Randy, I haven't handled an 84L, curious to hear how it compares to the 84M.
Hello Sam, I'm kinda in the same boat. I have felt the 84L, I thought it was nice. Like Brad said, it could be a bit long, and need to be cut back. I have yet to feel an 84 Montana. I own an 84M in 308 Win. Wood stock. This rifle shoots great, has a nice feel to it. Fun to hunt with. I think, I would really like to put a Kimber 84 Montana in my hands and go from there.
Anyone else belong to this cult? Maybe it was Jack OConnor, Maybe it was the look of my Dad's old pre-64 Model 70, that he took about 35 Vermont bucks with, or maybe its just nostalgia. But its been years since I've wanted to use anything else on a SERIOUS hunt.
Belong to the .270 cult? Not me, although I do have a couple of rifles in .270 MI (Much Improved). They are more commonly known as a 6.5-06 Ackley and .280 Rem.
I�ve always considered the .270 to arguably be the best cartridge for a dedicated deer rifle and still feel that way. Problem is I don�t need a dedicated deer rifle when most of my big game hunting is antelope and elk. Deer are more targets of opportunity, to be taken when it doesn�t get in the way of filling elk tags.
Several years ago I tried to buy a .270 at a gun show. It was a stainless Ruger MKII with the Zytel semi-skeleton �boat paddle� stock. Seller and I were $15 apart on price so I decided to go home and think about it. Then I decided I was stupid to let $15 get in the way and went back the next morning to purchase it. Got to the show about 10 minutes after it opened and was about 10 minutes too late � someone else was already filling out the paperwork. Still kicking myself for being so #@&#$^% stupid.
Last year I sold a Ruger #1 in .280 Rem with the intention of replacing it with a rifle Daughter #1 could use on her first elk hunt this coming fall. A .270 was a top contender for the replacement but I already had a pile of .280 Rem brass and, because I also shoot a 7mm RM, lots of bullets in .284�. Thus the replacement was also a .280 Rem, this time a Ruger All-Weather. (Turns out she likes my .308 Ruger Scout better and wants to use that. Go figure.)
So while a �real� .270 eludes me, my .270 MI rifles have me well covered on both sides.
Coyote Hunter - NRA Patriot Life, NRA Whittington Center Life, GOA, DAD - and I VOTE!
No, I'm not a Ruger bigot - just an unabashed fan of their revolvers, M77's and #1's.
Im a 270 WSM fan and it has served me well from NY to Oregon. 150 PTs and now BBCs at 3150 work excellent. Got plenty of others but I still love to hunt with my 270. Easiest rifle I've ever loaded for and the easiest rifle I can sling up and look like a decent rifleman with.
There are more 270win-chambered rifles in my safes than any other cartridge. My first centerfire was an old ADL. Local store was advertising Rem 700 "30-06" rifles on sale. I went down to pick one up, and the first gun the man threw on the counter for me to look at was a 270. All I said was "I want this one"...I killed literally truckloads of game with that gun topped with an original Redfield Widefield.
My son owns that rifle now, and has killed everything from whitetails to hogs to sheep with it. Still wears that Redfield Widefield.
If I had to own just one rifle, it would be a 270.
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