Thread: The model 7 in your life

the barrel was a Maddco (lived in Aus at the time) 1:8 twist finished up No 3 profile and 20". performance wise Berger 130gVLD 2825fps using AR2208. rifle really likes 120-130r bullets, have used SST's, Nosler ballistic tips and the mergers on deer with good results

Actually thats the other time I see the rifle, when he wants ammo reloading!

What good thread, it got me thinking back passed my memory limits ( had to look in diary )
18 years ago i was shooting a deer almost every weekend down clements and my hearing was going at an alarming rate. This being way before gun mufflers i needed a smaller gun. So one weekend hunting army rd i meet a taupo hunter with a short, super light, sika slaying, heat seeking M7 in that newish 7mm08 caliber. I dreamed about that gun and even though i couldnt afford one i went to the sika show to look for one. I couldnt believe my luck when the second person i see was said taupo hunter leaving the Browning stand after just ordering a new A bolt. After a quick catch up and hows your father i was the proud new owner of the M7 destroyer.
I hunted for ten years with with it and shot many critters, only buying the 1st nz Sako M75 finnlite in 7mm08 because i could afford it not because it was better

Have one in 223 s/s but would really like one in a 7saum instead. Anyone want to do a deal?

I have to shoot left handed and I like short rifles and I like 243.
About ten years ago there was Model 7 in the local shop with all the above likes.
I faltered and missed it, great regret, kind of like choosing the wife instead of a rich, athletic nymphomaniac.

Love my Stug stock model 7 in 7mm08. Has Z6i 2-12 scope, lightweight everything - bolt, pin, mounts, suppressor and shoots 120gn into 0.5MOA.

Originally Posted by 7mmsaum

This one pushes 162 A-maxs at 3040fps, is light enough for me and shoots 1/2 moa out to 1000yrds.

That is excellent - I have an R93 in 7mmRM I am working on with a 162gn load....wouldn't need it with a nice light model 7 7mmSAUM that shoots that well.

1/2 Moa at 1000m ?
Is that a typo .

Deer (8inch kill zone)
Man that gun must be good for 4km ! Hehe

Originally Posted by 6MMBR

1/2 Moa at 1000m ?
Is that a typo .

Deer (8inch kill zone)
Man that gun must be good for 4km ! Hehe

1/2 MOA at that range would be approx 5-6 inches by my reckoning, very feasible.

Hopefully we all get to see this shooter in action at the queens next year.

Got load development done for my Roessler WSM by @7mmsaum and he got it shooting a 9" group at 1000yrds so I don't doubt it!

Originally Posted by Fireflite

Got load development done for my Roessler WSM by @7mmsaum and he got it shooting a 9" group at 1000yrds so I don't doubt it!

I have no doubts at all, he shoots a lot further than 1k. My own model 7 in 7mmSAUM can shoot 1/2 -3/4 MOA all day long at 500 yards (havnt pushed it out past 600 yet tho) Andrew (7mmsaum knows his shit, he does a lot of preparation and gets the results) He has done work for me, and he is a perfectionist, we can learn a lot from people like him adding value to this forum.

Great posts @338 man

not quite a 7 but its the closest ive got second from bottom a tack driving 788 222

Is that 222 a Remington 788 ? Very tidy anyway to look at, great wee shooters. I love mine.

Love my little M7 stainless in 260 Rem, shoots 120 AMAX into ragged holes and despite what the doubters say about the 1-9" twist not being able to stabilise anything over 130gr it shoots 139gr Scenars into .6MOA and holds .6MOA out to 635 yards (the furthest I can shoot currently untill we harvest a crop paddock soon and I can stretch the range out past 800)

Wee video I made a while back....

http://youtu.be/cCy4tmvSoRA