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<blockquote data-quote="Bed Wetter" data-source="post: 164091" data-attributes="member: 428">Where to start...I bought a Kimber Montana in .308 about a year ago. I really liked the rifle... up until I had to shoot it. I'm not a bolt-action guy and definitely a novice shooter. Sold the Kimber and bought a nice, heavy Remington 700 with a 24&quot; heavy barrel. I'm still not a great shooter but at least I have a rifle I'm comfortable learning with. I do enjoy shooting it, but it's not ideal for many hunting applications and I still fawn over that Kimber.So I came across the Kimber Adirondack in 7mm. Weighs under 5#, has an 18&quot; threaded barrel. I can throw a suppressor on it and a scope and it'll still be under 7#. Very expensive, but I have time to save up for it.I've been reading a little about 7-08 and it appeals to me for the following reasons:1. I have a couple thousand pieces of once-fired Lake City 7.62x51 brass that I can resize to 7-08.2. Seems to work pretty well out of a shorter barrel3. Less recoil, better BC, and better KE @ 500 yds than comparable .308Ok, please proceed with poking holes in this idea. It will save me a lot of $$ if someone can convince me this is a stupid idea.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Bed Wetter, post: 164091, member: 428"] Where to start... I bought a Kimber Montana in .308 about a year ago. I really liked the rifle... up until I had to shoot it. I'm not a bolt-action guy and definitely a novice shooter. Sold the Kimber and bought a nice, heavy Remington 700 with a 24" heavy barrel. I'm still not a great shooter but at least I have a rifle I'm comfortable learning with. I do enjoy shooting it, but it's not ideal for many hunting applications and I still fawn over that Kimber. So I came across the Kimber Adirondack in 7mm. Weighs under 5#, has an 18" threaded barrel. I can throw a suppressor on it and a scope and it'll still be under 7#. Very expensive, but I have time to save up for it. I've been reading a little about 7-08 and it appeals to me for the following reasons: 1. I have a couple thousand pieces of once-fired Lake City 7.62x51 brass that I can resize to 7-08. 2. Seems to work pretty well out of a shorter barrel 3. Less recoil, better BC, and better KE @ 500 yds than comparable .308 Ok, please proceed with poking holes in this idea. It will save me a lot of $$ if someone can convince me this is a stupid idea. [/QUOTE]

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