Recent content by winchester71forever

I was incorrect in my statement of the model number. Those 788s shot very very well. I meant to say the 783 was a poor rifle

People used to say the weatherby caliber guns wouldn’t shoot well due to the free bore.

Ha! You’re right. 788s are kinda cheesy but shoot well. I meant the 783

788 Remington is the worst gun made in last 25 years. I never owned one but I ran a gun store and it was the worst. Bolts handles just fell off

It’s a variable power and adjustable. I can’t remember the magnification and it would be a nice bench shooting optic but I just really do not like the reticle for hunting. In low light and in timber it’s just not hardly visible. One of those things I didn’t know until I really hunted with it… I...

I have a leupold with a reticle from an outfit called “premier reticle”. I don’t believe they’re in operation anymore. The crosshairs are sooooo fine that it makes them invisible unless under magnification and even then they are hard to see in trees etc.

This rifle was a real score. First year 700adl in 7 mag. The early magnum 700s had stainless barrels on them. I paid 200 bucks for this one and put a free scope I had on it. My buddy “bore sighted it” aka pulled the bolt and looked down the bore at something in the distance and lines the...

my old weatherby in 7stw. I’ve been looking at Remington 700s with brown precision stocks lately and I am wondering if the stock on this one was made from one of their blanks. The recoil feels about like a 308 and the rifle is very light

Weatherby loved the 160gr noslers. Hated the 140gr. 140gr is a little dumb but it’s what the store had. Gonna load the brass up with 180s

New rifle day Weatherby Mark V in 7mm STW Leupold/Premier Reticle glass Unknown stock and barrel manufacturer but it shoots like a laser beam