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My STA, just back from the blueing company. Model 70 Classic action Lilja 24 inch barrel Winchester Super Grade take off stock Williams Oberndorf style bottom metal Just over 9 pounds as is with the Swarovsky scope, which will probably get replaced with a Leica Now THAT'S a rifle!!! OUTstanding... Wow, now that is beautiful! What a rifle! Kurt, I bet a guy with a M70 300 RUM could make a beauty of a 358 STA, Newton or Norma! Easiest way is one that was originally 300WBY or STW. Just rebarrel and rock on! THAT... It's why I've stockpiled a few STWs...just in case one has the need..
Ex- USN (SS) '66-'69 Pro-Constitution. LET'S GO BRANDON!!!
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Ex- USN (SS) '66-'69 Pro-Constitution. LET'S GO BRANDON!!!
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Redneck built mine a bunch of years ago. M700 in a Bansner Sheephunter stock & Douglas #3 countour 24" barrel. Around 7.5 lbs including scope, sling, 3 in the belly. 92gr of RL22 and 225 NP is current go-to load but have some Barnes blue tips loaded to try.
"There is no excellance in Archery without great labor". Maurice Thompson 1879
Nothing clears a troubled mind better than shooting a bow. Fred Bear
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And detached retinal insurance is how much? Sounds like something I would do.... Good on ya'...
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Redneck, those photos make me green with envy every time you post them! Absolutely beautiful rifle.
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Ya, same here neighbor, gotta go hang my drool soaked shirts across the damn fence every time I see Rednecks rife, pure sweetness.
Trump Won!
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Wow, now that is beautiful! What a rifle! Kurt, I bet a guy with a M70 300 RUM could make a beauty of a 358 STA, Newton or Norma! Pretty sure the guy with said .300 RUM already has plans for something else with it, starting with ".404" and ending in "Jeffery"! That would be nearly as cool as a Newton! If I ever find a couple of 7 RM or .300 WM donors, one will surely end up at Lee's to be turned into a .340 (the other a Mashburn).
This is a shooting forum, there is no place here for logic.
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McCray and Redneck, WOW, what wonderful rifles in both of your cases. Just perfect!
LOVE God, LOVE your family, LOVE your country, LIKE guns and sports.
About 2016 team "R" candidates "We definitely need a crew with a sack of balls the size of hot water bottles, bloviated estrogen leaking feel-gooders need not apply." Gunner 500
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VERY Nice rifles!!! I have always had a love affair with the 35 cal. The STA eludes me as I have a Norma on a 700 and on a 98 action. At this point I don't see a need for the extra 150fps of the STA. But given a chance to do it over again, I think the 700 would be made into an STA!!
Some is Good---More is Better----Too Much is Just Right
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I no longer see the need for the speed of the STA either. I now run mine around 2850fps regardless of bullet weight. Its extremely inefficient at those speeds but it sure is more fun to shoot. Unless pushing the 280gr A-frames or 310gr woodleighs, I just don't see the need to run it full bore anymore.
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Just ran some 200gr Barnes thru it last night. I weigh about 50lbs less than when I started with it 10+ years ago and was only wearing a light shirt and fleece. Got my butt walloped. Gonna stick to the 225gr partitions as they are more accurate.
"There is no excellance in Archery without great labor". Maurice Thompson 1879
Nothing clears a troubled mind better than shooting a bow. Fred Bear
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Campfire Kahuna
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Just ran some 200gr Barnes thru it last night. I weigh about 50lbs less than when I started with it 10+ years ago and was only wearing a light shirt and fleece. Got my butt walloped. Oh, c'mon, man up... Heavy recoil's good for the soul..
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Yea, I know. Don't want to lose my man card from whining.
"There is no excellance in Archery without great labor". Maurice Thompson 1879
Nothing clears a troubled mind better than shooting a bow. Fred Bear
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I wonder how something lightweight would compare, like a .325 necked up to 35 caliber in the Kimber Montana
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I wonder how something lightweight would compare, like a .325 necked up to 35 caliber in the Kimber Montana YES
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