Quote Originally Posted by wbm View Post
26" CBI Barrel, 1-9 Twist, Heavy Hunter Contour.
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One doesn't need a 28" bull barrel and a heavy stock weighing 13lbs+ to shoot in a comp, assuming its a tactical long range and not an F-class type comp. If you ever decide to get really serious about comps then you will build a purpose built rifle for that. If it were me and I wanted to have both capabilities with that caliber I would load 162 gr Hornady SST for hunting and the 162 Amax for comp. You can a get little more velocity with the 162's since it doesn't quite have the capacity as most other 7mm. I wouldn't go heavier than a light varmint contour to keep weight down and a magnum contour on the light end.
A 3x15 range FFP optic should suffice and the stock options mentioned earlier are all good. There is the Boyd's Tacticool also. I believe the wood laminates should all be fairly light and definitely bed the action. I would go with PTG or CDI bottom metal. Good luck.