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<blockquote data-quote="Buffalobob" data-source="post: 195733" data-attributes="member: 8"><p>Perhaps the place to start is with the cartridge selection. The 7 mm Rem Mag is a fine cartridge and I would not say any bad things about it except that unless you are an expert it is not a 1000 yard elk cartridge. Many of us, and that includes me, have made our cartridge selection based on the fact that we had a $39.95 set of dies and some old brass that had loose primer pockets and should have already been discarded. This is very poor justification for cartridge selection. If you tell me that the reason is really just that you really like the 7mm Rem mag then that is great. Spend your money on what makes you happy. You will need to throw your existing dies in the recycle bin and get new ones anyway in case you don't know and you will need to get new brass and with a new rifle you will have to work up new loads. So there is very little that you have that will carry over to the new rifle. I am a big 7mm fan and if it was me and I was starting out all over again as a beginner I would select the 7 STW or the 7 RUM.</p><p></p><p>If you want a full custom rifle then get a full custom action. Several of the action makers are now selling "hunting" style competition actions for about the same price as an accurized Remington action. If you want a factory rifle then that is a horse of a different color.</p><p></p><p>Finally, make sure you have a good "practice rifle" because you do not want to be shooting the barrel out of your elk rifle just before elk season starts. A nice 243, 260 or 308 will provide you with many hours of practice at long range with good barrel life and low costs (plus they will actually kill animals if you get in the mood to use it for that).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Buffalobob, post: 195733, member: 8"] Perhaps the place to start is with the cartridge selection. The 7 mm Rem Mag is a fine cartridge and I would not say any bad things about it except that unless you are an expert it is not a 1000 yard elk cartridge. Many of us, and that includes me, have made our cartridge selection based on the fact that we had a $39.95 set of dies and some old brass that had loose primer pockets and should have already been discarded. This is very poor justification for cartridge selection. If you tell me that the reason is really just that you really like the 7mm Rem mag then that is great. Spend your money on what makes you happy. You will need to throw your existing dies in the recycle bin and get new ones anyway in case you don’t know and you will need to get new brass and with a new rifle you will have to work up new loads. So there is very little that you have that will carry over to the new rifle. I am a big 7mm fan and if it was me and I was starting out all over again as a beginner I would select the 7 STW or the 7 RUM. If you want a full custom rifle then get a full custom action. Several of the action makers are now selling “hunting” style competition actions for about the same price as an accurized Remington action. If you want a factory rifle then that is a horse of a different color. Finally, make sure you have a good “practice rifle” because you do not want to be shooting the barrel out of your elk rifle just before elk season starts. A nice 243, 260 or 308 will provide you with many hours of practice at long range with good barrel life and low costs (plus they will actually kill animals if you get in the mood to use it for that). [/QUOTE]
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