#1868311 - 12/14/07 10:40 AM
The Cult of the Model 7
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Jeff_O
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Been a while since a cult was recognized!
This one is a real subculture IMHO. To some guys, they are "ladies guns" and in fact, the first one I considered buying I had to sit there and listen to how this "ladies gun" in a "ladies caliber" (7mm-08) was perfect for the ladies yada yada yada.... I'm 6-3" 205 lbs so obviously, cannot be the right rifle for me, right?
Didn't buy that one, but I did order a similar one in stainless and laminate, chambered in 7mm-08. Mine turned out to be a real lemon and drove me nuts for the next year sorting it all out. Crooked stock, mis-cut crown, problems around the recoil lug in the stock... etc. Add to the equation a Leupold with a problem on it and it was a real PITA. HOWEVER, once it was sorted out I proceeded to use it as my main deer rifle for the next 4 seasons and killed 6 blacktail with it in that time.
It has since been rebarreled to .358 and remains my go-to blacktail rifle by a long shot. This winter it gets a B&C reticle in the scope and it will be interesting to see what the stadia lines work out to. I think it'll be a solid 350-yard performer with that reticle.
The thing about Model 7's that I just love, and I can't really explain it much better than this- when I am carrying that little rifle, I feel like a predator. I feel like I'm a'gonna kill something. It's electric. I don't know the why's of it but it's there and it's undeniable how it affects me. Love it.
My .358 M7 is no longer a particularly light rifle. So it isn't about that, it's something else...
I know there are other guys who resonate with Model 7's in that way.
-jeff
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#1868337 - 12/14/07 10:56 AM
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Elkslayer
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I have 3 of them, all have been rebarreled. Picked them up cheap as nobody wanted an 18 1/2" 308 and I can't blame them.
First one was very simple, I had a M700 308 bbl screwed on to replace the shorter one, added an HS-Precision stock and I ended up with a very well balanced rifle that is a joy to shoot.
Second one became a 22-250 Kept the original stock on it but taped off every thing I didn't want pain on, wiped it down with alcohol to remove any oil and spraypainted it with primer. Next I hit it wit some camo colored splater paint. It is now my calling rifle.
Third one I sent to Montana Rifleman Co. and had it re-barreled to a 338-08 now called the 338 Federal. Not a whole lot of difference between the 338-08 and the 358win othr than when I did it it was still a wildcat and an oddity.
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#1868339 - 12/14/07 10:57 AM
Re: The Cult of the Model 7
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Rolly
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My stainless M-7 is also a 358. I shot a nice doe this fall using cast bullets with it too. Pretty satisfying.
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#1868373 - 12/14/07 11:15 AM
Re: The Cult of the Model 7
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T_O_M
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I just bought my third, though I've never had more than one at a time.
The first was a blued 7mm-08 with the 18.5" barrel. I killed one deer with it, but I hunt in the wet a lot, had POI-wandering issues as the stock warpage varied with dampness, went to a synthetic, but that was a horrible club of a stock to put on a trim action/barrel and eventually I sold it.
The second was a stainless 7mm-08 with the 20" barrel and synthetic stock. I hogged out enough plastic to free float it, bedded the action, did a trigger job, and hunted hard with it 3 years and got 4 deer. Then I got stupid, didn't pay attention to barrel heat, and shot out the throat one day practicing offhand. Rather than rebarrel, I traded it. Dumb choice.
The third one I bought this week. It's the CDL version in .350 Remington Magnum. Bases are on. Rings (got too low the first set) will be here Tuesday. Did a trigger job last night. Feels GOOD. Really looking forward to taking it out but that'll be a week or more still before shooting light and my schedule work out.
Tom
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#1868384 - 12/14/07 11:19 AM
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stumpy
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I know what you mean about that "predator" statement.
For several years my .260 has been my go-to rifle for deer and hogs. Especially stalking hogs in thick brush. This year it has a new wooden stock to replace the noisy synthetic and will soon have a Pachmayr for the wife and my little ones.
I don't care for the skinny 20 inch barrel, but it shoots too well to take off. I would prefer a slight longer barrel for balance and to reduce muzzle blast.
stumpy
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#1868391 - 12/14/07 11:22 AM
Re: The Cult of the Model 7
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Jeff_O
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Elkslayer,
I thought real hard about 338-08. At the time I had mine redone (by Pac-Nor, in house) there were rumors afoot that the .338-08 was about to be "adopted" by someone, and I was worried- which is silly- about having a chamber that was slightly out of spec, relative to whatever the "real" chamber spec was going to be. If that makes sense.
