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I love my M7 308,when I bought it I wanted a 200yd rifle for deer that was light and fast, and thats what I got,also used it for an antelope in NM.

besides it gave me a future reason to buy another rifle if I was going to go out west for bigger game.

Charlie,

Yeah... They made a bunch of them in 260. You have to be careful because some of the earlier ones had horrid barrels and shot shotgun type groups. Remington rebarreled a bunch of them and a bunch of them are probably still floating around from owner to owner to... Well... You get the picture.

The 260 in a Model 7 is likely a very deadly combination but I've never owned one.

$bob$

Charlie,

Here's a good resource for Remington Model History and I've specfically selected the Model Seven.
http://www.remington.com/library/history/firearm_models/centerfire/model_seven.asp

$bob$

Thank you sir. I don't know why but that 260 in a 20" barrel with a fixed 4 on top has always struck me as a consumate blacktail rifle for my area.
Thanks again for the reference material.

Charlie

I think the mdl 7 is as near a pefect all around carry rifle that has been put up as a factory offering. I have two in S/S, one .243 and the other 7-08, both wearing Leupold 2.5x8 XIII's with B&C reticles. They are a joy to pack and aim like pointing a finger, plus both a very accurate. I like the 7-08 for deer and antelope and use the .243 for deer and coyotes.

By the way... I know that this isn't the appropriate place but if anyone here is willing to part with a Model Seven stainless or blued rifle in 223 (don't want a Predator and don't want another caliber) I'd really like to have it. I don't need the stock unless you just don't want it.

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Thanks,
$bob$

Exactly!
I am looking for one fo those!

I've found the Model 7 to be too short for me and the stock doesn't mitigate recoil well, at all. In fact, I know lots of folks who have tried one as a "youth" or "lady's" rifle, only to find out it kicks pretty hard, even with mild cartridges like the .260 Rem.

Comapact and handy, yes. But definitely not for everyone.

That is certainly true for the older models with the pencil thin barrels and wood stocks.

The newer models with the magnum contour barrels and the newer design stocks that are much lighter and seem to absorb recoil better it's not as much of an issue.

But there is absolutely NO DOUBT that lightweight rifles kick more than heavier rifles.

$bob$

It would zap 'em, for sure, but I have to say that my M7 in .358 sure suits ME as the ultimate blacktail whacker. I like the blood trail it gives- if they run at all. Mostly it seems to just convince them they are dead.

I've deer hunted with both a 6mm and .308 Model 7. Love them. I've heard this before about pencil thin tubes and the recoil. In my opinion the Model 7 was made as a light weight hunting rifle, which a light tube is part of the make up. I can't remember if I feel the recoil or hear the loud report from the 18 1/2" tube, when I pull the trigger on a whitetail buck. One of the best --Mountain--woods-- deer rifle here in the Northeast. I'll take an older model 7 over the newer ones. Web

Yep. But being left eyed and right handed, a right bolt is pretty natural for me. As long as the stock is straight and no cheek piece, I am good.
I bought it to kill pigs since it holds 5. And I have run them all out before!
Glad to see I am not the only one who loves their Model 7 (especially with the new barrel). It ain't that much heavier, just balances better for me.

stumpy

Had a .260 SS Synthetic 20"barrel. Paid a pile of cash for it. Tried everything to get it to shoot. Got so sick of it I traded it with a Leupold VariX III for a Ruger M77 tang safety with a bad Weaver scope. Worst gun I ever owned. Have a .204 Ruger blue synthetic 20" barrel that shoots 1/2" @ 100 easy. I only buy two brands of bolt action rifle nowadays-CZ and Tikka.

+1. My .260 kicked like a mule, and talk about muzzle blast out of that 20" barrel. The .260 came with a hard skinny recoil pad but a .204 I bought later came with the R7 recoil pad. I really needed it to tame the vicious recoil of the .204-go figure.

Love the M7 but wish they were made in a few more calibers.

A 7 in 250-3000 or 257Rbts with a 22" magnum contour barrel would be useful for so many things.

Bought a Model 7 Youth in 260 for my wife since she is recoil shy. Big mistake, like carlm says it does kick like a mule and the youth model only has an 18 1/2" barrel. Now it's my rifle and I use it when hunting timber because of its handling qualities.

Tell ME about it!!! It's the same here and it's tearin' me UP!!!

$bob$

I've got an older SS 20" barrel 7mm-08 and I think it's a great handling, low recoil rifle.

My only complaint is sometimes I wish for a little more weight up front.

I'd have to be very hard pressed and out of all other options before I ever gave mine up.

When I re-barreled mine to .358, the heavier barrel really fixed the balance. Another thing you can do, if it's in a wood or laminate stock, is drill some weight out of the butt of the stock. I did that on a Mountain Rifle LSS and it really changed the balance for the better.

$bob$, things are a little better around here since I typed that (got two in escrow right now, for example) but in general, it's been a thin year! For all of us in the business, I suspect.

Pictures gentlemen!!!!!!

I have an extra set of Talley's that need a home a 223 or 243 ss would make them happy!