The 6.5 Gibbs is earning its keep

[Ridge_Runner]

Having a blast this year, its taken deer at 470, 580, 682, 787. most awesome rifle I ever messed with, shooters have ranged from 13 years old to 67. killed my buck at 53 steps with my savage 99 7mm/08, have a great season guys
RR

 

[DrMike]

Sounds as if it is indeed earning its keep. Is this for use in the family? Or are you loaning it out to friends?

 

[Ridge_Runner]

I take just about anyone who wants to go, I let a 17 yo shool girl shoot one at 682, my buddy told me on retrieval, the legend is growing, I talk to them a bit and access their comprehension, based on that I let them set the scope with my instructions, if they have trouble understanding I set it up and let them do the breeze and squeeze, have not had a miss yet, but by far the best student was a 13 yo boy
RR

 

[cloverleaf]

how'd you manage a 7mm-08 in a model 99? Heck of a thing that would be. Glad to hear you've had a good year. CL

 

[Ridge_Runner]

when I bought the thing I was mad cause it was the best I could do after a 7 year search for a 284, wouldn't take a farm in tx for it today
RR

 

[JD338]

That's pretty awesome RR.

JD338

 

[filmjunkie4ever]

Is that 7mm-08 a 99C?

We have one of the 99F models in .284 WCF. It belongs to one of my sisters, we wouldn't take a farm in Tx for it either.

Thanks for sharing.

Dale

 

[6mm Remington]

That's neat that you have gotten others out there and they have had such great success. Hard to beat anything built on a 30-06 case!!

 

[FOTIS]

what is your setup and load?

 

[Ridge_Runner]

what is your setup and load?

Its a rem. 700 built by Ray Romain, 30" kreiger 8 twist senduro weight barrel, Holland brake pillared and glassed in a joel russo A5L. Up top is a loopy mark 4 8.5x25 M1 TMR in seekins rings on a 20 moa seekins rail. load is win. cases stuffed with 61.7 gr of retumbo stopped up with a 140 gr berger match (yellow box) lit off with a fed. 210 for 3180 fps.
RR

 

[SJB358]

Way to go buddy. Sounds like that Gibbs is kicking butt for you. Glad your having such a great season up there.

 

[Woodycreek]

Good stuff RR!

 

[taylorce1]

Ol' Rocky Gibbs was an interesting dude, and what he did with the 06 case was interesting as well. Now does your 6.5 Gibbs have a barrel 26" long as measured from the tip of the loaded cartridge? I always thought that was unique how Rocky determined barrel length.

 

[Ridge_Runner]

Ol' Rocky Gibbs was an interesting dude, and what he did with the 06 case was interesting as well. Now does your 6.5 Gibbs have a barrel 26" long as measured from the tip of the loaded cartridge? I always thought that was unique how Rocky determined barrel length.

It started out at 30" it was rechambered once, so its around 26" from the bullet tip.
RR