When you gots one of these....



Now that I got your attention, don't get your panties in a wad, it's all in good fun.....yuk yuk...(tongue-in-cheek icon)

Been looking for a budget LR toy, and have had the hankerin' for a older Stainless Sendero in 7 mag, but couldn't find the right one at the right price. Enter this, only a barreled action to start:



Stainless 700 L/A, trued up and chambered by:



In a nine twist Brux number 6 contour, cut to 26", throated for the big boys, with a .250 tapered lug sandwiched in. Even came with a 20 MOA base, Hurst shifter knob, and a sweet Jewell to round out the metal.

Much suckage................








Dibs.

As much as I wanted a McM, I was torn on which model, as well as trying to keep this set-up less painful money wise. Luckily, someone posted up an original Sendero stock for sale at a fair price, so I snapped it up. It's was painted a funky Texas Krylon Camo that I was going to re-do, but it started to grow on me:




Keeping with the budget theme, 300 once fired W-W cases:






I spent a butt load of time comparing the 168 vs 180 Berger VLD's, and came to the conclusion that the 168's were within less than a half MOA of wind compared to the 180's at 1K. But in an about face, figgered the 162 A-Max was plenty good BC wise, and at $25 a box vs $40+ for the VLD's, the A-Max was the default winner. Big brown dropped them off today.

Hope they shoot.....

Iffen you don't see a range report, I may call that dib.....

That looks like much fun. Very nice.

I have a 7em-em seasoning right now. No time to work on it, but I'll prolly get it going sometime next year.

Nice snag on the goodies Al can't wait to she the range report ! Take care Isaac
If I was a betting man I'd say it's going to be a hammer ....

Pretty sweet. What glass are you going to run?

I like it.

Buying bullets in bulk before you know they will shoot is bad Ju Ju

I'm thinking I can make it go......

Waiting on your Dasher report too.

Lol! Ain't that the truth. Hope it shoots like it should, you have assembled some nice parts.

Man I would be running 180 bergers in that thing. Thanks for not posting the buy price as it would have pissed me off. I have roughly the same thing minus the jewell and need to work up a load once killing season is over. Anxious to hear about the amax.

Almost forgot.....

It was a toss up between a spare 4.5-14x40 Mark IV and Talley's to keep the weight down, or my extra 5.5-22x50 Nightforce in Seekins rings. I'm a power whore, so I was leaning towards the NF.

The 20 MOA base that was on it has the older Allen head screws, and I was a RCH from stripping the heads to get the damn thing off, so I quit whilst I was ahead. So by another default, I'm going to gun the NF. Tough concession, but I'll soldier on.....

You suck more with each post. Stop digging. Thankfully it is not lefty.

aalf said he's going to give this one to me as a gift this December. Ha!

He's such a thoughtful guy...lol

Lookin forward to the 1500 yard range report!

OK, I'll stop.....for today.....lucky for you I don't stock off hand stuff...



Funny....what's that about ten thousand comedians outta work?.....(double grins)

Actually, it's my Nov BD present, a touch early maybe....but well deserved....

aalf, what's the weight looking like on this one? And will it go hunting at all?

Might be a bit before I can run it....heading west for deer this weekend, and short on time. Be cool to gun this, but two other virgins going instead, 260 and some Dasher thingy thing....surprise there, I know...


The way I run in circles some times, maybe I shoulda kept that 6.5....

Weighed up the parts....looks like 11 lbs, 3 ozs.

Not a monster by any stretch. The Mark IV woulda took over a pound off.....

Nothing planned for hunting yet....others need love......

That dasher thingy is going to be bloody death machine by the time you get back have fun !!! Good hunting Isaac

Hope to see the dasher reports in a couple weeks !!!!

Oh yeah Al has all the kool rifles

Just what you needed, Al.

Nice, good luck with your new gun.

