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7 mm Rem Mag Barrel Contour
18 May 2011, 02:34
Austin Hunter7 mm Rem Mag Barrel Contour
I'm rebarreling a FN Mauser 7mm Rem Mag I got years ago.
It currently has a 26" #5 (yes #5).
I want to stay at 26".
Is a #3 to light? The #5 is a pain.
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18 May 2011, 20:02
Rub LineI think you'll be fine. I've owned a number of 7mm mag rifles and find it to be a very shootable cartridge with manageable recoil and less muzzle blast than most magnums. None of my 7mags had very heavy barrels.
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I agree with Rub Line. My 264WM carries a 26" #3 Lilja and it is not too heavy and gets the job done.
Larry
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18 May 2011, 22:32
Austin Hunterthanks!
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"Ignorance of The People gives strength to totalitarians."
Want to make just about anything work better? Keep the government as far away from it as possible, then step back and behold the wonderment and goodness.
18 May 2011, 23:44
eezridrAre you sitting in a deer blind or lugging it up a mountain. If I was sitting in a stand and liked a stable platform, I would choose a heavier barrel. If sheep hunting; the lighter barrel.
What type of hunting do you enjoy?
19 May 2011, 06:22
Austin Hunterquote:
Originally posted by eezridr:
Are you sitting in a deer blind or lugging it up a mountain. If I was sitting in a stand and liked a stable platform, I would choose a heavier barrel. If sheep hunting; the lighter barrel.
What type of hunting do you enjoy?
I'll be walking with this rifle; maybe not mountains, but at least lots of walking and rolling hills.
"Evil is powerless if the good are unafraid" -- Ronald Reagan
"Ignorance of The People gives strength to totalitarians."
Want to make just about anything work better? Keep the government as far away from it as possible, then step back and behold the wonderment and goodness.
My 7mm RM wears a 25" shilen CM. I think it's a 3 or 4 but shoots well. I load mine with Retumbo and RL 22. 3350 in 140 grthru 3000 in 175gr. Have a ball