257heaven ,
Which scope do you have ?
hdk182 ,
The rifle might not be perfect but when walking through brush and under limbs with a rifle that sticks up higher than my head -catching the barrel on one after the next gets real old.
I have a couple of model sevens with 18 1/2" barrels and they are a joy to carry -I can tell a difference between them and a 21" barrel rifle I have. Just thinking about trying a different rifle and getting peoples thoughts so thanks.
I totally get that, hence my comments about saving some $$ on a montana and having the barrel chopped.
I carry my 7-08 Montana IN the Adirondacks and have a easy time with it. Being so light, when I get in the real nasty stuff, I carry it in hand and just point it into or let it follow me depending on the situation. I have one aluminum cap on the front of my scope just for this reason, it works great.
I have the vx-3 with a 32mm obj but not lightweight mounts. The clearance is fine and it is as great a compact a rifle as I could ask for. I also dumped a muley with it at 310yds a couple years ago.
If you would like some pics of the setup I'm happy to upload them.
Whatever you go with, you will have an awesome rifle
