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Jeff, yeah I could go for that. Salem area?

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Here is my new LR rig. Stiller TAC30 w/ .300" recoil lug and 20 MOA base. McMillan M40A1 EDGE in Tac-Black. HS bottom mag. Timney Ceramic'd trigger. 25" Krieger SS Match 1-8" twist #5 w/ ten flutes. Burris Steel Rings(temp) Leupold 4.5-14x40AO PR. All in the 6.5x47 Lapua. Out yesterday shooting out to 900yds at rocks. This little package makes it way to easy. Deer out to 700yds will be a cinch. 130 Bergers @ 2900fps will be the go to load. It weighs 9.5lbs as seen w/ bi-pod.




The target is this rifles breakin' rounds. Both 3 shot groups are under 0.35".

waiting for my scope to get back from burris
looks a little dfferent now than in the first post don't it?

Nice rifles! Here is my McM A4 stocked herd.
223AI & 7WSM

7mmRMs-

6mmREMs-

308 & 300WSM-

223 & 204-


All the kids together-

Dude....

Something to be said for knowing what you like!

Terry

7MMRM,

Obviously you like A4's. How's come? why not try out some other
configurations with any of all those rifles?

Whoops! Missed this.

No, I'm west of Eugene. That's about 45 minutes south of Salem.

I was up there today shooting. I'm at a decision point with my Sendero; pedal to the metal and try to get it (and me) in fighting trim for this season, or forget it and have it be next years project? The rifle is shooting great; it's just that I need to thoroughly wring it out with the 200 Accubonds out to XXX yards, or else there's really no point because I can already hit reliably out to 600 yards (on steel) with two other (normal)rifles... if I can't extend that reach with the Sendero in time to hunt this year, then it gains me nothing.

Probably just let it go till next year... though I did do some 850-yard shooting with it today. Got it all dialed in out to 600, then I have 800-850 figured out, but I need a whole other shooting spot to get 600-800 figured out. PITA.

Oh, I have tried them all... Thus the reason I have A4s on nearly all of my rifles- They fit me wonderfully. I like to keep things simple, by that when I go from rifle to rifle, I dont have to "get used" to the next one, for they are all set up the same. Works well for me!

I impressed.

I know this may not be a relative question as each rifle has a
niche to fit, but, and if I may ask..

Which one would be your go to rifle, load, and scope if you had a trophy deer hunt that required you to take one at up to a 1000 yards?

Shooting from one ridge to another with a sometimes 20 mph cross wind.

Appreciate the feedback, thanks!

edited to add, Also, what features on the A4's make you keep buying them as compared to others?

Learning here...

Jeff, I was just out west of Eugene a month ago, nice country!

SU35,

My "go to" rifle for your given senerio would be the green/brown painted 7mmRM. 168 Berger VLDs @ 3100 FPS do the trick nicely, when wind and range are concerns.

FWIW, my favorite rig of the bunch is the 223AI, followed by that 7mmRM- the 7WSM is gaining ground!

Here is the specs of the said 7mmRM rifle.

Rem700 Trued, etc.
#7 PacNor SuperMatch, 3groove, finnished at 28"
McM A4 with saddle cheek, 14.5 LOP
Badger M5 DBM
Badger 20MOA rail and rings
NightForce NXS 5.5x22x50 R1

The load for the same rifle-

168 Berger VLD jammed into the lands
Win Brass
Fed215M
71.5Grns of Retumbo
3100FPS via 28" tube.
Hangs little knots.

McM A4s-

I prefer them over the others because of:
*Grip- Longer and a bit more palm swell.(I have big hands)
*Butt hook to me is in a better location and its a bit deeper.
*I like the square forearm much more than I like beaver tail or slanted forearms.

Super thanks!

It's nice out here, no doubt. Next time you are around let's burn some powder! We can just take my toys up there if you are not traveling with rifles. We can probably rope BMT into coming along, too...

How bad do those 168 bergers tear up deer? I HATE anything like BT type performance, really love tsx type, caliber in, half an inch or so, maybe an inch out, nothing blown to heck.... I was really thinking to try them or the JLK 168s in my 7mm, but am also thinking 180s or 200s....

Any input? 28inch tubed 7x300 wtby #6 contour.

Thanks, Jeff

Jeff
Ingenious way to protect the index finger! I know well what you speak of. A particular 338 WM I drive at times, just tore a CHUNK out of my finger in 3 shots this spring on a shorty 350ish yard doe shot... Kept trying head shots in the wind and probably overdoping it for the situation.... I still have a scar on that finger today! I suspect it's deep enough to not go away for a few years.

BTW that 800 yard corner.... from that look, good friggin luck at learning.... I see a lot of disaster possibilities there and even with a good solid initial correction, a lot of plus and minus calcs going on to end up with the correct solution to dial in.

Jeff

Jeff,

I've never understood why other people don't have the finger problem with bolt rifles. It must have to do with how I hold them. If I DON'T use that sheetmetal-reinforced glove, the bolt raises a lump on the back of my finger that is all the way down at the bone. I know this, because I tried to tough it out for a few years; I can still feel a sore spot on my finger there!!

It's partly just a volume of fire thing; I shoot a lot. However it was even an issue with my lighter-kicking rifles like my 7mm-08's. With my .338 or .325, that glove is a necessity.

For HUNTING, I don't care.

The more I shoot at my spot beyond 600 yards, the more I think that I just plain need another spot. The winds are just too wacky there. I am learning valuable things- positions, trigger control, mirage, etc... but it's almost drowned out by the "noise" of the various winds moving around in that canyon.

Jeff,

Ive killed a few crop damage deer with them. 1 was at 450yrs the other was @ 100yrds. Both shoulder crunchers, both DRT, both passed thru. The 100 yrd shot opened up the shoulder quite a bit.

I dont know much about the Weatherby line of cartridges, but would guess it would fall right in line with 7mmRM performance.

More like 7stw or just a bit better actually.

Ok on the bullet damage, I keep hearing that, I guess I gotta start all over again, maybe with 180 or200, I dunno, I just can't stand big holes.

Wished TSX was available around a 168 or so....