7mm pistol

[Ernie]

First, welcome to LRH.
Center-grips involve Strikers (semi-centergrip), orginal XP and the H-S Precision.
I have also taken deer and antelope with a 7-08 XP out to 500 and a tad further. Never lost one with it either that I can remember.
If I had to do it over again, I would bump the capacity up.
For 500 yards on deer I would lean to the 284 Win. family or something based on the WSM.
25 caliber on up to 30 would be my thoughts.
Personally, I like the 6.5 and the 7mm.
Custom XP's are not usually cheap.

[wm5l]

I don't think you can go wrong with a 7mm-08 no matter what gun it is in. I really like my 7mm-08 in my 15" Encore. Ammo is east to find,It is priced right if you are on a tight budget. The barrels are easy to change out if you are not a gunsmith. Lots of aftermarket parts around. I am recoil sensitve (sissy) and I don't mind the kick of this round in a hand gun.There are a ton of these around so you should be able to find somebody to let you shoot one before you buy. I personally don't shoot past 200yds with mine because I am not that good of a shot with it yet. I f I sound like a T/C homer I guess I am but they are cheap and all bot one I have ever owned shoot good right out of the box...Jim

[zuba]

If you do make a trip to shoot with yotefever when its warm out I should have a 7wsm striker for you to try too. But it wont be a centergrip...

[hunlee]

Maybe someday hunlee will meatup with all of you so alittle range range shooting.Going to be getting new scope very soon and going to load up some 7-30 water ammo.Will be fun for sure.Maybe some prairie dog at 300 to 500 and maybe deer to 250 to 300,Hunlee going to try.Sure hunlee will use 375 windchester for deer but the windchester for closer shooting.7-30 water for my long ranger

hunlee

[yotefever]

Tom has a point about the HS's. IMO they have the finest stock I've ever shot.
I have an Anschutz that was modified to center grip and it has the HS stock.
For silhouettes I prefer a center grip but for hunting the rear grip works too since I use a bipod or shooting sticks.

Mike

[TCKev]

Here's my custom XP in a 7mm Lazzeroni it's definitly a shooter. I shoot 168gr Bergers at 2850fps and less than an 1" at 300yds. It was built by Greg Tanel.

My Long Range Pistol

[PFCSkoug]

one more question for you guys would it be possible to take one of remingtons xp-100 varment rifles actions and use that as a pistol action???? or where there changes on the action to extensive to make it a rifle to make it back into a pistol