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rebarreling a tikka t3 7mm-08 question
Hi I just purchased a new tikka t3 7mm-08. how accurate is the stock barrel for , say 500 yard shooting? or a better question can the stock barrel preform out to 500 yards? I guess another question word be what is the maximum range for this gun?
Or should I consider rebarreling the gun ? I'd like to have a long range shooter for deer. My bucket list has take a deer at long range out west. hopefully one day. If Im right the cartridge is a necked down .308 so it should be qualified for distance. Im just not sure about the barrel.
Thanks for any info.
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I would definitely try the stock barrel before deciding on a barrel change. The 7mm-08 in a 22+ inch barrel combined with appropriate ammunition is adequately powerful to take deer sized game in excess of 500 yards given precise bullet placement. Your rifle should be capable of producing sub MOA accuracy out of the box with several long range factory ammunition choices and any number of hand loaded component combinations.
Without getting into the ethics of your proposition, yes you could use the rifle in factory configuration to take game at 500 yds.
That said, I would expect a long range hunter to be highly familiar with all of the variables affecting the decision to pull the trigger and your question implies that you will need to do a lot more research and practice before sending that bullet on its way.
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