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I gotta get a 7-08 and give them a whirl...

What length barrel do you prefer 20" or 22"?

I am in the market to get a 7-08 and I am trying to decide which barrel length is the optimum?


Thanks.

I have very little experience shooting 140's. My Montana shoots 120x's and 120 vmax's to nearly the same POI and it's a convienient situation.

Both bullets have performed well on deer, and come to think of it, a bear or two....

At Brother Bill's wedding, lotsa folks were hitting 12"x12" targets at 350yds from our deck with our Montanas. Some of them were folks without a lot of trigger time, and the 7-08s were a hit among the crowd.

Have often after the fact literally sat down,rolled the rifle over in my hands,trying to figure out just how the [bleep] it routinely/reliably do what it do.

Shrug shoulders,punch tag and start butchering..............

Have had 'em from 14" XP-100 to 24" and none of 'em never not worked.

Can't see going over 22".....................

Brother Bill summed it up nicely,with a distant Bear,when after piledriving same less an aftershock wiggle via non-CNS poke...he said simply: "HOLY [bleep]".

I concur.....................

Funny thing, that was via Vmax....and I recall a few folks here saying those aren't even deer bullets....

And the range in question was a fair piece further than the 300yd limit mentioned here a couple times....

Nearly a couple times,pass the limit mentioned.

Semantics........................

Musta been dumb luck.

Then again......Bill's 445yd (lasered) October buck from last year....



I believe I'm seeing a pattern....

Too funny.

Dave, that alone would win me over... very cool when that happens.

BTW, great pic of Brother Bill and his deer.

Interestingly, my Montana 300wsm does the same with 168x's and 168 Amax's...though it wasn't a surprise, and was actually the intent.

I leave Tuesday for 4 weeks of blacktail sport. Hope to have a few more pics like that one....

The boys at work have been telling me about shooting afar,tackle selection and the like. I left them all to stew on 2 words,after the Hunt unfolds and the next R&R is over.

That word is "toldja so" and it'll be some very good bidness for Cabela's,Midway,McMillan,PacNor and a certain 'Smith.

It'll be funny,for a very long time....................

Good luck Dave... looking forward to the pic's man!

Boxing up my Classic Swift to get rebarreled 22-250AI,want me to poke your LVSF in there,for 223AI conversion?

Should have 'em back,by next week,if planes fly....................

At last count, I believe there are 6 slopers and two Campfire members headed for Paradise for the rut festivities. Fortunately, they're not all coming at the same time.

I suspect there will be some pizzed off wives, post-hunt. That, due to heavy Xmas expenditure for new gear.

Them boys are gonna need to re-outfit......I've been there....grin.

Yes....please do!

I was rubbing in the forthcoming expenditures,but it was falling on deaf ears...just easier to hand someone a rifle,after they've shot their's.

LVSF will go in the box and I'll call The Pimp,to see if he has something he needs built too,prior to poking it enroute.....................

Appreciated...

Love my 26" piped AI. 120 TSX's at 3260 fps <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
Think I'll try to shoot Bambi in the face on Saturday with it <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

badger

I reckon they'll stick..............