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Teeder, finally remembered to check: she's .630" at the muzzle @20" barrel length.
Hunted it the other day and liked the changes a lot. I was appreciating the textured stock versus the slippery laminate, it's lighter, and I like the balance better. Also digging the Swaro on it. At around 5-6X at last light, it's awesome.
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What a awesome build.... I love 358's.. great gun Jeffro!!
Ping pong balls for the win.
Once you've wrestled everything else in life is easy. Dan Gable
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Thanks Jud!!! Funny shït.... about 5 minutes after I typed that post, above, I killed a little forkie with it! Got him here on my own place. Very civilized. I have killed many deer with that rifle and I'm pleased to say that it continues its streak of hitting where I mean it to... another double-lunger at maybe 75 yards? CLASSIC performance from the 225 NP at this speed (2500 MV); big hole through the lungs but no jellying or blowup of any kind. I'm definitely going to play with the 200 NAB next. ![[Linked Image]](https://i.imgur.com/LEtpabQ.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](https://i.imgur.com/qPNZxUv.jpg)
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Maybe you should just sell me that rifle... grin
Ping pong balls for the win.
Once you've wrestled everything else in life is easy. Dan Gable
I keep my circle small, I’d rather have 4 quarters than 100 pennies.
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Nice work! 
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Maybe you should just sell me that rifle... grin What fun would that be when you can just start another project
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I can only speak for myself but having played around with a number of timber rifles, to include levers in 30/30, .358, .32 Win, and 44 mag, and a Ruger 44 mag carbine too, this is the one I love. A great trigger is part of it, compared to levers... a stock that has the right comb for a scope... etc. And as far as cartridges, we all know there's 18 million ways to poke a hole in a deer, but for close and mid-range work .358 is pretty amazing. So yes, all y'all should build 20" Model 7's in .358!
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Or, buy that [bleep] Sako for $500!!!!
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I'll probably get a model 700 and have it chopped & re-bored. Restock it with something decent eventually and be in it relatively cheap.
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Or PM me the contact info for that Sako that is haunting you. I will remove those evil dreams for you!
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I bought a cheap digital postal scale.... it says it's 6.9 lbs, scoped, empty.
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