etisll40
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Your Next Rifle Will Be In Which Cartridge
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etisll40
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Buy a Browning Eclipse 1000, with a BOSS system, shoots 1/2 without Boss on with factory ammo. You can certainly improve that with BOSS and handloads? Maybe... No feeding issues .................. Period. No need for a custom gun either in 7WSM. Go Browning. Put your money into a Nightforce and start shooting bug holes. See if you better it with handloads. Mine shoots a 1/2 inch with older factory ammo that only has a .42 bc.
gator1954
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I'm having a 300 WSM being built by a fellow in Colorado that will be done this summer. The last rifle I had built was a .280 back in 1990. At this stage of my life about 95% of the big game hunting I do is for elk, and while I never crippled any elk with this the .280 I have passed up at least 3 or 4 through the years because of longer distances than I felt confortable shooting.
The ranch I guide Fly fisherman on in the summer [ In New Mexico) has a very nice range out to 500 yards and I'm looking forward to shooting and working up loads for this new rifle. I am hopeful I'll be ready to hunt with it in the fall of 2012.
The ranch I guide Fly fisherman on in the summer [ In New Mexico) has a very nice range out to 500 yards and I'm looking forward to shooting and working up loads for this new rifle. I am hopeful I'll be ready to hunt with it in the fall of 2012.
K D Buster
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300 win. Mag. And if the right 7MM came along...... Handload and fine tune a perfect cartridge for it. Heavy B.C. and make " Ma Bell " the 2nd. " Reach out and touch someone", ( animal).
Hmmm. I like the idea of a 7WSM but not too keen on Browning.
I brought a brand new .308 X Bolt about 8 months ago because I liked the feel of the stock and it fed beautifully. Best magazine I've seen on a factory rifle. The recoil pad was also a winner. But unfortunately this thing would not shoot better than just under 2moa.
I checked the forums and magazine write ups and that confirmed my findings. Then I had a look in the bore with my borescope. Looked like it had been chopped out with a hammer and chisel.
How Browning can justify a premium price on a dog like this is immoral. Unfortunately I'm not allowed to check rifle bores before purchase
I brought a brand new .308 X Bolt about 8 months ago because I liked the feel of the stock and it fed beautifully. Best magazine I've seen on a factory rifle. The recoil pad was also a winner. But unfortunately this thing would not shoot better than just under 2moa.
I checked the forums and magazine write ups and that confirmed my findings. Then I had a look in the bore with my borescope. Looked like it had been chopped out with a hammer and chisel.
How Browning can justify a premium price on a dog like this is immoral. Unfortunately I'm not allowed to check rifle bores before purchase
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Dongle:
A well built 7 WSM never has feeding issues.
A well built 7 WSM never has feeding issues.
GonzoK34
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6.5 Grendel, 24" AA barrel
Just finished assembling this beauty. Bore sighted last night. Going out this morning to sight in out to 600. Will provide pictures with results.
Just finished assembling this beauty. Bore sighted last night. Going out this morning to sight in out to 600. Will provide pictures with results.
etisll40
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Dongle,
I have A-bolts and BLR's.
I'll tell you how to fix it.
Go to Davids Tubbs website and purchase his 50 bullet break in system. If you don't re-load just ask someone to load them for you. Pickup up about 10 copper bullets for the final break in. (Many barrels are lapped and they really don't need be!) Lapping is a 2 way process and the bullet goes one way. His system will smooth it out in the right direction. It chould be dead accurate thereafter. If not, ask a good-smith why? A good one, is a shooter that has some competition and hunting experienceat least up to 600 yards.
Worst case, tell Browning, they'll make it right. And last choice have it rebarreled with a match grade barrel. Stills buy the David tubbs system for that barrel too.
Most everything you read on here about Browning is absolute ********.
And I have plenty of custom guns at $4,000 or better. Tough to beat my Brownings...
Best overall platform, dollar for dollar Browning. Why have they been around so long, Is John Browning still alive? FN sells 1/2 the guns made today.
2cents, and sensible...
Good Luck.
I have A-bolts and BLR's.
I'll tell you how to fix it.
Go to Davids Tubbs website and purchase his 50 bullet break in system. If you don't re-load just ask someone to load them for you. Pickup up about 10 copper bullets for the final break in. (Many barrels are lapped and they really don't need be!) Lapping is a 2 way process and the bullet goes one way. His system will smooth it out in the right direction. It chould be dead accurate thereafter. If not, ask a good-smith why? A good one, is a shooter that has some competition and hunting experienceat least up to 600 yards.
Worst case, tell Browning, they'll make it right. And last choice have it rebarreled with a match grade barrel. Stills buy the David tubbs system for that barrel too.
Most everything you read on here about Browning is absolute ********.
And I have plenty of custom guns at $4,000 or better. Tough to beat my Brownings...
Best overall platform, dollar for dollar Browning. Why have they been around so long, Is John Browning still alive? FN sells 1/2 the guns made today.
2cents, and sensible...
Good Luck.
jtkratzer
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.260 Remington
etisll40
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It's hard to beat a 300wm under a 1000 yards.
You can always tell a good cartridge if the military chooses it.
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You can always tell a good cartridge if the military chooses it.
2cents
etisll40
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Dongle
Go A-bolt eclipse 1000 with the heavy barrel and BOSS system. You will never look back. It will be accurate or they will fix it at no charge. Secondarily, break it in properly with David Tubbs system and knowledge. Visit his website.
The basic design and quality of a Browning rifle is worth the money. They've been making rifles for quite some time...
Then build a specific load to make it more accurate for what you hunt.
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Go A-bolt eclipse 1000 with the heavy barrel and BOSS system. You will never look back. It will be accurate or they will fix it at no charge. Secondarily, break it in properly with David Tubbs system and knowledge. Visit his website.
The basic design and quality of a Browning rifle is worth the money. They've been making rifles for quite some time...
Then build a specific load to make it more accurate for what you hunt.
2cents
ff6602
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Just baught a 7mm rem mag. If that doesn't count I would have to say 300wsm.
For me, if I was wanting a long range hunting rifle it would be the 6.5X284. Great ballistics, easy on the recoil, does the job on putting meat on the ground. If you hold up your end the rifle do it's job!
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