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    Hunting setup help

    Also, I very much wamted the 6.5x284 and 280AI, but then reality hit that I don't reload. :(
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    Hunting setup help

    Thanks for the reply, I would go with one of the above mentioned calibers if I reloaded, but I do not, and where I live it is difficult to get those calibers. Why do you say to rather trade the action vs open the bolt face? How much is the cost difference and would it be worth it as the action...
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    Hunting setup help

    BallisticsGuy thank you for your reply. That is very much what I have been wondering about 7RM. Ive shot plenty of 30-06 in a 8ish pound hunting rifle and it is not bad to me. I like the ballistics, energy, and ammo availability of the 7RM. But I do not like hard recoiling guns, as I like to...
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    Hunting setup help

    Plinker thanks for the reply, I was wondering if it was a barrel heating issue, as it was always the third shot. Thought I tried to let it cool with the same issue. It is a factory Remington sportster barrel. I tried half a dozen different brands and loads with some better than others but always...
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    Hunting setup help

    Thanks for the reply, I was thinking the same earlier but I haven't ever bedded, and I'm still not 100% that I want to keep this stock, as it has a monte carlo and I would like to have a riser. But my main question is there anything that could be potentially wrong with the action? Maybe it is a...
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    Hunting setup help

    Hello all, I am looking to get some insight and help about my new hunting rig. I have hunted with a Ruger 25-06 since I started hunting in the mid 2000s, mostly mule deer. I have loved this, but wanted a little more for elk, and maybe some day bear and or moose. I recently got a great deal on a...
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    Greatings From Montana

    Thanks, and I apologize for the violation. I did not realize, as I understand everyone's view of that particular subject will be slightly different. But I think the point I was trying to make is understood. Where should I post questions about caliber, hunting rifles and such? Thanks, MTME
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    Greatings From Montana

    Hello everyone, I have been reading and learning from this forum for a few years, and decided to join. I am 25 and live in eastern MT. I have been hunting since I legally could, and shooting since I could pick up a rifle. I have not done much serious long range, only playing to about 1000 yards...
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