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 My First Rifle
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12/07/12 10:35 PM
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greygooser
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Well here it is, its taken a month or two to narrow it down, finally got it figured. Just picked it up from basspro, back down tomorrow to sight it in. Xbolt SS 7mm rem mag. Nikon Buckmaster 3x9 50mm sat on DNZ medium 1 piece mount. Can't wait to get out and test it on the hogs. Thanks for all the advice and info on my previous posts folks. 
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 Re: My First Rifle
[Re: greygooser]
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12/07/12 10:41 PM
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fowlplayr
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Re: My First Rifle
[Re: fowlplayr]
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12/07/12 10:42 PM
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Redneck Messiah
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That will be some bad hog medicine for sure!
Originally Posted By: cody
...give it to a homeless guy...he won't mind the stiffness
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Re: My First Rifle
[Re: Redneck Messiah]
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12/07/12 10:50 PM
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kmon11
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Congrats on the new hog slayer
lf the saying "Liar, Liar your pants on fire" were true
Mainstream news might be fun to watch
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Re: My First Rifle
[Re: fowlplayr]
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12/07/12 10:55 PM
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sactoller
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Nice rifle in a great all around cartridge!
Bed it, load 162 Amax and go forth and fill an ark!
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Re: My First Rifle
[Re: chital_shikari]
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12/08/12 12:39 AM
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txtrophy85
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nice rifle.
what made you choose a 7mm mag as your first rifle?
For it is not the quarry that we truly seek, but the adventure.
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Re: My First Rifle
[Re: txtrophy85]
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12/08/12 12:45 AM
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Don Dial
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If you wish to save your shoulders and ears try 120 grain projectiles w/about 60 grain of IMR 4350..should get you around
2000 fps and recoil like a 243..DD
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Re: My First Rifle
[Re: Don Dial]
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12/08/12 12:50 AM
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txtrophy85
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If you wish to save your shoulders and ears try 120 grain projectiles w/about 60 grain of IMR 4350..should get you around
2000 fps and recoil like a 243..DD the managed recoil remington loads are nice....kicks like a .270 and kills things dead
For it is not the quarry that we truly seek, but the adventure.
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Re: My First Rifle
[Re: Don Dial]
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12/08/12 12:58 AM
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rustytxrx
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Never owned a magnum but i have a 7-08 i really like the 7mm bullets good choice
Rusty
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Re: My First Rifle
[Re: rustytxrx]
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12/08/12 01:15 AM
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tth_40
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Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large numbers
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Re: My First Rifle
[Re: rustytxrx]
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12/08/12 03:48 AM
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Re: My First Rifle
[Re: txtrophy85]
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12/08/12 02:38 PM
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greygooser
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Thanks guys, hopefully i'll take my first animal with it in the next few weeks. nice rifle.
what made you choose a 7mm mag as your first rifle? I wouldn't claim to be too knowledgeable in this area but it seemed like an obvious choice. From what i've read its capable of taking anything in North America, pretty flat out to 300 yards and widely available. You could say that for .270 or 30-06 i guess. The extra bit of power the mag affords is for the hogs. And that also gave me the 26" barrel which is a plus. That and the fact the first real rifle i fired was my FIL's Rem 700 BDL 7mm rem mag. Sat a hog at 200 yards first time, it was kinda hard to ignore those results!
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Re: My First Rifle
[Re: greygooser]
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12/08/12 02:53 PM
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fishonmyline
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7 mag was my first rifle also. No need for anything else.
I don't smoke ,so I can't say but I highly doubt it. I do know a loud fart works! I think they like the smell plus I guess they think it's a buck grunt.
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Re: My First Rifle
[Re: fishonmyline]
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12/08/12 03:09 PM
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Remington Rules
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Nice looking gun hope you have lots of good times with that gun
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Re: My First Rifle
[Re: MB Wilson]
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12/11/12 04:33 PM
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almuerzo
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Nice...Happy Hunting/ Shooting !!! 
You can only have too much ammo if you are on fire or swimming....
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