Thread: Insight / Discussion RE magnum calibres for mountain rifle

Originally Posted by Stocky

My personal rifle I use for everything now is a simple Kimber Hunter with the gel removed from the stock making it a little lighter than a Montana. It's in 7mm08 and weighs 2.8kgs scoped with a 3.5-18x44 z5 but now it wears a 3.5-10x40 VX3i and is 2.7kgs. Left barrel full length and it suits my needs perfectly. Only thing I'd maybe change is calibre either going a 6.5 creed to suit reloading mag length and big pills. Or go 308 so I could do up a sub load and would suppress for shooting over a dog but for now it's a non issue.

No reason not to make up a subsonic cast projectile load for the 7mm08 with trailboss