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Thanks again to all for your input.

Thanks to all of you for your input. The 120 BT's are so accurate in my rifle I've just got to try them in the field. Since I have never hunted with them before, all of your input here has made me feel a lot better about doing so. I also plan to work up a load for the 140 Accubonds. Assuming...

I've read a lot of post on various forums about the effectiveness of the 7mm 120 Ballistic Tip on deer. I've never hunted with these but just tried them out in my new custom 7mm-08 and the accuracy was incredible (groups 1/4" ctc @100 Yds). In the post that I have read, folks either love or...

Pacsd LOL... I'm one of those that really enjoys the "futzing around" part. I've had several 7mm-08's and have a number of "Old Standy-by" loads that have worked well in most of them. Can't wait to try them in this rifle. One of my all time "hunting" favorites is the 145 Speer SP Hot-Cor...

I finally got to the range today to shoot my new custom 7mm-08 for the first time. The rifle was build by Mark Pharr of Tumbleweeds Custom Rifles in Round Rock, TX. Today I was shooting 140 Sierra Pro Hunters on top of IMR 4350 and 120 Nosler BT's on top of H414. I started with the Sierra's...

higgite Thanks for the info. Glad to hear that I'm NOT going crazy (at least not any more than I've always been). I suppose I could spring for one of the new Hornady set-ups, but as long as I know the Stoney Point measuring 0.010 longer than actual I can deal with it. I'm going to do...

I just measured DTL for a 140 Sierra SPT using the stoney point OAL/sinclare comparator and got 2.207. (BTW this is the exact meaurement I got when I previously measured 10 random bullets) So instead of backing off 0.010 as I normally would, I seated the bullet in an empty case to exactly...

I have one of the older "Pre Hornady" Stoney Point OAL guages. It is the one with the curved handle and a heavy metal wire for moving the bullet forward. For years, I have been using this guage along with a sinclair comparator tool to measure dist to lands and have never questioned the...

Sorry about that... it's a fatfinger.... s/b 3/4" I'm using a Redding full length sizing die. I'm taking the rifle back to the gunsmith this Friday and I'm sure he will help figure out what's going on. Thanks to all of you for your help!!! Doug

Rcmodel There are several 1/2" long scratches in several places more or less all the way around about 3.4" up from the base.

Will do

I think I've found the culpret. The round I attempted to load has a small dimple in the shoulder. Is it possible that this cause the shoulder to be out of round enough to make it stick?

Ok.... 1: The gunsmith had given me a case that had been fired in the new chamber. The neck diameter on that case measures .307 and the case easily chambers. The neck diameter on the round that got stuck is .305 So, this should not have caused it to get stuck. 2: I used a...

Thanks everyone!!!!! I tapped the bolt handle with a light rubber mallet and it came right out! :D Only issue now is that it was a 7mm-08 case and NOT a 308 necked down to 7mm-08. So, I've got to figure out why it got stuck.

I tried to load a handloaded 7mm-08 round into my new build. I already knew the OGIV of the loaded round, had measured the OGIV of the same bullet in the new rifle and I knew the bullet seated in the loaded round would not reach the lands and possibly get stuck there. I just wanted to see how...

cowtownup... Thanks 788up... Thanks and yea, I really like laminated stocks. Actually I'm big on wood, but with laminated, even though they weigh more, I get the wood look in a much more ridged package. I'm proud of the way the looks turned out.... but will be really proud it it turns out...

Thanks guys!! I sure hope she shoots too. I'll be taking her to the range this weekend.

Just picked up my 7mm-08 build from Tumbleweeds Custom Rifles of Round Rock, TX last night. I'm extremely pleased to say the least. Dropped of all the parts on Jan 21 so build only took 62 days total. Mark Pharr did an excellent job. Remington 700 Action 24" 1/9 Twist Bartlein #3 Heavy...

EVCMatt.... You can never replace "family history". I have a Rem 700 Mtn LSS that I've had for a lot of years and a lot of memories. I just did a custom rebuild on it with a Bartlein barrel. I probably spent a lot more than I should have, but now I have a new rifle with a lot of history and...

I favor laminated + stainless.