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 Re: Second try, Light 7mm-08 Ackley Improved, 17" threaded
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11/14/17 11:57 PM
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Telling me something I figured out years ago. My accuracy load for the 7mm-08 with IMR 4350 is a half grain above max listed load of today and was 1.5 grains lower than the highest load listed with that powder in 1982.
I have used lots of different chambering and rifles hunting over the years but keep going back to the 7mm-08 and the AI version has some good merit. I keep going back to that rifle when I really want to go kill something, it just works. 50+ deer not really sure how many with it and I have only shot one that I didn't watch drop and that one was my fault on shot placement not the gun or cartridge.
lf the saying "Liar, Liar your pants on fire" were true
Mainstream news might be fun to watch
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Re: Second try, Light 7mm-08 Ackley Improved, 17" threaded
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11/15/17 12:34 AM
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Great looking rifle. Love the color of the stock/chassis.
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Re: Second try, Light 7mm-08 Ackley Improved, 17" threaded
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12/07/17 05:32 AM
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No doubt that will be much handier than your heavy.
What brass - Lapua? WW is about 1.5 more capacity than RP. Federal has less than RP, but better quality.
So how much extra powder does the AI give over Saami?
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Re: Second try, Light 7mm-08 Ackley Improved, 17" threaded
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12/07/17 01:05 PM
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Lapua brass. I wanted high quality, stout brass, that wouldn't let go of the primer pockets early.
Once fire formed, it holds over 2.0 gr more powder
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Re: Second try, Light 7mm-08 Ackley Improved, 17" threaded
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12/07/17 04:53 PM
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Thanks, no doubt Lapua is the one to beat. Is yours a 40 degree?
I had outstanding accuracy with Nosler brass in 260 but not sure it is as durable.
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Re: Second try, Light 7mm-08 Ackley Improved, 17" threaded
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Re: Second try, Light 7mm-08 Ackley Improved, 17" threaded
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12/07/17 08:59 PM
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What barrel contour did you use? Hard to tell in the pictures. Looks good
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Re: Second try, Light 7mm-08 Ackley Improved, 17" threaded
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12/07/17 09:33 PM
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What barrel contour did you use? Hard to tell in the pictures. Looks good That's a factory Tikka Sporter, chopped off, and rechambered.
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Re: Second try, Light 7mm-08 Ackley Improved, 17" threaded
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12/07/17 10:58 PM
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What barrel contour did you use? Hard to tell in the pictures. Looks good That's a factory Tikka Sporter, chopped off, and rechambered. Gotcha. I have a few Tikkas with the sporter barrels but they're fluted. You're giving me ideas but I think I'm screwed as far as chopping and threading goes.
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Re: Second try, Light 7mm-08 Ackley Improved, 17" threaded
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12/09/17 11:39 PM
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I like it. Bolt is even on the correct side 
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Re: Second try, Light 7mm-08 Ackley Improved, 17" threaded
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12/10/17 02:13 PM
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What barrel contour did you use? Hard to tell in the pictures. Looks good That's a factory Tikka Sporter, chopped off, and rechambered. Gotcha. I have a few Tikkas with the sporter barrels but they're fluted. You're giving me ideas but I think I'm screwed as far as chopping and threading goes. I too used to think I couldn't chop a fluted barrel back, but a friend of mine bought a Tikka SL 223 that's been chopped back to 18", he likes it. I also saw a Savage Predator max1 for sale on here recently that'd been chopped back to 20" and had a custom thread protector made, it looked fine in the pics. I believe Morgan from DSS had done the work. So if you really want one of your tikka SL's chopped you I think you could have it done.
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Re: Second try, Light 7mm-08 Ackley Improved, 17" threaded
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12/13/17 04:03 AM
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2640 with a 162 suppressed is impressive, ever get an accuracy load?
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Re: Second try, Light 7mm-08 Ackley Improved, 17" threaded
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12/13/17 12:19 PM
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That is an accuracy load.
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