lancetkenyon

Sometimes, everything comes together. Even for 5 shots in a row! Do you know infuriating it is when you have 4 shots in one single.hole, and you have one pull opening a group up from the .0s to the mid .1s? OK, maybe not infuriating, but still a let.down.

Action brand? I am betting Pierce TI... Barrel length? Barrel twist? Barrel contour? Trigger pull weight? Action bedded? What height Talley 30mm rings? Group size and photos? Factory or hand loads? Recipe? Dies/brass/reloading components go with it? Don't hold out on us bro...

I had a Reese Towpower 16K manual slider for my 31ft 5th wheel in my F250 short bed. Awesome, relatively inexpensive. Worked great.

Is it bad that the first thing I thought of was a fat lady in a wedding dress?

I cannot believe these two rifles have not sold yet???

7mm. My choice of cartridge would have to be 7RM also. With .280AI a close second. But no way would I ever only have 1 rifle! Heck, I take at least 3 on every hunting trip I go on! A carry weight, a heavy LR, and a backup. For varmints or javelina: .223, 6CM (coming soon), 6.5SLR For Coues or antelope: 6CM (coming soon), 6.5SS, 6.5SLR For mule deer: 6.5SS, .280AI, 7RM For elk: 7RM, .280AI, .300RUM

New hunter, new rifle in 6.5CM that won't be shot at game more than 600-700? I would gonlower in magnification range. Something like a 3-12, 3-15, 3-18, 4-16, 4.5-14 range. Much easier to locate game quickly when you are not used to fast target acquisition with the much wider FOV. Plus, 12-15x is plenty for shooting well past 1000 on medium game. I made myb2nd longest kill ever on a coyote @ 1327 with the Vortex Viper HS 4-16×50. And 2 coyotes @ 1365 on 17x. If you want to stay with the same scope lines: Athlon Midas HMR 2.5-15×50 Leupold VX3i LRP 4.5-14×50 Vortex Viper HS LR 4-16×50 Give us a firm budget, and I am sure we will.muddy the waters of your decision with a LOT of other recommendations.

Just rebarrel and restock it already...

Just rebarrel and restock it already!!!

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I didn't think crossbows were legal during archery season. Meaning this would not be legal during archery season either?

Online only special? I would take the receipt into the store...in Glendale...and get the mount.

Nosler brass in .300RUM are in 25 packs. I have never seen them less than $70/box. Making them about $3/as after tax or shipping. I remember when people were paying $3 each for once fired brass on here. And Remington brass is almost non-existant in New brass. My Remington brass are on the 7-8th firings, and of the 120 pieces I had, about 106 are still in good shape. And I have always run hot loads. I think $150 is pretty fair for 50 pieces of Rem new .300RUM brass right now. $210 was hayday pricing, but I am pretty sure the OP is being honest on what he paid a few years ago. If I needed some, I would consider this. It might just outlast Nosler brass.

Hmmm....about 75% of my neighbors have 3D targets on their acreage...

How big was the buck it came off of?

For 7W late season... 3 years ago, warm weather but good hunting. 2 years ago, cold and lots of snow, awesome hunting. Last year, cold, no snow, worst hunting in a long time.

I have 4 of the TacOps packs. I build up with some non-slip tool box drawer liners to raise the comb.

I think I have the 12AE map you are welcome to borrow.

.240 Weatherby, .25-06, .270, .280, 30-06, 8mm Mauser, 35 Whelen. All are long action & .473" bolt face. Try pawn shops for some beat up rifles if you are just going to tear it apart. That is what I did when building my .25-06AI. And think long and hard about a 6.5-06AI or 6.5-.270AI or 6.5-.280AI.

I really only have 6 centerfire rifles of my own now, adding #7 this year. But I get to shoot a LOT of rounds a year. .223 (varmints, steel, javelina no clue on round count, well over 4000) 6.5 SLR (steel, deer, varmints, rides in my truck a lot 1800+ rounds) 6.5 SS (antelope, deer, coyotes, could do elk-227 rounds) .280AI (deer, elk-281 rounds) 7RM (deer, elk-427 rounds) .300RUM (long range elk, a few coyotes too-1300+ rounds w. Barrel swap @ 920) Adding a 6mm to the stable for long range varmints, deer, antelope, javelina, and long range steel) planning on shooting it quite a bit.

The problem in the past was there was only 1 US dealer that carried them. 1st was Kelbly's then Bullets.com. Bullets.com was nearly impossible to deal with, and they did March no service with their attitudes. Well, Bullets.com is going out of business, and March saw the light and got a few new suppliers. They are Japanese glass, not Euro glass, but they are absolutely top notch. And....they are short and light! Reticle choices are so-so. Eye box on the 42mm versions is said to be very tight, and parallax is very touchy. The 52mm versions are much better. The scope going on my new build I am working on will be the March F1 3-24×52 FFP FML-1. Very hard to beat an 8x erector, 24oz, and 12+" in length, all with great glass.

Match barrel contours then. Either splurge for another CF barrel, or....go heavy contour steel for the 6CM barrel for shooting a LOT of rounds during it's lifetime. It will make shooting it a dream to shoot. I would keep the CF for a hunting .300, and do a heavy contour for the pea shooter. Something to be said for stiff barrels. The benefits of the CF is stiff but LIGHT for the contour. Great benefits for a hunting rifle.