Rem Model 7

I was at the local gunshop a few weeks before the lockdown and spotted one in 308.

Love the size and weight of the beast.

A few questions:

Given that they've got a small skinny barrel, how many shots can you fire in a string before the barrel really gets too hot?

What kinda accuracy can you expect out of one, assuming you feed it something it really likes?

Is mounting a suppressor any drama,? looking at the muzzle which is thicker than the rest of the barrel to support the thread for a suppressor, I assume an over barrel one would have to have a thick plastic collar spun up to support the rear of it.

Do they have an aftermarket detachable mag available?

Anything else to know?

I don't have a bad word to speak of them. Barrel does heat up quick but if you wait a couple of minutes between shots you can do a tidy 3 shot group easily. (Real world how many shots do we need?) I've just fitted a dpt over barrel to mine and all it did was improve accuracy. Mines in 260.
The plastic stocks are quite weighty... mines in a stug.

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What's not to like?

They are great little shooters. Moa capable easily. No issues with over barrel suppressor. Much the same as any other rifle. Can't answer your question regarding how many shots before they get too hot but with less metal they also cool down faster

There is a whole thread here dedicated to the model 7.
https://www.nzhuntingandshooting.co....ght=model+life

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Originally Posted by Bobba

The is a whole thread here dedicated to the model 7.
https://www.nzhuntingandshooting.co....ght=model+life

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Thanks.

Ask @Gibo if he will sell you his , or myself for that matter. Cold dead hands is the probable reply
There is a good reason they dont come up for sale very often.

I had a look at the thread as recommended above.

Seems Model 7 owners have plenty of reasons to be confident about them.

Have one in 7SAUM and have been pleased with performance, joy to carry on the hill. My only gripe with the design is the ridiculously small rear action screw. One of the trade offs in shrinking the action size. Got be real careful not to strip the hex head when you are torquing up the action screws. May not be such an issue in non magnum calibres.

I have model 7s in 223, 243, 260, 7mm08 and 7mm SAUM

I guess they're not bad little rifles ��

Not much to add to what the others have said. The barrels are so thin that the only options for threading are 1/2-20, 1/2-28 and 13x1.
Some of them don t always have the straightest barrels and require a bit of attention from the smith to properly fit a suppressor. But those barrels still seems to shoot well. The model 7 is a butt heavy rifle and a suppressor does actually balanced the rifle very well.
They are probably one of the best bush rifle base out of everything else available out there . The synthetic stock is a bit so so, but ken henderson makes some excellent replacement stocks for it.
Magazine options are available through Pacific tool and gauge if you can bother to fill the paperwork , pay the price and be very very patient.

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I have model 7s in 223, 243, 260, 7mm08 and 7mm SAUM

I guess they're not bad little rifles ��

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5 Model 7's. What more is there to say?
Grandpamac.

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Originally Posted by GWH

I have model 7s in 223, 243, 260, 7mm08 and 7mm SAUM

I guess they're not bad little rifles ��

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You need one in 17 fireball and one in 350 Remington magnum to have all your bases covered ;-)

Have had a few... @Stag has my 7mm-08. Would do 0.25MOA with 120gn NosBTs (7mm08). A carbon stock transforms them. Add lightweight firing pin and flute bolt they come up very nice. Barrel good for 3 shot groups.

Mine is in.308 with gunworks suppressor. The suppressor helps balance it out nicely. Had trigger lightened and that's about it for my go-to rifle for near 20 years. It is more accurate than anything in my hands has a right to be.

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if they made them lefthand id had one in stainless,laminate in 260 or 7mm08 years ago 🤬😪

Defiance makes a Rem 7 action in left hand.but the action itself is probably the price of two new rem 7 right hand.

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I reckon if you played with the length of your load JohnD you could tighten that group up even more. How do those 120amax go on game?

I own two of them and the only negative I found, aside from the heavy synthetic stocks, dumb rem J-lock and average triggers that needed to remedied on mine that were bought a long time ago is that with pointy high BC projectiles it is difficult to have a loaded round that will feed out of the mag and be with coee (100 thou or less) of the lands. Eventually I may rebarrel one of mine in 6.5 creedmore or 6.5x47 lap to have a nice short round.

I shot my first deer ( and the next 100) with my Model 7 in 7mm08.

Have spent thousands on Sakos and custom barrels since.

