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Re: How to tell when someone shoots a 7x57 elkhunternm #9196553 09/21/14
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 35,900 B BobinNH Campfire 'Bwana
BobinNH Campfire 'Bwana B Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 35,900	My buddy texts me the other day....he has a nice Rem 700 280 MR that shoots really well....but he thinks he wants to use it as a donor, re barrel with a Douglas #2,and chamber 7x57, then chase his tail for a McMillan MR Edge pattern stock. I am a wet blanket... I say to him WTF are you thinking? The 280 fits that Rem 700 action better,goes faster easily,and the rifle is all together and shoots like crazy....plus Rem 700 MR's in 280 ain't on every street corner. All that work and expense to lose 150 fps,and end up with a cartridge that doesn't fit a Rem 700 action.I also told him if you are gonna do ANYTHING with it, screw on a 270 tube..... In the end I told him leave it alone.... You 7x57 people are slightly deranged... The 280 Remington is overbore. The 7 Rem Mag is over bore.

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Re: How to tell when someone shoots a 7x57 BobinNH #9196916 09/22/14
Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 78,300 Likes: 1 Southwestern Montucky ingwe Campfire Oracle
ingwe Campfire Oracle Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 78,300 Likes: 1 Southwestern Montucky	I had a Mt rifle in 7x57 Bob�the cartridges fit in just fine "...the left considers you vermin, and they'll kill you given the chance..." Bristoe

Re: How to tell when someone shoots a 7x57 BobinNH #9197030 09/22/14
Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 24,644 Likes: 1 Midwest SKane Campfire Ranger
SKane Campfire Ranger Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 24,644 Likes: 1 Midwest	Originally Posted by BobinNH My buddy texts me the other day....he has a nice Rem 700 280 MR that shoots really well....but he thinks he wants to use it as a donor, re barrel with a Douglas #2,and chamber 7x57, then chase his tail for a McMillan MR Edge pattern stock. I am a wet blanket... I say to him WTF are you thinking? The 280 fits that Rem 700 action better,goes faster easily,and the rifle is all together and shoots like crazy....plus Rem 700 MR's in 280 ain't on every street corner. All that work and expense to lose 150 fps,and end up with a cartridge that doesn't fit a Rem 700 action.I also told him if you are gonna do ANYTHING with it, screw on a 270 tube..... In the end I told him leave it alone.... You 7x57 people are slightly deranged... Always the voice of pragmatism. If Matt was the bud in question, you could chalk it up to a yute being yute. WWP53D

Re: How to tell when someone shoots a 7x57 Paradiddle #9197174 09/22/14
Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 3,891 Edge of nowhere B bangeye Campfire Tracker
bangeye Campfire Tracker B Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 3,891 Edge of nowhere	They are easy to spot as they tend to wear pith helmets and never shut up about a guy named Bell ;-)

Re: How to tell when someone shoots a 7x57 bangeye #9197184 09/22/14
Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 44,850 Likes: 3 M mathman Campfire 'Bwana
mathman Campfire 'Bwana M Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 44,850 Likes: 3	Originally Posted by bangeye They are easy to spot as they tend to wear pith helmets and never shut up about a guy named Bell ;-) People with a lisp need helmets to take a leak?

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Re: How to tell when someone shoots a 7x57 mathman #9197404 09/22/14
Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 983 M muddy22 Campfire Regular
muddy22 Campfire Regular M Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 983	I'm on the way out the door w/my "Bombay Bowler", my 93 and pink ear muffs to mow the lawn. Really do like the gun rack on my MTU!-Muddy

Re: How to tell when someone shoots a 7x57 muddy22 #9197462 09/22/14
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RevMike Campfire Tracker R Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 4,847	Originally Posted by muddy22 I'm on the way out the door w/my "Bombay Bowler", my 93 and pink ear muffs to mow the lawn. Really do like the gun rack on my MTU!-Muddy My wife and I just bought a long-overdue new house (new to us, anyway). It has a very large yard and came with a zero-turn John Deere mower. When she saw it, she said, "That's mine." Fine with me. Now I need to buy her a Bombay Bowler to keep the sun off her face. "An archer sees how far he can be from a target and still hit it, a bowhunter sees how close he can get before he shoots." It is certainly easy to use that same line of thinking with firearms. -- Unknown

Re: How to tell when someone shoots a 7x57 RevMike #9197567 09/22/14
Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 983 M muddy22 Campfire Regular
muddy22 Campfire Regular M Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 983	Rev. Just got done and no old 175 gr. WW rounds expended. Excellent pocket gopher bullets with just the right combination of penetration and expansion for proper fertilization!-Muddy

Re: How to tell when someone shoots a 7x57 muddy22 #9197580 09/22/14
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RevMike Campfire Tracker R Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 4,847	Originally Posted by muddy22 Rev. Just got done and no old 175 gr. WW rounds expended. Excellent pocket gopher bullets with just the right combination of penetration and expansion for proper fertilization!-Muddy I'll load her some to carry on the Z-Trak. Thanks for the tip. "An archer sees how far he can be from a target and still hit it, a bowhunter sees how close he can get before he shoots." It is certainly easy to use that same line of thinking with firearms. -- Unknown

Re: How to tell when someone shoots a 7x57 mathman #9197857 09/22/14
Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 3,891 Edge of nowhere B bangeye Campfire Tracker
bangeye Campfire Tracker B Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 3,891 Edge of nowhere	Originally Posted by mathman Originally Posted by bangeye They are easy to spot as they tend to wear pith helmets and never shut up about a guy named Bell ;-) People with a lisp need helmets to take a leak? Chuckle, not sure your target but thought I'd share "pith" is correct, as in a plant fiber that the helmets are/were made from originally and covered with cloth, hence pith helmets.

