7-08 to .280

pete dobinson said:
Do the kool thing, rechamber to 284win.
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yep this is what i was going to do with a kimber 7mm08......... .284 makes senses.
edit to elaborate.

so i left it 708 an bought a 7m mag, shot longer distances 'easier' an had the same energy way out there as i did in here with the beaut 708..

sold the 7 mag cos im not that into long ranging past 400m and seen the 7 mag 'useless' for me under 300m setup for +400...
yeah i had them set up as niche rifles-

the 284 comes into it because the extra over the 708 would be 'noticable' for a little heavier bullet an hold its own to 400m on the big deer i hunt.

now days so much powder goes into a magnum, i cringe pullin the trigger- combine that with a flinch an not only does it hurt the wallet, it hurts me ego ;)

hooroo
 
remington jim said:
Easy Peasy ! Will need a long bolt stop too -Very easy to exchange ! Have the barrel rechambered and head space set and your away ! RJ

I’m doing one soon BUT to 284 WIN .
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I’m with Jim & Whelan here. That’s the way I’d go in this situation too, and the Tikka’s action length lets you load the .284 to appropriate lengths with a throat to suit. If it weren’t for my growing appreciation of available factory ammo… were I starting from zero with hunting rifles but with what I’ve learned along the way in misadventures, I’d likely be a died in the wool .284 man.
 
Well all around good discussion, but I took the T3stainless 7-08 cut the barrel to 19” mounted an old Redfield Five star 1-4x in Tally rings, with three rounds in the mag the complete package weighs 7 lbs, and balances like a dream.
 
bunny said:
Iam thinking about rechambering my 7-08 Tikka T3x to .280 I will need to use a different magazine ( long vrs. Med.) but other than that should work?
Any body done this before?
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How did you go from the above quote to a 19" 7-08? <shakes head> :)


bunny said:
Well all around good discussion, but I took the T3stainless 7-08 cut the barrel to 19” mounted an old Redfield Five star 1-4x in Tally rings, with three rounds in the mag the complete package weighs 7 lbs, and balances like a dream.
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SuperCub said:
How did you go from the above quote to a 19" 7-08? <shakes head> :)
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Just came to my senses, cut back on the Irish whiskey and knowing the 7-08 is a fantastic chambering, I opted to go light, short and handy. And I have a Ruger #1A in .280 anyway.
 
bunny said:
Just came to my senses, cut back on the Irish whiskey and knowing the 7-08 is a fantastic chambering, I opted to go light, short and handy. And I have a Ruger #1A in .280 anyway.
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ha ha, nice. least ur honest..
not wrong regarding the 708 an what a dandy to have ina ruger 1... enjoy
 
bunny said:
Just came to my senses, cut back on the Irish whiskey and knowing the 7-08 is a fantastic chambering, I opted to go light, short and handy. And I have a Ruger #1A in .280 anyway.
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Nah... it's just that time of year... us gun nutters start to get cabin fever and get a little squirrelly, and come up with hairbrained plans to occupy our time and capture our interest. The best way to combat that is to post the idea on CGN and let the rest of us deconstruct your project, your life and your world view... or so it goes.

Personally, I am stubborn enough to go ahead with the envisioned project with a utility success rate of roughly 25%, and a financial loss rate of approximately 300%.
 
bunny said:
When I think about it, the goal would seem to be building something that I don’t really need as I have about a dozen rifles in this class and own just about everything from .222 to .458 WM already. But boredom crappy weather and a surplus of Jameson Irish whisky gets one thinking.
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LOL ;) Exactly ! Don’t NEED it but WANT it ! :cool: RJ
 
hoytcanon said:
Nah... it's just that time of year... us gun nutters start to get cabin fever and get a little squirrelly, and come up with hairbrained plans to occupy our time and capture our interest. The best way to combat that is to post the idea on CGN and let the rest of us deconstruct your project, your life and your world view... or so it goes.

Personally, I am stubborn enough to go ahead with the envisioned project with a utility success rate of roughly 25%, and a financial loss rate of approximately 300%.
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That sounds very, very familiar, lol. - dan
 
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