Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Winchester Collectors I've been thinking about selling my 7mm rem mag

Yes, or cut the damned barrel down!!!!!!! It's been on my mind and I'm reminded how much I don't like the 26" barrel every time I take it out. It's just too long. I love the cartridge and rifle and it shoots great. Would you cut it down to 22", 23" or 24" or just sell it?? Help a brother out... Here's the rifle in question:



Here is how it shoots. Slow plinking loads with RL22 powder (different charge wts/ developing loads):




Little faster loads with RL25:
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I'm on the fence with this one. It's a 5 digit (I believe) classic stainless and is totally reliable, action is smooth as butter. Trigger is great at 2.5 pounds. What say you guys??

That POS shoots so poorly that I'd sell it.

Seriously, I'd leave it as is and slowly wear the barrel out by shooting tiny groups off the bench.

Man, seems like a great candidate to send over to JES and have made into something like the 7LRM or 7mm Mashburn Super Mag...

Honestly, I would chop two inches off of it BSA. 24" barrels work excellent with the 7mm Rem Mag. Mine is an older XTR and I actually get a little more speed with the same charges your showing with your 26.

My old 7mm Rem Mag is going to become my 7MSM soon though. I plan on sending JES the reamer, having him set the barrel back a thread to clean up the chamber/throat and start with something new.

I can't see ever being with a good 7mm Mag or two.

I had one just like it, cut it to 24" with no regrets.

24 inches is ideal for 7 mag I think.

I'd sell it unless you'd be replacing it with another in some .284 chambering. I'm betting that someone out there is looking for one just like that to turn into one of the larger 7's. If I were that person and you showed me those targets they'd seal the deal.

I'd sell it and buy a ticket to Africa.

Eric

If 2" shorter does it for you, then cut it. I wouldn't go shorter.

BSA, Sell the gun, a lot of 7 mag lovers out there plus I have followed you long enough to know you prob have your eyes on another! v best WinPoor

Ha ha, that's what my wife says. I do like the 7 and took my buck at 648 yards last year with this rifle. However, I could have made the same shot with my pre 64 270 fwt or my 300 wsm that I'm going to be throwing in a blue swirly next week. Hell, I could have made that shot with my 9.3x62mm shooting blemished 286gr. Nosler partitions. So I ask myself, do I really need the 7???. I appreciate all of your responses and input. Thanks guys.

Tempting

If I already owned those rifles I would keep that rifle and the 26" barrel length and dump the .270 and or .300WSM. The old Winchester doesn't have stainless barrel or composite stock (features nice to have in wet weather conditions) and most Walmarts don't carry .300WSM ammo.

I rebore that 7 mag out to a 358 Norma mag b

Chop to 24" and don't look back BSA. It'll be a great "hunting rifle" then.

Re-barreling it to .416 Remington Magnum would be even better. He could use 350grain spitzers on woodchucks or groundhogs and 400gr monolithic solids for elephants.

You have me confused with Gunner

I know you me and Bob were talking about this a while back. I'm kind of liking the idea. NYRifleman was talking to me about the 7MM LRM too. A mashburn super would be cool too...

Now your talking! I like where your heads at!

Super mashburn you say???? All the load data you need is in walla walla.....

Cut it...