley Lightweights.

They make Talley's. Same pattern as Savage...

Talley's website list LWs for the American. Would be cool to cut the pork to 6.5 lbs ready to kill.

Savage Hog Hunter, 223rem, phantom FH and Leupold 3-9x40 with aluminas.
Come 2013 I'll switch the factory plastic with a MCMILLAN, the phantom with an AAC can and the rifleman with a VX-R patrol.

Sure, Remington 700 with Douglas stainless tube cut to 21", contour between a Mountain rifle and sporter and measures .6 at the muzzle. McMillan Hunter's Edge and a Leupold 2-7x with heavy duplex.

Interesting....

M70 Compact in .308WIN

Carl, I bought one of those 77mkII ultralights for my son. His is a .257 Roberts and he is positive it will kill anything that walks the earth. I've shot a few with it myself.

Good little rifle.
Joel

Rem 700 SS SA
Brux #2 in 7mm-08, 22" length w/ 1" shank
McMillan Hunters Edge ADL
Leupold vx-3 2.5-8x36 or 1.75-6x32
Talley LW lows
Montana sling

I would load either 120 BT or TTSX

Kimber Montana or 84M in 7/08.If this were also chambered in 6.5 Creedmoor, I'm all in.

M70 Compact in 7/08.

I have used the Rem M7 Custom shop in 7/08 with 20" barrel.It works well, too

These are the only "short action" cartridges that really tempt me.

Scopes? Nothing over a 2-7 or so; a 3-9 is way too big for the Northeast.Unnecessary stuff.