Model 7, 7mm08 vs Spiker

When I first saw this Model 7 in the shop, with a carbon fibre stock, I thought I'd better grab it before someone else does! I like Model 7s but I really like carbon stocks and I thought this one would make a really nice and light 'bush pig'. I returned it to the shop a few weeks later, after I'd gathered a few other parts and had them chop the barrel down to 18 inches and fit a DPT suppressor. I wanted to shoot factory ammunition from this rifle, as all of my other rifles had CDS's on them or are in calibers that you couldn't get factory ammunition for. I settled on the 150g ELDX that Hornady runs in their Super Performance line, it shot well and the velocities were OK.
The video below is from earlier in the week, when I was predominantly on a scouting mission, but when a deer lays down 385 yards from you, what do you do?

https://youtu.be/KtdtLfHKbBg

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This probably will be the last deer of the year for me.

Well done - good eating there by the looks of it. Just waiting to receive my first model 7 in 308 - and cant wait to get out with it. They seem to be a well liked rifle.

but when a deer lays down 385 yards from you, what do you do?

Amax it bro or in this case ELDX it :thumbsup:

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but when a deer lays down 385 yards from you, what do you do?

Amax it bro or in this case ELDX it :thumbsup:

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Yeah, ‘cause you wouldn’t want the tips to melt! 😂😂

Ahhh the m7 does it again :thumbsup:

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.

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

Assume it is a Stug/High Tech stock?

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

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

Assume it is a Stug/High Tech stock?

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I think it's a southfort they used to make them with those big pistol grips

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I think it's a southfort they used to make them with those big pistol grips

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Thats the one. They are a good comfortable stock. Sometimes need pillar bedding.

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

Yes it is a Southfort Labs stock ,haven't seen one for years, were made in Cambridge ,they were popular on Varmint guns around 2014 on, they have the large PG swell as they were really aiming at supplying the Military market ,they were pretty light from memory & needed a good bedding job.

The guy who owned it got caught out a few years ago after falling out with his neighbor's over delivery trucks blocking their drives off ,turned out he had been running the business, with around a dozen employees out of the back of a shed behind a house for years & had never applied for permits or had any proper drains ,venting etc, etc & the powers to be were sending cameras down drains etc to see what they had been dumping for years.

From memory again but l think when they went to fine & remove him , the company was hidden behind a very complex Offshore financing scheme & was basically a $1 Smoke & Mirrors wonder.

Was a very similar story to those blokes who supplied the UK Military with their Sniper rifles & the company was just a group of mates operating out of a old Panel Beaters shed .

There might be more than one side to the story of the carbon stock company you are talking about.
As to the lot from the uk, is that not how accuracy international was started more or less?

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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.

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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 :wtfsmilie:

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 :thumbsup:

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

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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.

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

Assume it is a Stug/High Tech stock?

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

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

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

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There might be more than one side to the story of the carbon stock company you are talking about.
As to the lot from the uk, is that not how accuracy international was started more or less?

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@Friwi Yeh there is always 2 sides to any story ,but that does not change the fact he was caught operating out of a Cambridge house for years & had never even applied for the relevant permits or permission while going for lucrative Gov't contracts/sales against those who had & yeh Accuracy International was who l was trying to remember ,from memory they were operating out a small COMMERCIAL premise & just made out they were bigger than what they were at the time.

The only reason l remembered the name as soon as l saw the stock was l was in the process of deciding on parts for my 300 RUM build at the time & it was all any of the suppliers were talking about & like l say these were popular in Varmint rifles at the time as they were a fair bit cheaper, from memory he had been doing that shit from 2014 or so & once they found out he had never even applied for permits they were going to throw the book at him ,but the company cupboards were bare .

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Was a very similar story to those blokes who supplied the UK Military with their Sniper rifles & the company was just a group of mates operating out of a old Panel Beaters shed .

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As to the lot from the uk, is that not how accuracy international was started more or less?

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Blokes in a shed are the bastion of British innovation:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-j3...rgottenWeapons

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

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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 .

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

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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.

@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 :thumbsup:

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.

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

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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