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Sendero as a starting point?
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<blockquote data-quote="BillR" data-source="post: 426769" data-attributes="member: 462"><p>I just did the same thing. I have a want (wife says I cannot use need in the same sentence as guns) for a caliber of rifle between my .223, 6MM AI, .25-06AI on the low end and .300WM and .300 RUM on the upper end. The .300 WM Sendero is soon to be turned into a .338 Edge. but I want a rifle in the mid range to play with at long range just to see what I can do with it. I chose the Rem 700 Sendero in 7MM Rem Mag to fit the bill as it will handle the 1000 yd shots with ease with the right bullets. I'm going to try the Berger 168 grain VLD's If your handloading it and neck sizing it and just bumping the shoulder back when the cases become a bit tight then your head spacing off the shoulder rather than the rim and making full use of the case capacity and getting the most out of the cartridge. It should do very well. </p><p>So far the only changes I have done to it is to add a Leupold MK4 6.5X20 that I didn't have on a rifle at the time and was actually saving it for the Edge but it will work on this one till I get the Edge finished. I have also added a Harris Bi-pod in the S version. </p><p>I think the recoil on the Sendero in 7MM Rem Mag is easily doable but intend to put a muzzle break on it at some time as I think I can shoot a bit better with a bit less recoil. And I will probably do a trigger job on it as its a bit heavy and I like a 2 lb trigger pull. I also am going to put on a adjustable cheek piece like the Defensive Edge model to get a bit better cheek weld when shooting prone which is how I shoot most of the time. If it shoots as good as everyone says it will I should be a great gun and be a go to gun for a lot of long range shooting in the future.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BillR, post: 426769, member: 462"] I just did the same thing. I have a want (wife says I cannot use need in the same sentence as guns) for a caliber of rifle between my .223, 6MM AI, .25-06AI on the low end and .300WM and .300 RUM on the upper end. The .300 WM Sendero is soon to be turned into a .338 Edge. but I want a rifle in the mid range to play with at long range just to see what I can do with it. I chose the Rem 700 Sendero in 7MM Rem Mag to fit the bill as it will handle the 1000 yd shots with ease with the right bullets. I'm going to try the Berger 168 grain VLD's If your handloading it and neck sizing it and just bumping the shoulder back when the cases become a bit tight then your head spacing off the shoulder rather than the rim and making full use of the case capacity and getting the most out of the cartridge. It should do very well. So far the only changes I have done to it is to add a Leupold MK4 6.5X20 that I didn't have on a rifle at the time and was actually saving it for the Edge but it will work on this one till I get the Edge finished. I have also added a Harris Bi-pod in the S version. I think the recoil on the Sendero in 7MM Rem Mag is easily doable but intend to put a muzzle break on it at some time as I think I can shoot a bit better with a bit less recoil. And I will probably do a trigger job on it as its a bit heavy and I like a 2 lb trigger pull. I also am going to put on a adjustable cheek piece like the Defensive Edge model to get a bit better cheek weld when shooting prone which is how I shoot most of the time. If it shoots as good as everyone says it will I should be a great gun and be a go to gun for a lot of long range shooting in the future. [/QUOTE]
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