300RUM

Another thing to pay attention to on gun broker is whether the seller is a licensed dealer or just some guy without a FFL who is selling his own gun. I always bought from sellers with a FFL and had them ship to a gun shop by me. It always went smooth.

Given those choices and how you want to use the rifle I would probably calculate the cost to get chambered and set up to reaload and fire each round. I would just take what literally gave me the most bang for my buck. How common is 6.5 x 55 brass here and what does it cost? The 6.5 x 47 brass will be more expensive but the reduced powder consumption will add up as savings. You probably already have Creedmore dies. Cost analysis with the appeal of any specific cartridge as a tie breaker would be my approach.

I'm coming up on 50 and finally got around to doing it earlier this year. Yea, I know, slacker. Surprisingly, I was not the oldest person there, does that make a little of the pain go away? I live in Chandler and ended up driving to the range in Catalina for a class. Make sure the online test is completed and take the certificate of completion along to the field day. I believe the certificate expires 3 months from the time it is issued. If you do not complete the field day before it expires you have to re-take the online portion and obtain a new certificate.

I took my wife along quail hunting once when we first met because she wanted to watch and see what it was like. Not always the most graceful thing, she tripped over a rock and began to fall forward. Her solution to the impending impact with the ground? Tackle the guy in front of you who is carrying a loaded 12 gauge and use him as padding. I leave her at home now for my own safety.

Sorry for your loss. It has to be hard to build a casket for someone close to you who is still alive.

My parents have a cabin in Forest Lakes. I have been hunting up there during archery deer season for the last few years and found a few spots I like out by slim jim Ridge. I just hope it's not a crowning fire.

When I built the model 7 the selection of picatinny rails for it sucked. If you ever decide you want a rail and the model 7 rail selection still sucks a SA 700 rail can be adapted. 3 of the 4 holes will match the 7 action. The rear hole that does not match up needs to be drilled and counterbored in the rail and the rear of the rail needs to be shortened to the length of the 7 action. As I said, it was educational.

Nice looking rifle. When I built my lightweight 7mm-08AI I used a 700. At the same time I built a lightweight 7m-08 on a Model 7 for my hunting partner. It was an educational experience working with both actions at the same time. To make it even more complicated mine was left hand and his right hand.

Stanton?

Yes, 50 yard parallax is common in scopes intended for rimfire and also shotgun scopes for slug guns.

The leveling kits are generally spacer blocks that go between the top of the strut and the mount. Usually secured by 3 bolts. If you can turn a ratchet and operate a jack they are usually fairly easy to install. You might want to look into installing it yourself and saving the shop bill. My guess is the installation would cost more than the parts, unless you are looking at the real fancy kits with entirely new struts.

Sent you a PM with the code for an Optics Planet coupon I got in the mail but won't be using. My guess is the code will work for you if you enter it. Either save a few bucks or get the kids something a little nicer.

Tastes like chicken, right?

The AR-550 stamp indicates the type of steel used to build the target.

I have not seen one of those since I was shooting 3 gun. Looks like you are going to have some fun.

I have a Weaver 40/44 3-9x40 on my 10-22. It has a multi dot BDC reticle. I am happy with it. Should be about a $150 scope. Might be another option for you to look at

I would rather catch one nice trout than 6 little ones. Hate picking the tiny bones out of of those little guys.

You were probably in the socialist republic of Cook County Illinois. I had pretty much the same experience there at a similar age many years ago.

Congratulations on your new "project". If the trigger is a pro mark-x they do not play very nice. When I built my lightweight I was out of work for 6 months with a broken ankle, plenty of time to waste. I sat at my workbench and tried to turn a pro mark-x into something I could live with. It was a miserable failure.

A compass? Anyone still use one of those things? I still carry and use one even in the GPS age. There is always the possibility the GPS will die. Another use is to help project a waypoint. Say you shoot a deer 600 yards away. Finding it can be a challenge. Even though you can see it laying there you will have to go down through a canyon to get to it and will lose sight of it. You probably ranged it with a laser so you have an accurate distance. If you shot was inclined use the “corrected range” or “true ballistic range”. With a decent compass you can get an accurate degree reading. You can enter this information into most GPS units under the “project a waypoint” function and create a waypoint where your deer went down. You go to the waypoint and your deer is nowhere to be found. Why? Because your waypoint is over 100 yards off. The problem is that you entered a magnetic degree reading into a GPS unit set to true north. In Arizona that causes roughly an 11 degree error. If you still use a compass you may want to set your GPS to magnetic north. I talked to someone the other day who made that error this season and it caused him a lot of stress. Just thought I would throw this up here and maybe save someone from experiencing this problem.

Do you have a level on the scope and was the rifle level for all 3 holds?

I drive a tractor-trailer for a living and have been wearing native for many years. I really like them. I try to find them in the close out section at REI and save a few bucks.

Must be why I'm tired today I didn't get in enough hunting last night. Congratulations on the bird.

Choosing a cartridge is always a challenge, so many good options. When I first started planning my lightweight I thought I would use 7WSM. The rifle would weigh 7.5 pounds scoped and field ready. When I did The Recoil calculations I chickened out. I then considered .260 REM and 7mm - 08. That was a real hard choice. If it was only a deer and goat rifle I would have used .260 REM. When I added elk into the mix I felt 7mm - 08 was the better choice.

Barrel length versus velocity. I researched it a bit before I built a 20 inch barreled custom lightweight 7mm-08 AI. The following data is from a test done by Charlie Sisk, a custom rifle builder. He cut down the barrel an inch at a time and chronographed each length. 270 Winchester Hodgdon 4350 54 grains Federal GM210M Winchester brass 130 grain Sierra 27 3115 26 3093 25 3071 24 3054 23 3035 22 3027 21 3001 114 fps from highest to lowest