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1:9 you should be able to run a 100gr and even the 105 Amax just fine.

That rifle probably has a 10 twist barrel but possibly even slower. Like mentioned above, twist will dictate what bullet you will be able to run. For 400 yards the Sierra 100gr Game King is tough to beat. If that one don't shoot well you may need to step down to the 85gr weight class. The 87gr Berger would be a good choice.

Unless you are ordering a custom spec reamer bullets.Com or grizzly.com generally have the ptg reamer and gauges in stock ready to ship and a little cheaper. I have had nothing but great luck and service from ptg.

Barrels need to be looked at similarly to tires on your pickup. They wear out and get replaced, it's just one of those expenses you plan for. That being said the average barrel life is only a matter of seconds regardless of what caliber you choose. http://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/2017/02/a-few-seconds-at-best-the-short-operating-life-of-barrels/

Yeah, it would be nice to have a heavier bullet for sure but I have yet to see anything live through the 115.

Not nearly as easy to find but you can find it if you look and the match stuff will cost you. Probably not going to find it at the run of the mill mom and pop shop if you forgot your ammo on a hunt somewhere. Reloading wise Lapua makes brass for it as well as Norma and Nosler but you can always neck up or down any .308 based cartridge and go from there. The huge success of the Creedmoor is due in large part that there are many factory loadings available in a number of different bullet weights as well as a few match quality loadings at very reasonable prices. The 6.5 Creed has gotten the aftermarket support the .260 deserved but didn't get back in the 90's

I am a fan of both. Each cartridge fills a pretty small niche in your line up though. Not really much you could do with either one that you couldn't do with one of your 6.5's and your 7mm mag, I also know you got the big 30's covered as well. That being said I would say you have elk and deer pretty well covered up. I would seriously consider keeping a 25 in the line up or even a hot rod 6mm of some sort. That way you have the varmints to deer spectrum covered up as well. You can get pretty creative and do a 257 Roberts improved which would give you 25-06 performance in a nice efficient package. 7x57 Ackley would also be a nice option in a 7mm with performance very similar to the .280 in an efficient package as well.

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Ease of loading and the simple fact that there are numerous options in factory rifles as well as match quality factory ammo puts the Creedmoor in a class of its own. It's following is only getting stronger and with that more and more options available. It doesn't do anything better than any of the other 6.5's mentioned other than it was designed to fit a standard magazine with the 140 class bullets. I for one don't really understand the hype with the cartridge but it does do everything pretty well. Accuracy is great, velocity matches the old swede, ammo is available just about everywhere, great bullet selection from 107gr all the way to 160, barrel life is very good and it is very deadly even at long ranges. Just about every major rifle maker is offering a model chambered in the Creedmoor so it really boils down to what one has the features you like best. An 8 twist barrel which is pretty much standard for a 6.5 will handle just about any bullet you can throw at it and as far as ease of reloading, I haven't found it to be any better than any other 6.5 cartridge out there as they are all pretty easy to tune. I vote Creed just because you have more options.

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The triggers you have are easily tuned down to 2lbs and can be very nice triggers for hunting situations. If the extra half a pound is worth $140 put a Timney in it.

Jim, put them on the scale and you will see why they don't shoot worth a darn. Only thing I use them for is a cheap barrel break in bullet or fire forming. I have seen differences in bullet weight by up to three grains within the same box of 100. The .30 cal 150s have consistently been the worst I have encountered with the biggest spread but I have seen some big variances in the 6.5's and 7mms as well. Most bullets even the cheap bulk Remington or Winchester stuff will be within a half grain and most of your big name bullets like Berger, Sierra and Nosler will be within .2 or less, generally less. To be fair the SST line is the only line of bullets from Hornady that I have had this problem with. Try separating them by weight and see if anything improves.

The BR Norma is throated for longer heavier bullets and the Remington is throated for the lighter weights typically used in 100yd bench rest.

