Thread: The model 7 in your life

Originally Posted by Gibo

At least I turn up at work i checked up on you the other day.....away 84 days!!!

Haha thems the perks of call backs and doing a dairy diploma

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Well, my new Mod 7 in 300saum won't shoot. Everything I've tried, including factory ammo, has grouped 1.5-2" with slightly oval windage stringing.

It had copper in the barrel when I got it, which I tried to remove (I think I've said this previously) but there was still some residual.

So I took it into Alan Newnham at Ashurst. He has bedded the recoil lug which he said wasn't sitting true and about an inch in front of it. The rest of the channel forwards is free floated. He said that the tang was sitting perfectly on the wood so he didn't touch it. He spotted the copper which he removed, plus he used a lapping compound. Total cost $80

Test time tomorrow I hope, so we will see how it goes. Its a very neat little rifle.

Keen to hear the result of that Tahr.

@Tahr mine shoots about 1.5" with a bipod, about 0.5-0.75" without a bipod. Might be worth trying.

@Tahr

Any updates? Post up those 0.5" group photos

Originally Posted by Pop Shot

@Tahr

Any updates? Post up those 0.5" group photos

Wet and cold here today, plus I've had a cold for 2 weeks. If the WX clears tomorrow I might get out.

Hopefully it'll be right after that Bruce.

I bloody hope mine still shoots well after fluting barrel and re-stocking it.

Originally Posted by Tahr

Well, my new Mod 7 in 300saum won't shoot. Everything I've tried, including factory ammo, has grouped 1.5-2" with slightly oval windage stringing.

It had copper in the barrel when I got it, which I tried to remove (I think I've said this previously) but there was still some residual.

So I took it into Alan Newnham at Ashurst. He has bedded the recoil lug which he said wasn't sitting true and about an inch in front of it. The rest of the channel forwards is free floated. He said that the tang was sitting perfectly on the wood so he didn't touch it. He spotted the copper which he removed, plus he used a lapping compound. Total cost $80

Test time tomorrow I hope, so we will see how it goes. Its a very neat little rifle.

I would be interested to know how quickly the bore coppers up again and what effect that has on groups.
Hope you can keep us updated.

Tried the 300saum today.
Much better, with groups more than halving. Just need to fiddle with my hand loads now. Factory 165 grn grouped 1" & .7". Handloaded 165 with 70 grns 2213 1".

It certainly doesn't like 150 grn and 2208. 2-2.5" groups.

I can see copper again (after 15 shots) but accuracy seemed to hold ok.

Factory 3 shot groups. Fired bottom one and then up 4 clicks, and then fired the second group. Pics are on their side for some reason.



Hand load



So at least now I have something consistent to work on.

Good enough for a tahr at 400

Originally Posted by Tahr

Tried the 300saum today.
Much better, with groups more than halving. Just need to fiddle with my hand loads now. Factory 165 grn grouped 1" & .7". Handloaded 165 with 70 grns 2213 1".

It certainly doesn't like 150 grn and 2208. 2-2.5" groups.

I can see copper again (after 15 shots) but accuracy seemed to hold ok.

Factory 3 shot groups. Fired bottom one and then up 4 clicks, and then fired the second group. Pics are on their side for some reason.

Attachment 53159

Hand load

Attachment 53160

So at least now I have something consistent to work on.

Looks vey promising.

A few months ago i picked up a mint older model 7 in 243 Win (exactly what my Father had been after for a long while).

Here it was as i received it, mint and totally original, looked like very minimal use.



I whipped the cheap Bushnell off it, fitted a gloss black Leupy 3-9 i had in the drawer, test fired it, and presented it to my Dad. He was absolutely stoked!

He's not a fan of varnish on wooden stocks, so said he would strip it down and give it the boil linseed oil treatment. He's come up to visit for the weekend and brought it show me the finished product.

He's made a great job of it, and he now loves it even more!






First two shots thru it after getting back together. Factory 100g Federal

Wow looks like a whole new stock. Very nice

A classic there GWH.

Given my 260 chamber a reamer to 30d improved. Currently still in factory stock and shooting offor a bipod.

Group's about 0.5 inches at 100yd(5shots)