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<blockquote data-quote="Timeout" data-source="post: 1371393" data-attributes="member: 50852"><p>Not being a wise guy but, you may "want" to hunt deer at 1200 yards, but you have a lot of work ahead to get there. And as already stated, it's going to take some coin and a ton of practice. I'm guessing that you don't hand load ammo, so you're at the mercy of finding a store bought ammo that shoots exceptionally well in your rifle. The first thing you need to do is find some ammo that will shoot somewhere near 1/2 MOA @ 100 yards if are going to have any hope of harvesting a deer at 1200 yards. If you find that ammo, then you have to start stretching the range out and see what happens. You are going to need decent optics to achieve your goal. You asked about different barrel, stock and action. The best money spent is a custom barrel if you determine that your rifle "won't shoot". Action probably not going to help much, but certainly you will want to bed it. I am not familiar with the stock that you have, so I can't comment on that. Unless you already are an acomplished marksman, you will be spending a lot of extra coin practicing with that 7 mag. I would recommend that you get a quality 223 and practice your shooting with that, then see how well that 7 shoots. As a practical matter, you may be further ahead to search the classifieds for a used custom LR rig already proven to be accurate. The owner can likely show targets shot with that rifle and provide load information. It would be fantastic if there is someone near you that has been successful at Long Range hunting to mentor you. That greatly shortens the curve. You are embarking on a fairly expensive quest. Good luck and enjoy the journey!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Timeout, post: 1371393, member: 50852"] Not being a wise guy but, you may "want" to hunt deer at 1200 yards, but you have a lot of work ahead to get there. And as already stated, it's going to take some coin and a ton of practice. I'm guessing that you don't hand load ammo, so you're at the mercy of finding a store bought ammo that shoots exceptionally well in your rifle. The first thing you need to do is find some ammo that will shoot somewhere near 1/2 MOA @ 100 yards if are going to have any hope of harvesting a deer at 1200 yards. If you find that ammo, then you have to start stretching the range out and see what happens. You are going to need decent optics to achieve your goal. You asked about different barrel, stock and action. The best money spent is a custom barrel if you determine that your rifle "won't shoot". Action probably not going to help much, but certainly you will want to bed it. I am not familiar with the stock that you have, so I can't comment on that. Unless you already are an acomplished marksman, you will be spending a lot of extra coin practicing with that 7 mag. I would recommend that you get a quality 223 and practice your shooting with that, then see how well that 7 shoots. As a practical matter, you may be further ahead to search the classifieds for a used custom LR rig already proven to be accurate. The owner can likely show targets shot with that rifle and provide load information. It would be fantastic if there is someone near you that has been successful at Long Range hunting to mentor you. That greatly shortens the curve. You are embarking on a fairly expensive quest. Good luck and enjoy the journey! [/QUOTE]
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