Recent content by rifleman0714

didnt know only your opinion mattered, 22 years behind said remingtons trusting my life to them, Im a little biased, ive carried them, jumped with one into the panama invasion, took one to the gulf war, IFOR, Somalia, and other places. So If its alright with you, Im not "hanging" mine on the wall!

I grew up poor , raised by coal miners in southern pa. We also farmed, so if didnt come off the farm or out of the woods, you bartered for it. But that was real living. Now, I guess mostly for sport, or tradition really.

I agree with winmag, belted 30s, or 338.

VERY intrigued with this 6.5 also, my latest toy is a 6.5-06 AI. I sure cant get 3400 out of it with 140s, around 3000 from what ive researched. This one is a standard hunter weight .

First, you cant fix stupid. I have really no experience with weatherby rifles, me owning a weatherby is like putting a screen door on a outhouse, it dont fit. Just too flashy, now the cartridges, thats a different story, I have two 700s that are in weatherby chamberings, a 7mm and a 340. Love...

gotta agree with lrtr, the 280 AI, not as many mods, more money for brass and bullets. My nephew has a stevens 200 in 308, its his first rifle and it really is a smooth well made rifle. The man and not the rifle is the more important part of the equation. you can spend thousands on the weapon...

Agreed, my brother had his 700 fire , it removed a rather large chunk of meat from his right thumb,( the safety removed it when it went off). The trigger was messed with by a self proclaimed "gunsmith". Its a machine, and like any machine if its improperly adjusted, its gonna malfunction. He...

I have read that the 260 rem is supposed to be excellent for long range work. High B.C.s, good barrel life.

West seneca,outside of Buffalo

lyman the most, but ive referenced all of them, nosler , hornady, sierra, speer. Depends on the cartridge and the bullet.

honestly winmag, I really figured it would turn one dog into two, the "375 elephant rifle", it just made a guarter size hole. I actually was a little dumbfounded, it sounded like a bag of soup when I picked him up.

I would take my rem 700 spsdg in 375 h and h mag, on deer, you can eat up to the hole. would kinda make a mess of squirrels , but I did take a coyote with it. Dead right there, its extremely accurate with 250 sierra game kings.

I have used the 7mm in the guise of the 280 remington for years. I actually just got another one, a remington 700 xcr II. I use 160-165s, everything Ive shot has been a flop,bang. I cant say anyone is wrong, I can only comment on my own personal experience. When it was matched to the animal...

would like to say hi, first post to introduce myself.