8mm Remington Magnum?

I just opened the safe and took out the old Sako; I don't think I can sell it. The damn thing just fits me so well, frankly I think I like it more than my Finnlight.

Maybe I'll have it Arma-Coated (or something like that).

Re-chambering would be nice just for the sake of adding a different option to the battery. I could sell it and buy a different gun in the calibre I want, but I'd never be able to replace the sentimental value or get enough of a return to match the Sako quality.

Thanks so far, I like the idea of 7mm STW, and am also encouraged by the comments regarding 8mm Remington Magnum, sorry but the 300 H&H doesn't do it for me.
 
Well,if the 8mm Rem mag is Col. Craig Boddingtons favourite,then it must be good:p
I actually would lean towards this cal.,and then again I would also opt for the .338Win.mag:)
 
Yeah, I like my .338.

7mm STW seems like such an easy conversion, and the gun has a very low round count on its 26" barrell which would not have to be tossed. The STW will probably use-up that barrel within a few years, so perhaps that would be a good time to move to 8RM. The 7mm STW uses the 8RM case, so the conversion should be pretty straight forward at that time too.

The 300RUM is pretty awsome, but it sure burns a lot of powder. I keep looking at the load data for 300 Dakota, which can push a bullet at speeds that are pretty close to the RUM with an average of 20 grains less powder. I thought about that chambering, and still do, but brass would probably pretty hard to come by, expensive, and/or difficult to form out of 404 Jeffery.
 
If you like the .300 Dakota, then why not the 7mm Dakota? You can keep your barrel, although you'll probably need to do some work to make it feed right. It would be unique, and an interesting conversation piece.
 
I've got TRG-S in .30-.378 and I'm not ashamed to say after about 10 rounds off the bench I've had enough. 15 rounds and I start to notice a headace and start to flinch. The muzzel blast is significent and recoil is quite stiff. It's not my target gun (hunting only) so high volume shooting isn't what it is for. If you want something pleasent it is not the way to go.

I believe mcmillan makes a synthetic aftermarket stock for the TRG-S. It isn't wood or laminate but is an option.

osborne
 
Serengeti is the only stock maker I've found that makes a wood or laminate stock for the M995. They also offer a bottom metal kit and a kit to convert to a floorplate. But they're quite pricey, as far as I know.
 
McMillan uses the Serengeti botton metal (which sold for $125 US last time I checked. I find the biggest problem with recoil in the TRG-S is the stock, it really, really, really sucks, at least for me. I have friends who have shot the rifle (in 338 Lapua) and they seem OK with it, so it's probably just my fat face. I like the 8 Rem Mag a lot, but the STW is also a nice choice, mine shoots very well (rechambered 7 Rem mag), probably the best LR deer caliber out there. - dan
 
I like the TRG-S fit; but then I've only ever shot a 7RM, not the type of calibre that will hurt a shooter anyway.

I like the ballistics of the Dakota's but think that it will be easier to find brass for the STW and 8RM. I think I can keep this a rather simple project by going with 7STW and having the gun painted with some kind of weatherproof coating. Right now I think I'd like to leave the metal black and perhaps have the stock, and scope done in a winter camo pattern. Any long range stuff for me would be in the winter anyway.

If after a few years I want something different I could alway go to 8mm Remington Magnum and a repaint. Call it a modular or staged project.

I hadn't thought of the STW until 1899 mentioned it, but the more I look at this the more sense it makes, thanks everyone.
 
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