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Which New Rifle?
11 April 2011, 06:46
Esox357Which New Rifle?
Trying to decide between a Winchester Featherweight and a Ruger Hawkeye? Which has a better trigger? Which tends to be more accurate? I will be ordering it most likely on line so going to the store and handling it won't happen? Any Suggestions. Thanks
11 April 2011, 07:10
vapodogquote:
Winchester Featherweight
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11 April 2011, 07:33
plainsman456The Winchester Featherweight methinks.
11 April 2011, 09:03
Paul BI have two Winchester Featherweights, a .257 Bob and a 7x57 Mauser. Nuff said? I like the style and the feel of those rifles. So much so that I chased down a Fwatheweight stock for a long action to put on my 1968 issue M70 in .243.
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11 April 2011, 19:02
BISCUTWinchester. Not many people have to ask how to get my Winchester to shoot well....can't say the same for Ruger.
11 April 2011, 19:14
Antelope SniperWinchester, hands down.
11 April 2011, 22:25
Bear in FairbanksWINCHESTER!!! No problemo!!
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12 April 2011, 00:08
Dave BushEsox:
How about a Ruger Compact Magnum with a nice little 20 inch barrel in .300 or .338 RCM?
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13 April 2011, 02:45
Esox357Well I checked with the online sight and they don't offer the winchester in the 7mm-08, I think I'm going to end up buying a Tikka T3 lite in 7mm-08. Thanks for the help guys.
13 April 2011, 03:01
Carolina ManWinchester offers the 7-08 iin several different models. Go to their web sight. I know it is avaliable in the Featherwight and Extreme Weather versions.
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13 April 2011, 03:20
cobraquote:
Originally posted by Carolina Man:
Winchester offers the 7-08 iin several different models. Go to their web sight. I know it is avaliable in the Featherwight and Extreme Weather versions.
I just checked and you are right.
13 April 2011, 03:40
HarryWife has Win Fwtwt in 7/08 with Leupold 2.5 - 8.
Hard to beat and pretty to look at.
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13 April 2011, 06:17
Blacktailerquote:
Hard to beat and pretty to look at.
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14 April 2011, 03:01
Esox357The question is at what price? I will check though, Thankyou.
Winchester! Trigger is easy to adjust once you get the melted plastic out of the adjustment screw head. .243, .257 Roberts, .260, 7mm-08, or .308 great calibers for the FW.
15 April 2011, 09:02
Carolina ManWould sure like to see Winchester make the Featherwight in 257 Roberts and 7X57 again. Two of my favorite rounds. Right up there with my 30-06 and 270.
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15 April 2011, 17:27
ColoradoMattquote:
Originally posted by Carolina Man:
Would sure like to see Winchester make the Featherwight in 257 Roberts and 7X57 again. Two of my favorite rounds. Right up there with my 30-06 and 270.
I wholeheartedly second that! I have been considering the idea of buying a new featherweight 22-250 and having it rebored and chambered to 257Bob by Dan Pedersen at Classic Barrel and Gunworks.
Matt
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15 April 2011, 17:51
vapodogquote:
I wholeheartedly second that! I have been considering the idea of buying a new featherweight 22-250 and having it rebored and chambered to 257Bob by Dan Pedersen at Classic Barrel and Gunworks.
I have a M-70 FWT in .260 Remington.....merely rebarreled a .243!
If I wanted a .257 Roberts, I'd start with a long action and block the magazine to allow for longer seated 120 grain bullets.
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15 April 2011, 18:15
416TanzanDepends on the calibre.
Winchester doesn't make a 375 Ruger or a 416 Ruger. But they should. In the meantime, most of those who have the 375 Ruger Alaskan have been impressed with its shooting right out of the box.
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16 April 2011, 09:21
ColoradoMattquote:
Originally posted by vapodog:
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I wholeheartedly second that! I have been considering the idea of buying a new featherweight 22-250 and having it rebored and chambered to 257Bob by Dan Pedersen at Classic Barrel and Gunworks.
I have a M-70 FWT in .260 Remington.....merely rebarreled a .243!
If I wanted a .257 Roberts, I'd start with a long action and block the magazine to allow for longer seated 120 grain bullets.
Not trying to get into a pissing match, but it has been proven time and again that the long loaded 257 Rob doesn't get a significant improvement over the short action version. I you want to shoot 120's at velocities that might make a difference, I would go with the 25-06 or 257 Weatherby. I like the short action Bob just fine.
Matt
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"Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street building has been renamed, every date has been altered. And the process is continuing day by day and minute by minute. History has stopped. Nothing exists except an endless present in which the Party is always right."