Who makes short barreled 7mm/08

[REN]

Doesn't seem easy to find. Does anyone make a 16-18inch barrel 7mm/08?

To be clear I mean affordable factory rifles

 

[Jcalder]

buy one, and have it cut and threaded.

 

[Tenntrapper]

Doesn't seem easy to find. Does anyone make a 16-18inch barrel 7mm/08?

To be clear I mean affordable factory rifles

The Ruger Hawkeye Compact has a 16" barrel... available in 7/08

 

[Tenntrapper]

The American compact has an 18" barrel.

https://www.budsgunshop.com/product_info.php/products_id/84841/ruger+amer-c+7mm-08+18+mtblk

 

[Rockhound]

Ruger hawkeye compact, ruger american compact

 

[REN]

Ruger hawkeye compact, ruger american compact

I don't want the reduced LOP though

 

[knightrider]

Howa

 

[REN]

Howa

I looked at them first. I may have missed it completely but the Super Lite is the only one I could find that would work, and TBH I didnt wanna spend $1k on a Howa

 

[Wade195]

The American compact has an 18" barrel.

https://www.budsgunshop.com/product_info.php/products_id/84841/ruger+amer-c+7mm-08+18+mtblk

I love mine.

 

[ImThere]

I don't want the reduced LOP though

Change the stock

 

[Wade195]

Perfect solution

 

[tellico4x4]

Encore action if you can find one & have Mike Bellum make a barrel like you want it.

 

[REN]

Change the stock

I'm not against that if I can find one cheap but ideally didn't wanna spend $800 on a gun and then another $200-$300 on a stock

 

[ImThere]

I'm not against that if I can find one cheap but ideally didn't wanna spend $800 on a gun and then another $200-$300 on a stock

I've seen where people do the opposite swap and sell the standard LOP stock quite often for around $100 I've also heard Ruger will send you one if you get ahold of customer service. Could be a rumor but worth checking in to. (But I did hear that going the other way to a youth stock)

 

[muddyboots]

I have en encore that I had made with an 18 inch barrel made for it. It's like a toy. lol. Pretty sweet for climbers. But yes they are hard to find affordable. Christensen arms makes one but expensive. I looked and looked and had one built. Hard to find factory.

 

[muddyboots]

I searched gunbroker and only guns with short barrel 7/08 came up was the ruger compact, and an ar type. Maybe find a used model 7?