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@ 01:50 pm (GMT) |
Nathan FosterFrom an internet querry:Hi Nathan I just spent most of the day reading the data base on your website and I would like to thank you for taking the time to do all the hard work and tell you That was an AWESOME Shot. Now you have me seriously thinking of building a 7mm maybe not the practical but at least a .280 Rem based on the savage axis as it would be easy to change the barrel from any of 30-06 family to .280 Rem your thoughts would be appreciated Thanks. Regards Vince. |
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@ 02:11 pm (GMT) |
Nathan FosterRe: Savage AxisHi Vince, A .280 would be fine. The 7mm Practical was designed to squeeze extra performance out of the sevens, for shooting at the longest of ranges. It's power level is not a necessity. In contrast, the .280 offers lower recoil and less wear, more of an all around rifle chambering which really is a great thing. The .280 is generally fairly easy to use out to 800 yards once the shooter is practiced with the rifle. Out at 1000 yards, shooting gets a bit trickier and wounding is less dramatic than the magnums, but again, much depends on your over all goals. This definitely is a game of compromise.I don't believe the Savage Axis is a good choice for you. The Weather Warrior would be much better. On the Axis, a cost cutting excersize has seen the ever important recoil lug removed in favor of the Tikka T3 set up. This can work very well, but it can also go wrong. The last thing we need is one more variable to work around. One of the things we all strive for in precision shooting is minimal variables. Its also not a good sign, when a budget rifle company makes a budget version of a budget rifle. There is such a thing as trying too hard to make a cheap product. Hunters need to be aware that if they want a good product, they need to be willing to put aside money, save and pay for the time taken to make this product. As an aside, even if the materials are cheap and manufacturing methods allow for extremely high standards of CNC machining at a low price- the one thing company owners and consumers must concern themselves with is the workers on the shop floor. If you ask your workers to make a cheap shitty product, you can bet they will comply, we cannot expect workers to take pride in a budget version of a budget rifle. Some of us are motivated by money, some of us by pride in work, both forms of reward need to be available to workers in the gun trade. Sorry to go on about this. Nathan. |
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@ 04:03 pm (GMT) |
Vincent YarrowRe: Savage AxisThanks Nathan.Normally I would be using a .308 for most of my hunting is done at reasonabley close ranges ( point blank out to 150 meters ) I was thinking of the .280 as more of a less Expensive/ Lighter Recoiling round for target shooting/ hunting out to a maximum range of about 500 meters rather than something like the 7mm Rem Mag. For longer ranges out to 1000 meters as my skills progress I will be switching over to the .260 Rem purely for target shooting/ competition as I don't see my self ever hunting at ranges exceeding 500 meters. Thanks, Regards Vince. |
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