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<blockquote data-quote="M77Fan" data-source="post: 3058263" data-attributes="member: 115996"><p>^^</p><p>Wise man.</p><p></p><p>OP, it sounds like you had fun building a new rifle to all your wants (but not necessarily hers).</p><p></p><p>Not trying to start a fight, but while It is a nice gesture to want to improve your wife's rifle collection, is she just trying to please you by going along with this?</p><p></p><p>That weight sounds a bit problematic unless she is gaining strength in her own advancing age. It will be about 9 pounds with final accessories and a full magazine. You didn't say what hunting conditions or species it would be used under, but that does not sound like a quick response rig and its operation seems to rely on sticks or bags.</p><p></p><p>The one thing is, that this does not sound like <em>your wife's</em> rifle. Is she the one happily practicing for "The gun is being broken in with 147 ELD-M's, and a well-practiced routine until it achieves speed and accuracy", or it that you happily trying the rifle out? Is she "thrilled" with that new rifle now, or is she missing the old familiar 7-08? </p><p>Not trying to be a wet blanket on your fun, but I know that if it weren't my idea, I would probably not be warming up to what was built versus my familiarity and comfort and success with my old standby. But I am an old stick in the mud, and have developed my own strong preferences over the last 55 years of handling hunting rifles. Just a perspective.</p><p></p><p>I didn't send this yesterday, but now I am.</p><p></p><p>^^^To my point. Don't act hurt if she prefers her trusty old 7-08 "after all that effort".</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="M77Fan, post: 3058263, member: 115996"] ^^ Wise man. OP, it sounds like you had fun building a new rifle to all your wants (but not necessarily hers). Not trying to start a fight, but while It is a nice gesture to want to improve your wife's rifle collection, is she just trying to please you by going along with this? That weight sounds a bit problematic unless she is gaining strength in her own advancing age. It will be about 9 pounds with final accessories and a full magazine. You didn't say what hunting conditions or species it would be used under, but that does not sound like a quick response rig and its operation seems to rely on sticks or bags. The one thing is, that this does not sound like [I]your wife's[/I] rifle. Is she the one happily practicing for "The gun is being broken in with 147 ELD-M's, and a well-practiced routine until it achieves speed and accuracy", or it that you happily trying the rifle out? Is she "thrilled" with that new rifle now, or is she missing the old familiar 7-08? Not trying to be a wet blanket on your fun, but I know that if it weren't my idea, I would probably not be warming up to what was built versus my familiarity and comfort and success with my old standby. But I am an old stick in the mud, and have developed my own strong preferences over the last 55 years of handling hunting rifles. Just a perspective. I didn't send this yesterday, but now I am. ^^^To my point. Don't act hurt if she prefers her trusty old 7-08 "after all that effort". [/QUOTE]
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