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28 January 2004, 08:58
TerryR
Which 7mm-08?
I'm considering Kimber, Ed Brown,and H S Precision. Do you have any experience with these brands?
28 January 2004, 09:08
Hawkeye47
TerryR,
I'm considering on of the stainless Kimbers in 7MM WSM.
I think that the Kimber is the best value for the price.
I have visited the H-S Precision factory and examined their rifles and have heard nothing but good things about Ed Brown's products. If price was no object the Ed Brown rifle would be the one to pick. That said any one of the three wouldn't be a bad choice.

Hawkeye47
28 January 2004, 15:29
KuduKing
Can you say, "I'll take the Remington 700 Ti, please"?
28 January 2004, 16:06
Jay Gorski
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I'm considering Kimber, Ed Brown,and H S Precision. Do you have any experience with these brands?



All nice rifles, and very too much expensive, but would wait til March when the Rem. CDLs comes out and order one in 7mm08, if it shoots as good as my Rem. S/S, you'll be in excellent shape, Jay

Well, If I had to pick one of the three you mentioned it'd be the HS Precision, it's got the same stock as my 7mm08, and I love it.
28 January 2004, 16:17
TrademarkTexan
I have a Kimber 84M in 7-08. It is the finest made rifle you can buy off retail shelf, in my opinion. The custom features are well chronicled, so I won't go into the hear. It does handle and point wonderfully, though. Mine is about a 1.5 moa gun with factory 140 gr Rem Powerpoints (my preferred load for whitetail deer). I think the accuracy could be better if (when) I try other loads.

Two negatives: the action is not "slick" from the factory, and needs to be lapped. This has been so in ALL 84Ms I've picked up in 2003. Also, mine copper fouls pretty badly, but it has only had 35 or so shots through it.

I think the Kimber is about as good as it gets, if you like the calibres it's available in.
28 January 2004, 20:29
Gonzo FreakPower
For me, 1.5moa is not good enough from a gun like that. And the CZs are a little rough when new, except you pay about $500.

The above isn't very helpful. My advise, get a Browning A-Bolt instead. It's not rough out of the box. My 300WinMag shoots 1/2MOA and better with tons of different handloads.