My next purchase is a Model 7.
My next sale will be a Sako 85 that owes me 6k
Will be lucky to get 2k for it and I dont care.

Might give you some idea of how much I like model 7z.

Will likely be a GA Precision Templar action on a model 7 footprint. 7mmSaum in a Manners stock.

Recently bought this off a forum member. Like new, modded laminate stock. .223, shoots about .75moa average with initial handholds.

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I like my Mod 7 223 had it for many years, stock standard rifle, but shots around an inch at 100 yds which is good enough for me.

Nothing wrong with the Model 7, I had one which was an early model in .243 and that thing was a great wee shooter. I did think about suppressing it but it was a joy to carry unsuppressed as I have a few other rifles which are suppressed.

It was a youth model with shorter stock. I bought a plastic model 7 stock off Trade Me and that was just junk, then bought the stock shown off Trade Me for $75 and I was away. You can also get Boyd stocks for them aswell.

I think the earlier Models were better built and that goes for all Remingtons as the earlier firearms built before the accountants got their hands on the company as I have a stunning Model 700 built in 1968 which has had bugger all use and that action is slick, the stock is stunning and its from an era when rifles were built to great standards.

If your after a lightweight gun, keep an open mind to Kimbers as you can get some reasonably priced ones about. I have one in 7mm-08 and its a great wee shooter. Like the Model 7 it too has a pencil thin barrel only really designed for 3-4 shots where the barrel warms up too much but then I bought the rifles for hunting, not paper shooting.

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Seventenths just alluded to my question which is if you had the choice between the model 7 223 with Ken henderson stock and kimber montana 223 for an all day all weather carry for goat culling which would you choose. I currently have cz527 and am thinking of changing.

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Seventenths just alluded to my question which is if you had the choice between the model 7 223 with Ken henderson stock and kimber montana 223 for an all day all weather carry for goat culling which would you choose. I currently have cz527 and am thinking of changing.

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Two friends who are full time goat shooters run Kimber Montana's in .223 with the barrels cut down with DPT over barrel suppressors.

Well that is good question. Couldn't go wrong with either. For me, the Kimber quality of build, trigger and weight out of the box is tough to beat.

seventenths and tikka7mm08 you have made my mind up. kimber it is. if the new light wieght savage, not sure what its called ,spiral cut bolt etc diddnt have a dodgy looking plastic mag i would of been tempted as its very light and a lot cheaper. sorry if ive shifted the thread a bit, have always wanted the model 7 but trying to keep things as light as.

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I reckon if you played with the length of your load JohnD you could tighten that group up even more. How do those 120amax go on game?

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@superdiver the 120 amax has been good to me on game I have had 3 one hit wonders with them. generally back of shoulder collapsing animals. I have had one that needed a back up, cou de gras. but that was a horrible near miss on my part not the bullet.

I went to the 120 as it gives more seating length compared to the 140. And the velocity is what gives it the great effect.
I need to single feed 140's so they tend to be a paper punch round more than the 120's

I looked at them many years ago (I think when the stainless ones first came out) and found them too muzzle light for my liking. This was before the days of suppressors and I imagine the extra weight of one would make a big difference in that regard.

They are the ducks nuts.

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Model 7 223, bone stock but chopped to 18"

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Model 7 7mm SAUM

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I got one in 308 when the stainless synthetic first came out....was a joy to carry but fark it was loud!!

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I got one in 308 when the stainless synthetic first came out....was a joy to carry but fark it was loud!!

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haha, yes if you think the stainless 20 inches were bad, you can imagine what the original 18.5 inch models were like, my Dads original 18.5" M7 in 243 is hell loud, and with a stout load of IMR 7828ssc she sure is a flame thrower!

Theirs a .260 model 7 in wislons Wanganui

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Theirs a .260 model 7 in wislons Wanganui

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Stainless/synthetic? Any idea what price they have on it, i may have one for sale soon?

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Originally Posted by GWH

Stainless/synthetic? Any idea what price they have on it, i may have one for sale soon?

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Ahhhh dont quote me on it because its being a couple weeks since i was looking at grabbing it but i think it was $1599 ready to roll with rings and a wee scope

I had one in 260 for a short while
The ergo of it didn't suit me personally and the synthetic stock sucked so I sold it
It to me wasn't an improvement on a 700 short action
Horses for courses but they sure look cool