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<blockquote data-quote="alexkeyser" data-source="post: 185932" data-attributes="member: 7705"><p>I used a 7 RUM this past antelope season in WY with my father. The rifle was actually his. Check out my post in the trophy photos section. I took a doe antelope at 632 yards with factory rem. premier ammo loaded with 150 gr. scirroco's. My primary rifle at the time was giving me problems(30-378), so I did not have time to load up any pet loads for the rifle as my father was just given the rifle from my brothers and I as a present. I felt it was much better to just get Dad out shooting the rifle so he had trigger time on it. This brings me to advantage #1, available factory ammo. This particular rig I did not weigh but it is a rem. 700 XCR, 26" factory barrel, accurized by R.W. Hart, with a brake. The rifle has a 4.5-14x44mm zeiss conquest on it with warne mounts, so it is not overly heavy, maybe 9-10 pounds max. This would meet your weight requirement, advantage #2. It does not recoil very much at all. You could definitly shoot it all day, no problem at all. My brother shoots the same rig and he weighs about 140lbs. at 5'11, he's pretty scrawny to say the least. He has also shot large rifles his whole life so he can handle quite alot of recoil. He used to hunt and target shot with his rig for 2 years before it had a brake or good recoil pad on it. but still, low recoil, just have to deal with the brake, unless you don't like them for noise reasons. which would also, fit into your requirements. Do you need an ultra mag., no way, not for 600 yard shots anyway. Will it work, hell yeah. Just look at some of the blood spatter in my pics in the trophy forum. MHO, go with the 7 ultra, you will not be dissipointed. And, you will not be limited to 600yards. That is why we all visit this site every night, right? We are always looking to stretch our legs out more each season. Listen to both goodgrouper and links, take their advise, as they both seem more knowlegable than I. analyze both sides and make a decision. worst case you will just have to build another rifle in the future, or two, or three. then you know you officially got the longrange bug<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> good luck, AL</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="alexkeyser, post: 185932, member: 7705"] I used a 7 RUM this past antelope season in WY with my father. The rifle was actually his. Check out my post in the trophy photos section. I took a doe antelope at 632 yards with factory rem. premier ammo loaded with 150 gr. scirroco's. My primary rifle at the time was giving me problems(30-378), so I did not have time to load up any pet loads for the rifle as my father was just given the rifle from my brothers and I as a present. I felt it was much better to just get Dad out shooting the rifle so he had trigger time on it. This brings me to advantage #1, available factory ammo. This particular rig I did not weigh but it is a rem. 700 XCR, 26" factory barrel, accurized by R.W. Hart, with a brake. The rifle has a 4.5-14x44mm zeiss conquest on it with warne mounts, so it is not overly heavy, maybe 9-10 pounds max. This would meet your weight requirement, advantage #2. It does not recoil very much at all. You could definitly shoot it all day, no problem at all. My brother shoots the same rig and he weighs about 140lbs. at 5'11, he's pretty scrawny to say the least. He has also shot large rifles his whole life so he can handle quite alot of recoil. He used to hunt and target shot with his rig for 2 years before it had a brake or good recoil pad on it. but still, low recoil, just have to deal with the brake, unless you don't like them for noise reasons. which would also, fit into your requirements. Do you need an ultra mag., no way, not for 600 yard shots anyway. Will it work, hell yeah. Just look at some of the blood spatter in my pics in the trophy forum. MHO, go with the 7 ultra, you will not be dissipointed. And, you will not be limited to 600yards. That is why we all visit this site every night, right? We are always looking to stretch our legs out more each season. Listen to both goodgrouper and links, take their advise, as they both seem more knowlegable than I. analyze both sides and make a decision. worst case you will just have to build another rifle in the future, or two, or three. then you know you officially got the longrange bug:D good luck, AL [/QUOTE]
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