Here are the specs on both rifles for comparison.
Rifles Inc Strata - 6 pounds, 6 ounces
- Built in 2000
- Rem 700 BDL L/A (Chrome Moly)
- 23" SS Lilja "Featherweight" barrel w/ break
- Teflon coated
- Rifles Inc Strata stock (17 ounces if I remember right)
- Zeiss Conquest 2-10x42 HD5 w/ Rapid-Z reticle
- DNZ Hunt Master rings
- Bolt and action skeletonized
Faux Rifles Inc - 7 pounds, 3 ounces
- Rem 700 ADL L/A (Chrome Moly)
- 24" Factory Sporter Barrel
- Gre-tan fluted firing pin
- Custom bolt knob
- Bolt fluted
- Cerakoted
- McMillan Mountaineer (24 ounces)
- DNZ Game Reaper Mounts
- Leupold VX-2 3-9x42 w/ LR Reticle
The 300 Wby has a break on it which make is not terrible to shoot, although it will get your attention. My idea with the 270 was to build a relatively identical rifle to practice with that doesn't cost as much to shoot. I also left the factory barrel on the 270 as, one, it shot well, and two it doesn't heat up like the Rifles Inc one does. I also chose to go with the DNZ mounts over the Talley Light Weights as they are much more robust, but only weigh 1 ounce more.
If anyone else has built a Faux Rifles Inc Strata on the Mountaineer, please post them up. Would love to see how others are approaching this.
