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7mm STW
7mm STW Brotherhood - For those who shoot the 7mm Shooting Times Westerner
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<blockquote data-quote="7stw" data-source="post: 743495" data-attributes="member: 22854"><p>Grumpy, the gun yo have is a great frame to start with, and yes, you can keep the stock you have, unless you are wanting to go with a heavy barrel, but it sounds like you want to make a " carry " rifle. </p><p>As to the question of can you ream it to the STW, yes, but there is one caveat. Your barrel is probably a 24 in barrel,and this cartridge operates BETTER with a 26 in barrel. It has been done, but you can not get optimum velocity with a 24. You can go to Bruno Shooters Supply, and pick a barrel that is close to the contour you have, have it threaded, chambered, and headspaced, and you are in business. Kreiger has a barrel in a #4 contour at Brunos, that is just a little bigger, but very close to what you have now. It is a great cartridge, but I must warn you, it is ADDICTIVE. </p><p>On a Remington action, a usable OAL will end up about 3.680 +-. Hope this helps, enjoy the ride!!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="7stw, post: 743495, member: 22854"] Grumpy, the gun yo have is a great frame to start with, and yes, you can keep the stock you have, unless you are wanting to go with a heavy barrel, but it sounds like you want to make a " carry " rifle. As to the question of can you ream it to the STW, yes, but there is one caveat. Your barrel is probably a 24 in barrel,and this cartridge operates BETTER with a 26 in barrel. It has been done, but you can not get optimum velocity with a 24. You can go to Bruno Shooters Supply, and pick a barrel that is close to the contour you have, have it threaded, chambered, and headspaced, and you are in business. Kreiger has a barrel in a #4 contour at Brunos, that is just a little bigger, but very close to what you have now. It is a great cartridge, but I must warn you, it is ADDICTIVE. On a Remington action, a usable OAL will end up about 3.680 +-. Hope this helps, enjoy the ride!!! [/QUOTE]
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