Thread: Got the scope sorted... now just need to settle on either 6.5x55 swede OR 7mm-08...

both cals are awaome hard to separate the 2 in IMO if you are shooting factory ammo go the 7mm-08 a bit easier to get
+1 on the marlin xs7 bloody great rifle for $799 ($899 for stainless) my 223 shoots as good as my other rifles that are worth twice as much if not more....

Originally Posted by Spudattack

Other option is ask to just buy a barrelled action, gunworks were doing a howa 6.5 x 55 stainless barrlled action and then get a boyds laminated stock, will probably cost about the same, be a lot stiffer and look nicer.

Both my howa/weatherbys are now bedded in boyds stocks, and man can they shoot!

Did you end up pillar and glass bedding, or just glass bedding? Whatd it do to the complete weight of the rifle (adding the boyds stock)?

Originally Posted by PerazziSC3

can people actually tell the difference between a 7-08 and 308 recoil with standard loads ????

Yep. My old tikka 7mm08 booted way harder than both my .308w and .270 lol.



Dan