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No plans for one. My .308 (boring as it may be) does about everything I need a rifle to do. ![[Linked Image from i.ibb.co]](https://i.ibb.co/yVQHhh3/C7-E1-BB6-A-BD47-4-C0-A-86-DD-F82-EA8-D1-BC29.jpg) upload
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I have bought 3 already this year and have spoken for a barrel for a possible build.
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i am klinda thinking of down sizing to a 257 Roberts with a 75 gr. Hammer bullet for deer hunting in my home state .
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I hope so. Really can't ask for more.
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Kimber Montana .308with a 3-9x33 Compact for me.
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Had no plans for one. But found a guy that had a m760 cut to factory carbine length. Cerakoted, carbalite stock, timney trigger etc....
Can't buy cheap 760s for projects and he already had the expensive stuff done.....I basically paid for the work and parts and got the rifle free. Couldn't let it sit there. It's 300sav for now which is why it sat long enough for me to see it I think. But, JES can fix that for me....already have a 7600 Whelen carbine I keep with a ghost ring setup. This will be a 358win carbine with a scope...probably going to ditch the carbalite stock...nice stock but way too heavy for me.
Oh ya...has a decent Burris scope I'll take off too...so I'll be able to offset my stock and rebore prices.. What’s your plan for that Burris scope?
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Had no plans for one. But found a guy that had a m760 cut to factory carbine length. Cerakoted, carbalite stock, timney trigger etc....
Can't buy cheap 760s for projects and he already had the expensive stuff done.....I basically paid for the work and parts and got the rifle free. Couldn't let it sit there. It's 300sav for now which is why it sat long enough for me to see it I think. But, JES can fix that for me....already have a 7600 Whelen carbine I keep with a ghost ring setup. This will be a 358win carbine with a scope...probably going to ditch the carbalite stock...nice stock but way too heavy for me.
Oh ya...has a decent Burris scope I'll take off too...so I'll be able to offset my stock and rebore prices.. No way I would convert a 300 Savage, but it's your rifle. I wouldn’t either. A .300 sav carbine would be pretty sweet.
Camp is where you make it.
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I bought a very clean Savage 99C in 284 Winchester a few days ago. The deal included an extra magazine and 108 rounds of factory ammo. A vintage Leupold Vari-X II 2x7 scope was also included in the deal. I got it sighted in at the range and am happy with the results. Groups averaged a bit less than 1.5 inches at 100 yards. I'm looking forward to opening day of deer season 2023 in Tennessee.
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Had no plans for one. But found a guy that had a m760 cut to factory carbine length. Cerakoted, carbalite stock, timney trigger etc....
Can't buy cheap 760s for projects and he already had the expensive stuff done.....I basically paid for the work and parts and got the rifle free. Couldn't let it sit there. It's 300sav for now which is why it sat long enough for me to see it I think. But, JES can fix that for me....already have a 7600 Whelen carbine I keep with a ghost ring setup. This will be a 358win carbine with a scope...probably going to ditch the carbalite stock...nice stock but way too heavy for me.
Oh ya...has a decent Burris scope I'll take off too...so I'll be able to offset my stock and rebore prices.. No way I would convert a 300 Savage, but it's your rifle. I wouldn’t either. A .300 sav carbine would be pretty sweet. I love the 358 but I agree, it would stay a 300 savage for me too
Tell me the odds of putting grease on the same pancake? I Know they are there, well ice and house slippers. -Kawi
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Well, I guess I’ll have to use the 243 forester I just picked up yesterday….
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I’m just going shopping in my safe and hunting deer with a rifle that has been a safe queen for a while. Maybe the 99F in .358 Win? Or .250-3000?
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One new to me 760 30-06 here, but by this fall there will be less to choose from overall.
I'm having it cut down to 20" and fitted with a Williams FP. That 30-06 will replace a couple others that will go down the road.
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Damn Hanco that 7 is a racy as your girl friends..mb
" Cheapest velocity in the world comes from a long barrel and I sure do like them. MB "
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I thought about adding 6.5 CM to see what'll the fuss is about but I think I will forgo buying one unless something comes out that blows my skirt up. I might spend the money on another week hunting. I seem to be pretty satisfied with my current deer rifles. I should sell a few of my
Magnum rifles and that might stimulate my interest in another deer rifle. If I do add one more deer rifle it will
have to be a no compromise option including the scope. I’m 60 now so I ain't getting no younger.
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If it's all cleared by the gunsmith, I'll probably be using a 6.5x54 MS in a 20 inch Steyr with a full length stock.
“To give anything less than the best is to sacrifice the gift.” -Steve Prefontaine
Matthew 25:31-46
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Finished a DIY pre-fit in 308 last year and used with success, just finished another DIY pre-fit in 6.5CM and have a 7mm PRC in the works now, receiver and barrel in hand, stock on order. Still, if I could only hunt with the 308 from here on out, I'd have no regrets, it works with almost boring routine.
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Damn Hanco that 7 is a racy as your girl friends..mb They made 1000 of them in 1972. That’s number 181. I’ve wanted one for 50 years, it’s unfired. I probably won’t shoot it, just wanted to own one in my lifetime.
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While "new" deer rifles come and go for me, and some actually get used, I tend to gravitate to the old favorites that I carried over my lifetime. Heading into the woods with one of them provokes memories of past hunting trips, and are as comfortable as old shoes. 50+ years of searching for the ideal deer rifle has often seen me circling back to my hunting roots.
"You can lead a man to logic, but you cannot make him think." Joe Harz
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While "new" deer rifles come and go for me, and some actually get used, I tend to gravitate to the old favorites that I carried over my lifetime. Heading into the woods with one of them provokes memories of past hunting trips, and are as comfortable as old shoes. 50+ years of searching for the ideal deer rifle has often seen me circling back to my hunting roots. That make good sense, I do the same
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