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So I have a Winchester 70, 7mm08, bluing a bit worn, CRF action, plastic stock. Not a looker but shoots well.
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No one wants it so now I have a potential project. It'll get a new stock, but maybe it needs a new barrel ...
What caliber should it be?
you could do a lot worse than leave it as a 7mm08 damn good caliber if it still shoots well more pennys for a top class scope
Agree. If you bush stalk and haven't already got shorter n lighter suppressed rifle,convert this one. Keep good rifle for open country and use this as the hack/ spare / loaner/ wet day bush rifle.
Not many/any aftermarket stocks available in nz.
Keep it as is or sell $500
You lot are boring :D
For context I already have another shorty suppressed 7mm08, and a 280AI ...
I've had it for sale for $600 for a while now Longrun.
So you have both ends covered... Not a lot of a gap in cupboard unless maybe had hankering for 22-250 lol
Shit, you'd think $600 would of seen it gone
@Micky Duck that's just the 7mm's ... .22 to 375H&H in various steps, then there's the .577 snider :D
@Longrun - I know right!
so ya wanna spend money ahhh I like the idea of 22-250 for fallow good choiceQuote:
Originally Posted by Tim
.22 or 6mm creedmore
22-250 is a nice velocity increase over 223, but is it really that different? Same with 22CM
Fella wants to buy a safe filling 270... Get in touch and talk him into buying this instead.
Good to see 22 CM mentioned. I sorta came by one by accident, mine is a 1:9 Savage ex 223 barrel. It shoots 75gns at 3250 from 20". That is a big big step up from a 223 especially when shooting to 300M or so in the wind. My one is going to become a dedicated Day/night scoped platform as in that mode it'll be very hard to beat for night shooting.
I had a lot of fun with a 6XC shooting 87 grain vmaxes - deer out to 460m, and a 40 foot container full of goats, magpies, hares, plovers.......
6 Creed would be the current version I guess.
Well you can give it to me. I'll have it.
Be nicer if it was 7x57 or 284
It is just easier to convert to 22-250, to go to .223 you would need to modify the bolt face, extractor and magazine to start with, just to gain less velocity.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tim
Perhaps a 260. very capable performer
You need to fit a rail depending on the scope, but if it were me, I would turn it into a dedicated night shooting setup, with a NV or thermal scope, similar to what Tentman has said above. If that seems like a good idea and you still want to put a new barrel on it, choose a calibre that suits this purpose.
Remove the spacer out the back of the mag, shorten the bolt stop, re- chamber in 284.
Would go 22 cm 7 twist if your going to rebarrel.
Bolt face good to go .
Shoot heavy for cal long bullets .ELDMs
NRF
I do like the idea of turning it into a dedicated night set up caliber well worlds your oyster how well do those night scopes handle recoil may be a factor
Is the idea for a night shooter to have low recoil cartridges for spotting shots?
What is a fast 22 going to do to fallow (or any deer) that a 708 won't?
Nothing but the very flat trajectory and wind bucking with it does extend the "point blank" range by a good bit over a 2700 fps lobber.Quote:
Originally Posted by 7mmwsm
But if you loaded the 7mm-08 with light for calibre pill as hot as is accurate...... It wouldn't be too far behind.
well i was going to say 284 but you have the 7mm well covered.
so if you are going to fit a new barrel and its a 308 bolt face sounds like you need to go larger 358 win and you can plink or shoot goats with 357 cal jacketed pistol bullets or 358 225 gr bullets for cattle.
or as everyone else says drop to a fast twist 22 but it's going to eat barrels faster than a 243. (I run a 243 with a 1:8 barrel) would be great for long range walabies etc.
Z
What's the distance between the action screws?
or you could just keep it and wait for awhile and sell it to a young hunter who will use it
I should have bought it. Been looking for a donor to build a 7x57 Ackley on it.
22 Creedmoor. Tim, there is a HUGH difference between the 223 and the 22CM. I've got both ant theres no comparrison.
What load are you running in it? I thought it would be faster than 3250?Quote:
Originally Posted by Tentman
It probably could go faster, I just looked up some load data, 40 gns of 2209 was within book max and seemed like a nice number. I shot a ladder up to 40 and called it good - mainly for ease of loading and barrel life. Pedersons who made brass for it have an article which points out that some recommended loads for this cartridge are a bit hot.Quote:
Originally Posted by makka
Re-barrel, keep it in the .308 family. My choice .358 Win for something different and a very under estimated cartridge. Energy delivered at the business end compared to the .308 is quite something. You know you want to. ;)
I kind of agree with your assessment on calibers there @csmiffy ... you're welcome to buy it ;)
A 7x57 or 284 seems more in keeping with this action. Although a .358 win or .338 fed could be a bit of fun.
It's still for sale @Jaco Goosen ...
I have one of these that I threaded for a suppressor. The exact same ultimate shadow version in 7mm-08. I have bought and sold various other rifles but tend to find myself coming back to it. Maybe it's just superstition, but for some reason I take more animals with this than my other rifles. It's my goldilocks rifle - not too unwieldy for bush yet still capable of ringing a gong at 400m consistently. It's better built than a Howa yet not too precious to take out into the field and get dirty.
What would I do in your case? Probably consider an aftermarket stock and ceratoke so it's looks pretty again. That's my plan once mine deteriorates cosmetically enough to justify it.
Hope the picture aint to big. This is my own Win 70 that I got from my late Father in '99. One of my most accurate rifles.
If i had the spare cash id be getting this for the boy!Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry the hunter
Doesn’t seem it’s going anywhere in a hurry! Might be time to save.
If I was going to do it, I'dturn it into an 8.6x38... aka 338 Whisper.