Buddie of mine has a 7mm WSM.
You know the round thats far Superior to the 7mm Mag
I did load developmet for it with H4831 SSC and 162g AMAXs.
SO far about 6 deer are DRT bigtime with the AMAX.
Not sure I want to use that bullet on anythinbg much bigger than a deer.
Shooing 16oz. MountainDew bottles filled with water at 500 yards is kind boring.
You should do very well.
Nice looking outfit.

dave

Exactly what I figgered as well....




Wasn't the least bit interested in a WSM....barrel life sucks.

Besides, I had a set of 7 Mag dies to build around....




Deer would be the top of the weight chart for usage.

More than likely paper, steel, and milk jugs.....




500's point blank.....

Going for 1500+......

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are 20 shooting positions (benches). As in Silhouette competitors may request a starting animal and bank if
available, then be assigned a concrete bench and target bay for use in placing their equipment and rifles to
engage the target(s). As in silhouette, a match will consist of 40 shots fired for record, 10 shots at each
distance and different steel animal target. The match winner will be the competitor who knocks over the
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Time limits � 5 min. to set up followed by 2 min. for sighters � 15 seconds to load after the ready
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At the Oct 7 shoot,the last shoot of the year.
A guy shooting a 7mm WSM with 162g AMAXs set a new club record with a high score of 36 targets.
He missed two crows at 850 yards and two woodchucks at 900 yards.
I didnt see any 7mm mags on the line
dave

I didn't say they weren't accurate....I said barrel life sucked.

I shoot real life 1K BR, and you don't see any 7 mags there either.....

My friends 162g AMAX shots on deer are impressive.
You ever get around to squeezing off a deer or two.
Your going to like it.
Just like flippen a switch.
And like you say, they dont cost 40 a box either.
Your 7mm MAG should do well.
Any I was ever around kicked like a mule.
Thats because most were deer hunting weight rifles.
Im not thinking theres a big difference in barrel life between a 7mm Mag and a 7mm WSM.It all realitve I guess.
This might be a good time for you to try out the MMI tru tech salt bath nightriding stuff.
A 7mm RSAUM is on my bucket list.


dave

Well, it's good to know another November B-Day'er....Happy B-Day to 'ya. And a well deserved present to yourself, to boot.

Mine is Nov. 2 and I'm still ruminating. I started the birthday thing rolling by laying in 8,000 .30 cal. J4 jackets. But those jackets beget further labor to turn 'em into hole punches. I feel the need to be a bit nicer to myself by adding something fun to the gun safe. I'm a slut for the Browning B78's, so maybe.....?????

Happy B-Day and good shootin'. -Al

Thanks buddy....and to you. Mine's turkey day this year.

A tip of the Pepsi can to ya as I'm poundin' through to Mt. on Sat AM....

I'll know when aalf gets this rig shooting, by the trajectory of the vapor trails flying over Southern Wisconsin.

Hey, mine's Nov 22nd also.... we're like twins!

I shoot the 7RM with 168's a lot... you're gonna have fun with it I'm sure. Good luck in MT!

Cool...and we're forever linked to the day Kennedy was shot.

Finally got 100 pieces of brass annealed, full length sized, trimmed, chamfered, primer pockets squared, flash holes deburred, and all polished up nice and purty....




200 of Hornady's finest, moly plated, ready to fly....




The beauty of a 2.5" case in a 3.60" mag box when gunnin' big boys.....

Throating lookin' like it's supposed to, .020" in.





And finally, the center piece, all screwed and bolted together....




Worst part is, all's on hold now till after deer season....bummer.....

I AM going to build a 7mm chunk of some variety. It just looks like wayyyy too much fun.

Mmmm.....seated like they should be....good stuff!

OK, time for an update......

After initial load work, I wasn't very happy....seemed the gun wasn't being very consistent. So, figuring the aluminum bedding block was the culprit, and as much as I didn't want to, I gathered up the Steel Bed, and gave it a proper bedding job, including the shank, and a generous float for the rest of the barrel.





