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Worth it?
I'd like a short barreled rifle for bad weather days.. LGS has 2 one in a CDL in 260 and a HS in 7-08
The government plans these shootings by targeting kids from kindergarten that the government thinks they can control with drugs until the appropriate time--DerbyDude
Whatever. Tell the oompa loompa's hey for me. [/quote]. LtPPowell
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Campfire Oracle
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Yes...I would opt for the 7-08 simply because I had a CDL and was not as impressed with it as I thought I'd be. Little TOO light up front.
"...the left considers you vermin, and they'll kill you given the chance..." Bristoe
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Campfire Outfitter
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Yes...I would opt for the 7-08 simply because I had a CDL and was not as impressed with it as I thought I'd be. Little TOO light up front.
Same issue I had with this rifle in its original guise. Howa LW in .308, probably not as light as a 7, but just as whippy in the front. Unscrewed the pencil barrel and replaced it with a Sporter-weight 20" McGowen precision, also in .308, and the balance is a lot more neutral. I took the SHV off and put the 2.5-8X36 Leupold back on. It wasn't too noticeable at first, but once I did, the top-heaviness was bothersome. I also took the opportunity to add pillars to the stock, bed the action, and add a Timney trigger. I have declared it to be in an operational status in anticipation of the biggest Small-Deer contest there is.
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Campfire 'Bwana
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Campfire 'Bwana
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Have you considered a Vanguard Compact?
Except for the 7 MS, the rest of the 18.5" and 20" Remington Sevens are butt-heavy.
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I like model seven's. Is it a perfect rifle all of the time? No but it is a awesome rifle a lot of the time. For east coast woods hunting it's as good as any imo. The 20" variety is better.
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I’ve got a CDL 7mm-08 for sale in the free classifieds if you’re interested.
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Campfire Outfitter
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I have a CDL 7/08. I've carried it once in 4 years. I much prefer the feel of the Mountain Rifle over the 7.
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Campfire Tracker
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I have a couple. A .243 FS and a .350 KS. Both shoot great. They are addicting in that once you carry them they make other rifles feel clubby.
"Put none but Americans on guard tonight." -George Washington
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The code on the left side of the barrel is FA. I believe that makes it 2003 manufacture.
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Campfire Ranger
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Campfire Ranger
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I have a M7 CDL that no longer resembles a CDL. It now wears a SPS contour barrel cut to 22" and a M7 predator stock. Balance and accuracy are improved, but in hindsight, I should have simply bought a 700 ADL and added bottom metal.
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Campfire Ranger
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Campfire Ranger
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I've owned a few model 7's. The one I liked best was one of the Predator models they were closing out a couple years back. They had 22 inch barrels of fluted magnum contour. Just a joy to carry in the field.
"The number one problem with America is, a whole lot of people need shot, and nobody is shooting them." -Master Chief Hershel Davis
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Campfire Ranger
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That said, I've been looking awfully hard at one of those 7/08's in the HS stocks.
"The number one problem with America is, a whole lot of people need shot, and nobody is shooting them." -Master Chief Hershel Davis
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Campfire Greenhorn
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Campfire Greenhorn
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I have an hs in 7-08. Love it! Mounted a 2-10 razor lh in Talley's, it's my favorite coastal blacktail rifle
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Campfire 'Bwana
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Campfire 'Bwana
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The code on the left side of the barrel is FA. I believe that makes it 2003 manufacture. "F" isn't a month code, month assembly codes are these twelve letters, B-L-A-C-K-P-O-W-D-E-R-X, January thru December. The last two "A" code years were 1980 and 2006. The year code for 2003 was "X".
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