Thread: Model 7, 7mm08 vs Spiker

Originally Posted by Dorkus

What do you do if one lies down 285yds in front of you?

Tell it to stand up, rush and mess up the shot, of course.

Sometimes you do that too! ;-)

@craigc Jeez time flies l remember watching your video on the 284W like it was just a couple of months ago at most & just looked through your Video library to have a watch again & it was 10 months ago

Nice little set up you have there now ,l was recently just left a Mod 7 7/08 by a mate from the US & have been looking at what is now on offer in CF stocks for them ,it is amazing what upgrades are available now since l brought my Mowhawk for my 21st birthday back in the early 80's .

Hope you have Good Hunting with the new rig

Originally Posted by bunji

Nice little set up you have there now ,l was recently just left a Mod 7 7/08 by a mate from the US & have been looking at what is now on offer in CF stocks for them ,it is amazing what upgrades are available now since l brought my Mowhawk for my 21st birthday back in the early 80's .

@bunji , look up the Model Seven 'KS' (Kevlar stock)



These are excellent stocks, they were made for the Remington Custom Shop back when they still knew what they were doing (late 80's- mid 90's).

Arguably the best stock for the Rem Model 7, plays to it's strengths of being a 'carbine', short, light, easy to handle and point. Note the open palm-swell which is like that of a shotgun.

The first batches were made by Brown Precision (same company who did the Howa Alpine stock) and McMillan made the later (and arguably better) ones. All came with a recoil bad bearing the Remington badge.

I picked up my M7 stainless with one of these stocks on it for £400 here in the UK, good deal as US guys will happily pay more for just the stock.

Originally Posted by nor-west

What scope are you running on the 7/08 @Craig

I picked up a second hand Nikon Monach with a mildot reticle. It dials nicely and the milldots roughly line up with some useful ranges at full power.

What magnification did you get? Have a few options for the Kimber and undecided what top mag to go for.

Originally Posted by caberslash

@craigc , how many rounds does yours hold in the magazine out of interest?

Assume it is a Stug/High Tech stock?

I’ve never tried to put any more than four in it, but I’ll give it a go and let you know!

Originally Posted by gimp

Not a Stug, it's that other mob with the weird fat pistol grips

I’ve got two of the fatsos now and don’t mind them at all. They do look a bit strange though! :-)

@caberslash Thanks l will check them out , l have only got back from a xmas break hunting trip for a few days so have a heap of shit on the back burner ,so any suggestions help & looking at local dealers the prices they want for CF at the moment is ridiculous. I am going to also look at what used on the 284W build l just finished in time for this years Roar, a Bell & Carlson Ti Stock which l have been impressed with for ability to take knocks Vs weight. Thanks for the info

Primo!

@bunji , I should rephrase, instead of more than one Side, I should have said more than one chapter to the story. There was probably a chapter 2,3,4 ...and in the current chapter it seems they are operating out of Morrinsville and exporting a good number of their stocks to the US.

Originally Posted by nor-west

What magnification did you get? Have a few options for the Kimber and undecided what top mag to go for.

My eyes are crap! I went for the 4-16.

I’m unsure if I’ll stick with that or go for a Swarovski. We’ll just wait and see.

https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1009380493