Thread: What to buy for long range

Hi guys I'm planning a trip down South Island for chamois and tarh in June but having trouble with a finding 7mm rem mag with out a pricy tag and that's not going to blow shoulder apart as I've been told that what the tikka light will do. Any other good brands or cal u guys would recommend that's affordable
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Im in the process of picking up a Rem 700LR in 7mm Rem Mag for $1450 which ia a fair price I think.wont ever be fired in the calibre but thats how its starting life
Is that arpind the price you're looking at?

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Tikka muzzle break or supressor. Theres a couple of xcr2s going at the moment for around a grand thats good buying.

The tikka T3 lite in 7mmrem mag will not blow your shoulder apart.

A light load of adi AR2217, say 70-72 grains will give you 2900-3000fps with a 162g a-max and will be like a 7mm-08 to shoot

That combo will harvest all the deer species in NZ that you are likely to encounter, and you won't ever need to buy another rifle as your skill set improves.



If you need more energy at range then get the same rifle in 300 win mag and use the 180g BT or 190g VLD at the same velocities. This chambering also suits the 230g target VLD but only when your experience dictates the necessity, and yes, your shoulder will certainly feel the difference from the 7mm.

Cost $1200 at H&F

got an A7 7mm suppressed, nice and easy on the shoulder, but then i think my mosin nagant is a pop gun

Just get a t3 and limbsaver or rem700

Who told you a light 7mmRM was going to destroy your shoulder?
What do you shoot at the moment?

How much do you want to spend? Whatxdo you regard as pricey?

My ten year old shoots my 7mm rem mag with a dan can no sweat so go for gold on the tikka as nice and light to carry.
Just cut the barrel back 4 inches or so to keep a good balance

Originally Posted by andyanimal31

My ten year old shoots my 7mm rem mag with a dan can no sweat so go for gold on the tikka as nice and light to carry.
Just cut the barrel back 4 inches or so to keep a good balance

Then there is no point having a 7RM is there? you loose the advantages of having a 7rm, velocity.


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Originally Posted by username

Then there is no point having a 7RM is there? you loose the advantages of having a 7rm, velocity.


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yep might as well go 280, chopping an 24inch(if its a tikka) back to 20 isnt the best idea for velosity, but neither was chopping my 223 barrel to 12 inches, yet im pleased with the end product

Originally Posted by username

Then there is no point having a 7RM is there? you loose the advantages of having a 7rm, velocity.


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Took the words out of my mouth!

Originally Posted by logesearle

Took the words out of my mouth!

At the end of the day a cut down 7rm is going to have more sting than a cut down 7mm08 or 284.
Its just a matter of matching powder and projectiles like the solid copper jobbies.
Once youve grown out of the want of maximum speeds and settle for extremely good accuracy and better barrel life a few more clicks are neither here nor there.
I always have a chuckle to myself at the range when I see some body wanking on about their brakes then go and shoot their super hotted up wild cat magnum and forget to put their hearing protection in.
as they say on tv priceless!
There no point trying to give them shit because they cant hear anything for a week!

Originally Posted by andyanimal31

At the end of the day a cut down 7rm is going to have more sting than a cut down 7mm08 or 284.
Its just a matter of matching powder and projectiles like the solid copper jobbies.
Once youve grown out of the want of maximum speeds and settle for extremely good accuracy and better barrel life a few more clicks are neither here nor there.
I always have a chuckle to myself at the range when I see some body wanking on about their brakes then go and shoot their super hotted up wild cat magnum and forget to put their hearing protection in.
as they say on tv priceless!
There no point trying to give them shit because they cant hear anything for a week!

Fair enough

[QUOTE=andyanimal31;251621]At the end of the day a cut down 7rm is going to have more sting than a cut down 7mm08 or 284.

Case capacity is only an advantage while the projectile is still in the barrel.