Back 20 some years ago I bought my first rifle….a stainless model 7 chambered in 308. It’s been a great handy mid west whitetail rig. A few years back I put it in a H&S stock now looking to do a little more.
I’m sending it to Long Rifles to have them enlarge the rear action screw to the M700 size. While it’s there I’m thinking about swapping barrels. The original shoots ok…1-1.5moa but is crazy thin and obviously not threaded and I’m looking to get my first suppressor soonish.
The rifle would be primary hunting. Whitetail and western mulies / elk.
So a couple questions….
Stay 308? Or go 6.5cm or 7mm-08? Those are the 3 options.
What’s the barrel contour of choice? I want something I can have threaded. I’m thinking #3 contour. 20in for 308 or 22 with 6.5 or 7mm-08 Is what i have in mind. I’d like to go carbon but I think would probably be out of the budget and I’m honestly not sure the stock could be opened up enough to take that heavy of a contoured barrel.
Is it worth having LRI true the action while it’s there?
Any suggestions and thoughts are welcomed!
I’m sending it to Long Rifles to have them enlarge the rear action screw to the M700 size. While it’s there I’m thinking about swapping barrels. The original shoots ok…1-1.5moa but is crazy thin and obviously not threaded and I’m looking to get my first suppressor soonish.
The rifle would be primary hunting. Whitetail and western mulies / elk.
So a couple questions….
Stay 308? Or go 6.5cm or 7mm-08? Those are the 3 options.
What’s the barrel contour of choice? I want something I can have threaded. I’m thinking #3 contour. 20in for 308 or 22 with 6.5 or 7mm-08 Is what i have in mind. I’d like to go carbon but I think would probably be out of the budget and I’m honestly not sure the stock could be opened up enough to take that heavy of a contoured barrel.
Is it worth having LRI true the action while it’s there?
Any suggestions and thoughts are welcomed!