Originally Posted by Mule Deer
The 22" Douglas #1 7mm-08 barrel on my RL I mentioned earlier in the thread balances (and shoots) great, and the rifle is still considerably lighter than a tang-safety standard sporter.


This is just what I had hoped for, and I’m filing it away.

I’ve long had a similar plan to convert a 77RL to 7x57 with a 22” barrel. My idea of a perfect budget mountain rifle.

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