Rem Mountain Rifle Ideas/Help
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My question would be what cartridge or set up do you want?
If it was me I would replace the recoil pad and done. I love the 7mm-08 and at your hunting ranges it works great. For me my rifles hold hunting memories and I really dont like to change much. I would change the barrel when its shot out and most likely still keep it light.
But again, what do you want? Thats is the question.
elkaholic
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Ive got one in '06 from Back when they called it a custom deluxe BDL; a 1964
model I think? I picked it up cheap and wqs going to use it to test my 30 caliber bullets I was making at the time. Well, I fell in love with it and its the quickest, easy carrying rifle I have and also one of the only factory rifles.
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Check with Wayne York at Oregunsmithing, and Pendleton composite stocks. He made me a couple awesome lightweight stocks one is on a Model 70 classic 22-250 and a Montana 99 300 wsm. They are a nice compact stock that reminds me of the Model 7 style.
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could be wrong but I think it was Bartlien offering the colored carbon wraps.
I had a model seven in 7-08 that cut bug holes with Sierra 150 grain game king soft points, I could get you the load info if you'd like. I gave the rifle and my 50 handloads to my brother as a Sheriff's academy grad present 10 years ago but he's still shoot them handloads! I used it for a backup elk rifle had an 18" pencil barrel.
Riflehunter1776
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If it works well, why change it? rather than tear it completely apart and change out everything except the receiver, just buy a new receiver and base your build from that. Keep the mountain rifle for backup. You never know if you'll need it again.
I broke my wrist last year and by the time hunting season came around, I still wasn't able to lug around my primary rifle comfortably. So I looked way in the back of my gun cabinet, and there was my old 30-06 mtn rifle with it's pencil barrel and thin stock. So that's what I took. It had not seen the woods since about 2005, but when the time came, I was glad I still had it.
I broke my wrist last year and by the time hunting season came around, I still wasn't able to lug around my primary rifle comfortably. So I looked way in the back of my gun cabinet, and there was my old 30-06 mtn rifle with it's pencil barrel and thin stock. So that's what I took. It had not seen the woods since about 2005, but when the time came, I was glad I still had it.
I would find someone to change out the recoil pad for you. This way you keep the rifle that has a lot of memories and you make it more enjoyable to shoot for the future.
Canhunter35
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Options to consider,
Install pillars/bed/ free float barrel in existing stock
Have smith rechamber in 7-08ai, recrown barrel,
Install new thin contour barrel with maybe spiral fluting or something cool, new fluted bolt, have action trued.
I wouldn't leave the lightweight, if you're wanting a heavier barrel, get a new platform
Tex_Hunter
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I went through this with an old rifle a few years ago, if its a "shooter", leave it the h*** alone and keep it around for the sake of nostalgia. If you have the money, find one of the current factory+ offerings like a Christensen, Bergara Premier, Seekins HAVAK, Weatherby etc (by "+" I mean one of the nicer "semi custom" offerings, not just a basic Remington). Most of those can be found for what it would cost to have your current gun blueprinted, re-barreled and bedded in a new stock.
If the original gun is a mediocre shooter, and there is nothing about the factory stock or setup that is "special" then yeah, getting it blueprinted, re-barreled, and fitted in a better stock is an awesome way to keep the old rifle hunting, and will be nicer than any comparably priced factory offering.
If it's shooting an killing, you can't fix it if it's not broken. Get another gun if you want another caliber
