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Like New. 3x12x42 Matte Duplex Reticle $250 shipped to your door. PM if interested. I dropped the price because it has the Duplex Crosshairs and I want it to sell! :)

I bought my Uncle's Mod 742 , back in '75 when he was in a financial Bind ($85) I used it that deer season while he was saving to buy it back. Jammomatic 30-06, about a 6" group with Remington 150sl but found some Red Box Federal ammo loaded with the Sierra 165 BT. I shrunk the groups to 4", but...

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Selling two full boxes (200) of the fine Sierra 110 Pro Hunters. $75 to your door! PM me if interested, thanks.

I bought an 80's Push Feed Mod 70- Featherweight in 7x57 off Gunbroker once. When I took it apart for a much needed cleaning (even the scope bases had rust oozing out from under) a bunch of shims fell out/scattered. That was my first clue. Upon reassembling (with no shims, just to see) I...

The Bergara B14 in 28 Nosler is what I meant. I still have memories of trying to get that 7mm RUM to shoot the 160 Sierra SBT. I always start with a less expensive, but known to be accurate bullet. If they won't shoot a certain weight of Sierra...they ain't gonna shoot, IMHO. Hatful of powder...

Good observations Mr Shin! I'm a "borderline OCD" when it comes to rifles, ha. It takes me a bit to get over a disappointment, and if any rifle I have is "unreliable" ( whether feeding, accuracy, zero stability, etc) I either sell or trade, ha. I had givien some thought of the Bergara B14 Hunter...

By finicky, I meant with the 160 anythings. I even had a new Winchester 70 Classic Sporter STW sent off for accurizing to Hill Country Rifles down in Texas. I never could reproduce the target they sent back, ha, I suppose it was as much my BR Technique or loading practices, but the 140 NBT...

I don't have it anymore, but I used R22 exclusively. I used the 64gr PP for a plinker, coyote round but I settled on the 75gr Swift Scirocco II. I don't remember exactly, its been years, but I want to say 46-47gr? I do remember I was following the article about the .224 Texas Trophy Hunter...

Thanks dogz!

I didn't know that Vince! I never reloaded any Weatherby rounds in my past enough to worry about do-nuts ( .240, 257, 340 factory made, or 375 Wby (blown out Win H&H) I wonder if the 7mm/300 Wby is as finicky as my two STWs and that RUM was?

I have to admit it, I have never had an issue with the belted case. I always resize so the case headspaces on the shoulder, i.e. "partial resize". When they get hard to chamber, I resize all the way, bumping the shoulder back, but that's been rare. But, again, I am not a LR Hunter.

Looks like I found a Donor rifle. An older Model 700 BDL SS in .264 Win Mag from a local guy. I'm supposed to make the buy tomorrow. When I shoot its barrel out, I will find a 26" factory takeoff/ream to the 7-300WM or Mashburn. Thanks for all the input guys!

Hey B-Dog///what issues do you consider the 7mm STW and the Nosler 28 have? Are you saying the 26" 7mm RM is a more practical way to go? Sorry I took so long to get back to you chief!