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Re: How to tell when someone shoots a 7x57 bangeye #9197903 09/22/14
Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 44,850 Likes: 3 M mathman Campfire 'Bwana
mathman Campfire 'Bwana M Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 44,850 Likes: 3	It was a play on words. I know exactly what they are.

Re: How to tell when someone shoots a 7x57 bangeye #9198013 09/22/14
Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 983 M muddy22 Campfire Regular
muddy22 Campfire Regular M Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 983	Rev. Don't forget to get her a pair of Winchester brand pink ear protection from wal-mart for the Z-Trak!-Muddy

Re: How to tell when someone shoots a 7x57 muddy22 #9198283 09/22/14
Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 4,847 R RevMike Campfire Tracker
RevMike Campfire Tracker R Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 4,847	Originally Posted by muddy22 Rev. Don't forget to get her a pair of Winchester brand pink ear protection from wal-mart for the Z-Trak!-Muddy Absolutely! And here's a whole kit that comes with glasses and bag to store lunch and drinks! I'll be The Man come Christmastime!! "An archer sees how far he can be from a target and still hit it, a bowhunter sees how close he can get before he shoots." It is certainly easy to use that same line of thinking with firearms. -- Unknown

Re: How to tell when someone shoots a 7x57 RevMike #9198291 09/22/14
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RevMike Campfire Tracker R Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 4,847	Hey Ingwe: think Corbett would have used one? "An archer sees how far he can be from a target and still hit it, a bowhunter sees how close he can get before he shoots." It is certainly easy to use that same line of thinking with firearms. -- Unknown

Re: How to tell when someone shoots a 7x57 RevMike #9198536 09/22/14
Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 96,158 Likes: 3 Southern New Mexico E elkhunternm Campfire Oracle
elkhunternm Campfire Oracle E Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 96,158 Likes: 3 Southern New Mexico	Originally Posted by RevMike Originally Posted by muddy22 Rev. Don't forget to get her a pair of Winchester brand pink ear protection from wal-mart for the Z-Trak!-Muddy Absolutely! And here's a whole kit that comes with glasses and bag to store lunch and drinks! I'll be The Man come Christmastime!! Yup you DA MAN! If need be we have an extra bed. Life Member SCI Life Member DSC Member New Mexico Shooting Sports Association Take your responsibilities seriously, never yourself-Ken Howell Proper bullet placement + sufficient penetration = quick, clean kill. Finn Aagard Ken

Re: How to tell when someone shoots a 7x57 elkhunternm #9198558 09/22/14
Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 4,847 R RevMike Campfire Tracker
RevMike Campfire Tracker R Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 4,847	Originally Posted by elkhunternm Yup you DA MAN! If need be we have an extra bed. I appreciate that. "An archer sees how far he can be from a target and still hit it, a bowhunter sees how close he can get before he shoots." It is certainly easy to use that same line of thinking with firearms. -- Unknown

Re: How to tell when someone shoots a 7x57 RevMike #9198571 09/22/14
Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 96,158 Likes: 3 Southern New Mexico E elkhunternm Campfire Oracle
elkhunternm Campfire Oracle E Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 96,158 Likes: 3 Southern New Mexico	Look at it this way Rev,I'll take you coyote calling. And the daytime highs are in the 60's,lows in the 20-30's. Life Member SCI Life Member DSC Member New Mexico Shooting Sports Association Take your responsibilities seriously, never yourself-Ken Howell Proper bullet placement + sufficient penetration = quick, clean kill. Finn Aagard Ken

Re: How to tell when someone shoots a 7x57 elkhunternm #9198589 09/22/14
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RevMike Campfire Tracker R Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 4,847	I'll keep it in mind. Those lows might be tough on a Florida boy, though. "An archer sees how far he can be from a target and still hit it, a bowhunter sees how close he can get before he shoots." It is certainly easy to use that same line of thinking with firearms. -- Unknown

Re: How to tell when someone shoots a 7x57 RevMike #9198596 09/22/14
Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 96,158 Likes: 3 Southern New Mexico E elkhunternm Campfire Oracle
elkhunternm Campfire Oracle E Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 96,158 Likes: 3 Southern New Mexico	Don't worry Sport,just add more warm clothing. Couple of years ago,it did get down to 9* according to the truck gauge. That was a little nippy,my call froze before the end of my third series. Last edited by elkhunternm; 09/22/14. Life Member SCI Life Member DSC Member New Mexico Shooting Sports Association Take your responsibilities seriously, never yourself-Ken Howell Proper bullet placement + sufficient penetration = quick, clean kill. Finn Aagard Ken

Re: How to tell when someone shoots a 7x57 elkhunternm #9198604 09/22/14
Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 4,847 R RevMike Campfire Tracker
RevMike Campfire Tracker R Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 4,847	Originally Posted by elkhunternm Don't worry Sport,just add more warm clothing. I'd look like Randy from "A Christmas Story". "An archer sees how far he can be from a target and still hit it, a bowhunter sees how close he can get before he shoots." It is certainly easy to use that same line of thinking with firearms. -- Unknown

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