In my last year in the army I had a buddy who had gotten out and was hurting for money. Long story short, I agreed to buy his Browning X Bolt 7MM Mag, a Leupold ( I forgot the model hunting style simple crosshairs), a fake harris bipod, and an ammo can of the blue box federal soft points for 1500. I shot it once it's still sitting in my gun safe. He was a hunter I am not one (nothing against it just never learned and don't have the time for hunting with my schedule). Most of my funds are going to become a better shooter, and flight school, but looking at it today I was thinking is there anything I can do with it? I called my smith he gave me some ideas.
1. Sell it and try to make your money back
2. Something about it being a belted magnum and converting it into 300wm if I wanted to go that route for extreme long range stuff (more precision ammo available)
3. Learn how to reload and make my own rounds for it ( I can only find hunting ammo factory that is)
Then I came across this
I got me thinking non of my friends have a 7mm but ballistically research wise it seems like comparing 6.5 to .308 going from 7mm mag to 300wm. 7 seems to shoot flatter, just doesn't have the hit of the 300. I've never had a browning, the action seems smooth very very smooth compared to my Howa. The aftermarket doesn't seem that big, but McMillian seems to make stocks for them. The only thing would be a different barrel. I believe the base gun I have is the browning xbolt composite stalker. Sorry for the ungodly long post. Any advice of what you would do with it? He was a good friend of mine when he was still around so part of me feels like I want to keep it and do something with it.
1. Sell it and try to make your money back
2. Something about it being a belted magnum and converting it into 300wm if I wanted to go that route for extreme long range stuff (more precision ammo available)
3. Learn how to reload and make my own rounds for it ( I can only find hunting ammo factory that is)
Then I came across this
Custom 7mm Rem Mag
I recently had a custom rifle built that was chambered as a 7mm Remington Magnum. I plan to use it a...
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I got me thinking non of my friends have a 7mm but ballistically research wise it seems like comparing 6.5 to .308 going from 7mm mag to 300wm. 7 seems to shoot flatter, just doesn't have the hit of the 300. I've never had a browning, the action seems smooth very very smooth compared to my Howa. The aftermarket doesn't seem that big, but McMillian seems to make stocks for them. The only thing would be a different barrel. I believe the base gun I have is the browning xbolt composite stalker. Sorry for the ungodly long post. Any advice of what you would do with it? He was a good friend of mine when he was still around so part of me feels like I want to keep it and do something with it.