I have a M7 that I barreled with a Douglas I turned to the Remington SAUM contour and chambered for 300 Savage. It was an aborted heavy barrel 300WSM blank that had already been cut pretty short and by the time I cut the chamber off and started over I ended up with a short finished length, I think it’s right at 18”.
Bedded the whole works into a Bansner Sheephunter.
It shoots great and is a dream to carry. But it really doesn’t handle very well, hard to shoot offhand. And it’s pretty loud. I think after I thread it and put my silencer on it will be much better both balance and blast wise.
My 700 I duped the same contour on and chambered for 7TCU but cut at 20” balances and handles much better. For bolt rifles not being used with a suppressor I would never go less than 20” again.