After a couple of days of curing, I went back out and gave it another go at 200 yards with H-4831 and the 162 A-Maxes. The last load gave me one ejector mark out of the 3 shots, and the group opened up. I ain't giving the loads, you'll have to guess:





A couple of days later, I had the chance to run it out a little further. I was running the load that gave me the 200 yard .595" group, which I feel is two grains under my max.

400 yards and virtually no wind:





500 yards, and the wind was starting to puff. 3rd shot blew out. The four go into a 1.7"....





600 yards, and more puffing:




I'm calling it good.......

I'd call it good too. Nice shootin as usual!!

Thanks....

Funny thing tho, now that I got it all figured out, I'm thinking on peddling it.....

It would save me lots of time money and stress to "peddle" back and forth with you....laffin.

Calling any dogs yet?

Hey Al, remember when we were talking and you made me buy woofer's action when it was posted in the classifieds? Finally done, another 7 Mag.




Just thought you'd like an update. Greg put this one together.

Yup, I knew it was done.....shot it yet?

That just might work...but what happens when we both have played with the "new" toy?




Been waiting for deer to get over...and now for the weather to straighten out...

Think I'm cruising west in a few days to give it a go out there....

That's when you call me...grin

I have NOT shot it. I'm going to sell it new, unfired. It'll be in the classifieds within a couple weeks, unless I sell it word of mouth first. Really a nice one, tho.

You got me thinkin' about those 162 A-Maxs tho, for the .284.

For some reason this comes to mind......

[video:youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=BdIev12fCPs[/video]

Al, what are the specs on that thing?

Laughin'!

A little update....

I never really cared for the camo the stock came with, and it had a couple of bumps and bruises, so I felt it was a good time to give it a new look. A little Krylon in flat tan and a top coat of matte clear, and it's ready to dance:

That'll do aalf..... that'll do.

Been running an older Sendero in 7RM lately myself.... the platform and cartridge seem a match made in heaven.

I'd been itching to run this out a bit more, so a couple of days before the first big snow hit, I decided I better get out to my LR spot before it makes it inaccessible.

First up was 825 yards:



I find it interesting when I hear guy say it takes 20-30-40 shots for their gun to "settle" in before they trust it.

I dialed in for 825, and lined up on a cow pie just to the right of the target. My first clean/cold shot is the low shot, the impact just to the left was shot #2:



It was kinda foggy, but I could center on the target OK. I dialed in two clicks of wind and ripped off 5:



Of course I don't know which shot dropped low, but the 4 go into 5 1/2", 5 in 11 3/4"

Back to 1036:



Dialed in the dope and killed the rogue pie:



Then moved over left and banged off another five:



Four shots go into 5 1/2", all five go 12 3/4"...dammit.

Let's go back a bit more....1207 and I'm at the fence:

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Don't remember what happened on the pie, as it's been too far back, and I didn't take a pic.

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The group is a flat 12 inches, and those three nestle into an even 3".

I'd like to play with some bigger Bergers, but I think I'm going to sell if anyone's in the market for a proven long range stick.

Wanna sell those AMAXes?

aalf-what speeds are you rolling the 162's @?

Dober

On load development, as I was going up in powder, the one 3 shot group gave me a single round with a tattoo.

I'm two grains under that....and 28 or so MOA to 1200......

Not yet.....

The only word that comes to mind is SWEET!!

nice nice nice!!!

Noticed your wind flag was quartering, coming at you which explains the vertical shot dispersion.

nice shooting!

MY 7 mag shoots the 162g SST MUCH better than the A max...bummer 3070 fps with Retumbo and Fed 215's.

I think that looks much nicer and I am glad to see I am not the only one to put something together and then go and sell it...UGH.If I only could stop doing that,I would probably be rich....or well off....Very Nice Gun..

28 MOA to 1200 puts muzzle velocity above 3100fps.

Exactly...little puffs move stuff around a lot at distance...




I knew I wouldn't keep it from the get go....wasn't planning on this soon...

In reality, I don't care one way or the other....just throwing it out there....




You're gettin' there....