If you are talking about setting it up like a Savage the barrel nut will secure the lug in place, no need for pins or epoxy. Even if you are not planning on using a barrel nut system the shoulder on the barrel will secure the lug just fine as well. Every lug on factory 700s isn't pinned or attached to the receiver in anyway, just pinched together between the shoulder on the barrel and the receiver face.

So during that time you were a successful landscaper what did you pay your employees? Hopefully, it was enough to support them and there 3 illegitimate kids plus a mortgage payment and the new mini van in the driveway.

or is it saving you way too much Yeah lex, just start thinking like a woman. You only spent $150 when you could have spent $200. So you didn't spend $150 you saved $50. My wife keeps telling me I saved money all the time.

What Lance said. You are giving up a lot of potential in that RUM. Shooting 180 Barnes in the 300 rum is like buying 3/4 ton 4x4 diesel truck to haul around a quad. You have the potential to haul bigger and better things but you aren't.

Stockystocks.com sells a few different styles of bottom metal and also detachable mag systems. They even offer a bit of a discount on those when you buy a stock and a bottom kit together. One stop shop.

What load are you running in the RUM? If you are not running a heavy high BC bullet in the RUM you really are not doing anything the 7mm isn't capable of matching if not coming very close. Pick which ever one you can shoot the best and more comfortable with.

If the lower class wants to make more money perhaps they should work hard, learn a skill and get a better job. Quit smoking the dope, put the beer bottle down and apply themselves. There are plenty of good paying jobs around that don't require a college education, just a good work ethic, and a clean piss test. Both of which, unfortunately, is hard to come by these days. Not all business owners are millionaires either, A lot of them struggle to keep the lights on just like the rest of us. Small business owners are probably the hardest working people on the planet, they don't have sick days or weekends its full time all the time and that's what it takes to fulfill the American Dream. Every big business out there started out as a small business and through hard work and smart business practices were able to be successful and grow and make money. There is absolutely nothing wrong with that. No, we can't all be rich but we can all work hard for an honest wage and most of the time that requires starting at the bottom making minimum wage and working our way up to that. The problem today is everyone feels entitled to a wage that provides a comfortable living without having to work for it.

a 7mm mag will require around 24-28 moa to get to 1000 depending on bullet choice and velocity. With a 20moa rail you should be fine but if you wanted a little insurance you could always use Burris signature zee rings with the pos align inserts that have another available 20 moa available in 5 moa increments to use if you need it. That being said the only thing I would warn against the Nikon scopes is anything over 14 power generally has 1/8 minute adjustments. This makes dialing anything past 500 or so very challenging as you start getting into multiple revolutions of the turrets. I have a 6-18x40 buckmaster that I love but I hate the 1/8 adjustments.

You would probably be more than happy with the rifle basix Sav-1 then. I have a couple of those in some hunting rigs and I am very happy with them. The triggers break nice and clean and for the cost they are very hard to beat for a Savage. I really like their Ruger M77 triggers as well in fact, I prefer them over the Timney in a Ruger.

I have a number of Savages and I think I have tried just about every aftermarket trigger out there. The SSS is probably my favorite and you can find them from time to time over on Savage shooters forum fairly regular. My next favorite is probably the rifle basix. They make two different options and the Sav-1 is adjustable down to 2lbs and is a great trigger for a hunting rifle. They also make a Sav-2 that can be adjusted down to just over a pound I think and is more for benchrest type shooting. The latter probably being the most comparable to the Calvin Elite as far as feel goes.

For off the shelf quality, the Tikka is where it's at and if it were me I would pick up the T3 in 6.5x55. In a modern action, it will out perform the Creed and come real close to the 6.5-284 while not using any more powder than the Creed. High quality Lapua brass is cheap and easy to get and it will just plain shoot with a variety of different powders. It's probably one of the easiest cartridges to load for and will give you the half moa you are seeking and then some.

With my experience in the civil engineering side of things, I would bet the government owns more than enough "easement" or "Right-of-Way" along the border to construct just about anything they want. If anything a few temporary construction easements may be needed but those are generally cost free besides a recording fee at the proper county recorders office.