7-08 Pistol Help

[Mike D]

7-08 Pistol Help

Any Smith should be able to cut and crown it I would have to check but I believe the forearm screw spacing is different between rifle and pistol barrels

Hmmmm, I have a 260 pistol barrel and pretty sure I was able to install a rifle
forearm on it.

EDIT: Yep. Here it is with the pistol forearm.



Here it is with the rifle forend installed.






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[jmeghunts]

That's really nice Mike!

[twosixteens]

[QUOTE=Mike D;15111739]Hmmmm, I have a 260 pistol barrel and pretty sure I was able to install a rifle
forearm on it

Hmmmm here is my 243 rifle and 30/06 pistol barrel I guess you could just install one screw

[jmeghunts]

[quote=twosixteens;15111974]

Hmmmm, I have a 260 pistol barrel and pretty sure I was able to install a rifle
forearm on it

Hmmmm here is my 243 rifle and 30/06 pistol barrel I guess you could just install one screw


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Thanks for the pic. I could probably cut this rifle barrel down and still use the rifle length forearm. After all the input from you guys I have decided to sell one, maybe two, of my pistol barrels and buy a nice custom barrel. I was really set on 7-08 but after thinking on it I may go with 260 Rem. Still haven't decided.

[cantexduck]

6.5 creedmoor has also
Been a good one in a pistol.

[jmeghunts]

6.5 creedmoor has also
Been a good one in a pistol.

Any idea what velocity a 140 gr bullet would get out of the pistol barrel? Or would you be better off with lighter bullets for the pistol hunts?

[cantexduck]

I will ask my hunter that uses it. I know he has checked it. The game changer bullet has work extremely well.

[kenforu]

Barrel

Match Grade Machine can build you whatever barrel you want, they can tap it for you and put bases and rings on it. Couple that they have done for me - 30 BR, and 460win mag

[jmeghunts]

Match Grade Machine can build you whatever barrel you want, they can tap it for you and put bases and rings on it. Couple that they have done for me - 30 BR, and 460win mag

Very nice. Who made the stock set for those?

[Mike D]

Any idea what velocity a 140 gr bullet would get out of the pistol barrel? Or would you be better off with lighter bullets for the pistol hunts?

I shoot 130 class bullets out of my pistol. Furthest I’ve killed with it so far is 155 yards.


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[kenforu]

I’ll have to get the information for you he is out of South Carolina awesome guy he measures your hand and grip then builds the grip to fit.

[Leverhunter]

Any idea what velocity a 140 gr bullet would get out of the pistol barrel? Or would you be better off with lighter bullets for the pistol hunts?

I shoot a 7-30 Waters with 139gr at 2,250fps and I’m not close to a max load. Don’t have the Hornady manual here but you should get at least 2,450 probably more with the 7mm-08.

[jmeghunts]

I shoot a 7-30 Waters with 139gr at 2,250fps and I’m not close to a max load. Don’t have the Hornady manual here but you should get at least 2,450 probably more with the 7mm-08.

That should be plenty of medicine for any of the small west TX deer we hunt.

[kmon]

I have used my TC Contender with 120gr Ballistic Tips at 2450fps on hill country deer from 10 yards to 225 yards without a problem. Since 1992 that waters barrel has had a 2-6 bushnell trophy that a couple years was still on like it has been for years.

For barrel cutting/crowning or threading https://www.facebook.com/barrelthreading Morgan is good to go. Good prices and work