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I have a ruger no.1 in .338 win mag and just got a trade offer for a BAR 7mm mag stalker with BOSS.
Would this be a good trade if i'm mainly deer hunting with the rifle?

Depends on how far you're shooting. I have a few newer BAR's in different calibers, I don't trust them past 200ishyds with it b/c of auto accuracy issues.

300yds is about my limit.

This is the link to the BAR:
http://www.armslist.com/posts/1449043/p ... -with-boss

If it was me, I'd trade just because of the availability of ammo. You can buy 7mm mag darn near anywhere.

assateague wrote:If it was me, I'd trade just because of the availability of ammo. You can buy 7mm mag darn near anywhere.

that and it's a bar

I'd troll gunbroker and see which one has more value and then sell whichever one you end up with and buy something useful.

jehler wrote:

assateague wrote:If it was me, I'd trade just because of the availability of ammo. You can buy 7mm mag darn near anywhere.

that and it's a bar

That would be reason enough for me right there.

How is the 7mm Mag on deer?

teb wrote:How is the 7mm Mag on deer?

Lethal.

I would not want a semi-automatic rifle for deer hunting. Get yourself a bolt 308 or -06.

7mm is awesome, you won't have to track em and they won't tear up much meat like that .338 does.

Just what I want to hear. A 7mm wouldn't be my first choice in caliber, nor would a semi-auto. but I have no use for a big .338 mag
and have been trying to sell/trade it off for a while now and this is the best trade offer i've got.

Try different sites as a mean to trade or sell, search fb groups for gun trading groups if you want a different gun. I hunt with a .300win most of the time but the ballisitics read better on a 7mm.

I would get rid of both of them for a proper deer caliber.

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Tomkat wrote:I would get rid of both of them for a proper deer caliber.

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you mean a 30-30?

jehler wrote:

Tomkat wrote:I would get rid of both of them for a proper deer caliber.

Haters may start......NOW


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you mean a 30-30?

25-06?

A .223 with a collapsible stock and suppressor is more than sufficient.

The Duck Hammer wrote:

jehler wrote:

Tomkat wrote:I would get rid of both of them for a proper deer caliber.

Haters may start......NOW


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you mean a 30-30?

25-06?

Those both sound good to me.


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3legged_lab wrote:A .223 with a collapsible stock and suppressor is more than sufficient.

You should get a .22 Hornet then.

I think my .17 should do.

Winchesters new .17 definitely would. That thing looks badass.

I saw that in a magazine while I was at the barber shop. Makes me wonder about getting such a small bullet going too fast though.

3legged_lab wrote:I think my .17 should do.

Why waste powder? Why not use a bb gun? Or perhaps a butter knife?


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BrewGUN wrote:

teb wrote:How is the 7mm Mag on deer?

Lethal.

x2...I have a savage 7mm mag with the accutrigger. When you shoot a deer with a 7mm mag, they don't run, they just fold over. Downside to a 7mm mag is that they can kick like a mule if they don't have a muzzle brake on them. I am still trying to convince myself to have some work done to my 7mm mag to make it a long range gun. I have popped balloons the size of a dinner plate at 600 plus yards with a 7mm mag that was set up for it.

Tomkat wrote:

3legged_lab wrote:I think my .17 should do.

Why waste powder? Why not use a bb gun? Or perhaps a butter knife?


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Well, the only deer I've ever killed was with a stick and string.

3legged_lab wrote:

Tomkat wrote:

3legged_lab wrote:I think my .17 should do.

Why waste powder? Why not use a bb gun? Or perhaps a butter knife?


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Well, the only deer I've ever killed was with a stick and string.

I have killed a big pile of them with a .270 and a 30 06

My cousin killed a monster buck with a 243

Black powder is coming up for me next. I will also kill one with a 44 mag some day.

95% of all the deer I have shot where under 50 yards. The rest where under 100 yards.

GKR there is no doubt your 7mm is plenty of gun for a wt deer.

3legged_lab wrote:I saw that in a magazine while I was at the barber shop. Makes me wonder about getting such a small bullet going too fast though.

Have you ever seen a .223 WSSM?

Negative. I did see a butterfly today though.

If it was legal in WA, I'd hunt with a .22-250