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Glenn Edwards

I friend if mines 16 year old boy has just bought himself a T3 in 7mm08. I will be putting together some hand loads for him, thinking the 162gn Amax would be a good option -they've worked well for me in this caliber- he wants to shoot out to 300 yds- He'll be taking anything from goats to deer with it and is heading to Fiordland with his dad this coming roar. I found the magazine to be a short by around 4-5mm. Wondering if anyone has had experience modding the mag? I'm thinking to dismantle it and pull out what looks like a plastic block/filler at the rear and replace it with a bit of teflon chopping board or the like. Possibly need to make changes to the bolt stop too... Nathan I do have all of your books already. I know you mentioned this issue with the Tikkas especially with the magnums. I also recall reading about freebore/bullet jump inherent in the 308 design... can't seem to find where exactly I read that just now for details on acceptable jump.
Mag measures 71.8mm, COAL measures 75.2mm when at the lands (162 Amax). I'm thinking it would be preferable to get closer than 4mm off... Any suggestions, tricks or traps to watch for would be much appreciated.