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7mm Dakota build
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<blockquote data-quote="James Jones" data-source="post: 159433" data-attributes="member: 8843"><p>Well first question is , are woofs the only critters that your gonna be shooting at??</p><p></p><p>The 7mmDakota is a great round but it is gonna require some machine work to the action or the bolt at a minimum is gonna have to have the bolt face opened up , and to me it makes no since to have the bolt indicated in for the bolt face opening and trueing and not cut the lugs square and realy that doesen't offer any bennifit if the lugs recesses in the action arn't cut square.</p><p></p><p>But anyway , If you relaod I would opt for either a 6.5-06 Ai or a 280 Ai rather than the Dakota , both of these rounds will kill deer to 1000yds with the right bullets like the 140 A-max in the 6.5 or the 162 A-max in the 280Ai plus all that you'll need to do you your existing gun is rebarrel it , no other mods will "need" to be done.</p><p></p><p>Not trying to put you off of the Dakota as they are great rounds but I personaly feel that with the mds that are gonna have to be done to the gun to make the bigger cases work you may as well have the action trued and do it right.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="James Jones, post: 159433, member: 8843"] Well first question is , are woofs the only critters that your gonna be shooting at?? The 7mmDakota is a great round but it is gonna require some machine work to the action or the bolt at a minimum is gonna have to have the bolt face opened up , and to me it makes no since to have the bolt indicated in for the bolt face opening and trueing and not cut the lugs square and realy that doesen't offer any bennifit if the lugs recesses in the action arn't cut square. But anyway , If you relaod I would opt for either a 6.5-06 Ai or a 280 Ai rather than the Dakota , both of these rounds will kill deer to 1000yds with the right bullets like the 140 A-max in the 6.5 or the 162 A-max in the 280Ai plus all that you'll need to do you your existing gun is rebarrel it , no other mods will "need" to be done. Not trying to put you off of the Dakota as they are great rounds but I personaly feel that with the mds that are gonna have to be done to the gun to make the bigger cases work you may as well have the action trued and do it right. [/QUOTE]
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