Never have regretted .358 one iota, though! For that matter, it worked fine as a 7mm-08, too.
-jeff
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#1868901 - 12/14/07 03:25 PM
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Count Me in. I own 2. A 18.5" Barrel in a 308/Brown Prec. Kevlar Pounder. This is My go to rifle. You really appreciate it when You carry all day in The Hollows that I hunt. Next is My CDL in 350 Mag.. Love this one too. Recoil is not that bad, I've shot 06's that were worse. Had a 6mm When They first came out. Traded it for a Model 700. I think that The Model 7 is every bit as good or maybe even better than the Old 600 or 660.
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#1869291 - 12/14/07 05:50 PM
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Bought a M7 SS 7mm saum last month for $499 off gunbroker. Minus the $50 factory rebate, and you can't beat that deal with a stick.
I ordered a Mickey Edge in olive green, and I'll be sending it off to get the barrel and bolt fluted, the bolt handle hogged out and a custom knob. A gre-tan pin and shroud, timney trigger, and some talley lightweights with eventually a Loopy 6x36 should make a nice pimped-up lightweight rig.
I can't wait to shoot some 140 gr. TTSX's out of it.
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#1869301 - 12/14/07 05:55 PM
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Count me in. I'm running a M7SS in 223 as my predator rig. Also took a deer with it this fall. Really enjoy carrying that rifle.
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#1869303 - 12/14/07 05:56 PM
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Well, I was well aware of the Winchester 70 cult and the Remington 600 cult, but this is my first awareness of the Remington 7 cult! Seems like everyone just has to have their own cult nowadays. I was looking at a new laminated Remington .350 REM MAG yesterday in a pawn shop in Wilmington NC; it was a Model 753 (I think) but it appeared to be based on the Remington 7 - had the old Remington 600 style rib and front sight on it. Odessa
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#1869347 - 12/14/07 06:15 PM
Re: The Cult of the Model 7
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Jeff_O
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Odessa,
Damn right! This is the age of entitlement. We get our own damn cult, dammit!
Uh... you do know the secret handshake, right? Otherwise we gonna have to ask you to leave.
-jeff
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#1869427 - 12/14/07 06:44 PM
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I have a matched pair of Model 7KS in .350 mag and 7mm-08, by far my favorite and most used rifles.
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#1869504 - 12/14/07 07:17 PM
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Taconic11
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Nice - KS in a 350 Mag. Wouldn't mind finding a light weight Stock for My CDL.
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#1869584 - 12/14/07 07:42 PM
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I bought a Model 7 SS in 7mm-08 back in the mid-90's. I didn't have it for very long though; not even long enough to put a scope on it. There were two things I didn't like about it; both of which I neglected to pick up on before laying out the money and taking it home. I bought it at a big gun show, and the purchase was quick and more or less an impulse buy.
1) The trigger was mounted crooked. In other words, it was positioned much farther to one side than the other side under the trigger guard. You had to flip it upside down to really notice it though. But, still, can you say "quality control?!" 2) The bolt didn't have that little groove on the one lug like that of my Model 700. As a result, you would go to close the bolt on the Model 7 and the upper edge of the right lug would always "catch" the edge of the receiver up near the chamber end. This caused the bolt to slam and immediately bounce off of the receiver before going on in like it should. Again, not very good quality control, in my opinion.
I've never bought or looked at another one since. However, I certainly do like their concept. The new Model 7 CDL's sure do look nice, too.
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#1869621 - 12/14/07 07:53 PM
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Have 2 Mod 7's an FS model 18.5" .308 Win and a Custom Shop KS .350 Rem Mag. I do get that killin feelin when they are in my hands. Short, light, quick, accurate, and hit like a ton of bricks. Why bother with anything else?
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#1869641 - 12/14/07 08:00 PM
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armedferret
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7 SS in 7SAUM here as well. 5 bills shipped via gunbroker.
haven't shot it yet. gonna do talleys, hog out the factory barrel channel (not freefloated) while i wait on a rem classic from mcfamily, and either a 6x36 FX-II or a 3-9x33 ultralight.
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#1869643 - 12/14/07 08:01 PM
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Taconic11
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I own many Bolt Action Rifles. My Model seven 308 is the Fastest Cycling of Them all. Faster than My A Bolt. Don't know why, But My Neighbor always thought that I was practicing with a semi auto.
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#1869657 - 12/14/07 08:07 PM
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Flfiremedic
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I'm in...just bought a 7mm-08 with the Laminate stock...gotta get a scope for it when I get home...was thinking of a Burris 1.5x6...any suggestions?
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