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RE: seggestion needed for custom rifle caliber

rusty75

I don't know where your custom Rem LSS Mtn rifle will come in weight wise but the factory version is about 6 1/2 Lbs. I can't even begin to imagine the recoil of a 350 Win Mag in a 6 1/2 Lb Mtn rifle! Hope you're not recoil sensitive.

I agree with Vapodog......go with the 7mm-08. I've got one in Rem 700 Mtn LSS and just love it. It's a real pleasure to shoot withlight recoil and it's very accurate as well.Put a scope with a bullet drop compensating reticle on it and trajectory becomes a mute point. I put a Burris 3-9x40 w Ballistic Plex reticle on mine.

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RE: seggestion needed for custom rifle caliber

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I don't know where your custom Rem LSS Mtn rifle will come in weight wise but the factory version is about 6 1/2 Lbs. I can't even begin to imagine the recoil of a 350 Win Mag in a 6 1/2 Lb Mtn rifle! Hope you're not recoil sensitive.

Actually I own a .350 mag Custom KS Model 7 from the remington custom shop. It has a 20"BBL and Macmillan Synthetic stock and weighs under 6 lbs without scope and as much as people rant that it would be brutal to shoot it is not at all. Very similar to a stout 3006 load. The problem with the remington model 7 action is that its length limits the amount of bullets you can use with the .350. For that reason if I was building an elk and moose rifle on that action and didn't want a .35 cal I would opt for a .308 win. With 180 gr. Partitions cranked tp 2700 fps its no different than a 3006.