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Thanks kiddekop. I will look into them. Am talking to a guy who shoots (and hunts) for the British shooting team. I am looking to get my 7mm WSM as precise as possible and will maybe have to be within travelling distance. I will look into these sites, though, as I want to keep my options...

Blessings Roy! You had me going there!!! Wil post back in the future. Thanks again.

Have decided to go with the 7mm WSM and will have one built for me by a guy up in Scotland. Thanks for all of the advice guys. Will let you know how it works out!

Hi Tom. Like I said, this obvious discimination was something that was taking place in the eighties when I wanted to make my application. I don't know what the situation is now. However much my wife and I would love to come live in America, we have work to do here in England. It's just the...

I am a preacher and Bible teacher. I know though that in these days God has work for me to do in England. My country is in a very dark place these days. I don't like to say it but it would be near impossible for me as a private citizen to gain entry to the United States. If I were invited to...

Uprooting the family to Wyoming would be first on my list but God has a job for us right here in England. Go figure! Believe it or not we have a National Rifle Association but it seems to be a bit of a paper tiger here and tends to bow down to government rather than stand up for the rights of...

When I had the .338 I had to put on my licence Lap. Mag. I actually don't think that this is a government thing. Each police force interprets the laws for itself. Added to that the Firearms Officers are not police officers but civilians attached to the police. They sometimes seem to want to...

Hi Asa. I have talked to Peter Jackson a couple of times in the past and a close friend who is a local firearms dealer knows him quite well. Regarding local law, I have had a .338 Lap. Mag. in the past and sold it just before it was banned at Bisley. So getting another mag. calibre on my...

Thanks Roy. It will come one day and when I'm ready (I hope)!!!

Point taken about the Rockies Tom! I will be on the lookout for a 7mm Rem Mag and will try to find a quality build. There are one or two gunsmiths here who can build for me based on the Remington 700 (the same as my custom stocked and bedded .243 BDL) but they are very expensive. If I look at...

I take on board what you are saying. It seems to me that I have to try out the 6.5x55, the 7mm Rem. Mag. and the 280 and make a decision. Realistically, here in the UK, it would be rare to get a shot at a red deer (our largest deer species) at more than 400 yards, 500 at most, with the target...

Hi Asa. Is there any value in looking at the 6.5x55 Ackley Improved? Would it produce any tangible benefits over the 'standard' 6.5? As you know I am seriously considering the 7mm Rem. Mag. My major concern with this is barrel life. I would have to have the rifle built (probably in the US...

Many thanks Tom. The 7mm Rem Mag does have the edge in my heart at the moment. You know one of Winnie's last quotes was that if he had his time over again he would be born an American (Just like his mom). There are many of us here who will give their support to the US all the way. Be blessed...

Thanks for the replies chaps. Yes, Tom. I hope some day to hunt in the USA as I have friends in Colorado and Nevada. I would also like to get out to Wyoming some time but the years are creeping up...! I don't see me ever hunting bear but I would like to take some decent sized elk over the...

Hi Remy. I definitely want to be able to push out beyond 600 yards for target and deer and maybe a long range elk which is available to me in Scandinavia when I can get there. It does become difficult to choose the starting rifle and scope combination and sometimes it doesn't help that there...

Thanks JD. I feel sure that I will go for the 280 AI as it seems to answer all of my needs without too much shoulder damage. Plus I won't need to buy another scope! At the moment my VX-III 4.5-14LR is on my .243 but I also have a 3.5-10x40 B&C which will be ample for the .243 at shorter...

Thanks for getting back to me guys. It's appreciated. Long. To answer your questions. I used to have a Sako TRG .338 Lap. Mag. but this was just too much recoil and weight for anything else other than sitting at the range. Not one to carry in the field! I think that 300 win would be the...

Hi Everybody. Just want to introduce myself as I'm new to the forum. My name is Paul from Dorset, England. Have gotten into reloading in the last few months and use Nosler bullets in my .243 deer rifle. If you can advise by way of my first post here, I am looking to have a rifle put together...