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TikkaT3 270 w/swaro 4x12 brh reticle for me. Lights out in most depts.! Coat of the right paint solves ugly and all else is sweet.
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I Would go with a tikka and spend the rest on optics and ammo, done.
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NEWS FLASH! DECISION MADE!
Just pushed the "buy now" button on Gunbroker. Montana Rifle Company X2, .30-06 $1179 With free shipping! That was the right choice IMO. Congrats and let us know how it runs for you.
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Great! Let us know how she shoots...........Good luck..........Hb
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I won't drink the swirled Kool-Aid .....well, maybe, if it looks like wood
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So,did this with a MRC M 1999 American .338 RUM and 250 gr Nosler Partition. Look great! But no doubt a Tikka or RAR would tighten that group right up And good luck finding one in 338RUM Oh well,I'll just suffer with the MRC .338 RUM.
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TikkaT3 270 w/swaro 4x12 brh reticle for me. Lights out in most depts.! Coat of the right paint solves ugly and all else is sweet.
Mac Life NRA I have a few. They DO shoot. And I don't worry about a scratch or two... But I still love my custom Remmys and my 308 Montucky is a joy to hike the mountains with. If I had to choose, it would be a Remmy custom or the Montucky.
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Here are the contenders in no particular order:
1.) Kimber Montana 2.) Montana Rifle Company X2 3.) Rem 700 Mountain Rifle SS 4.) Nosler 48 Patriot 5.) Winchester 70 EW
Who is number one, and why? I'd add Browning X-bolt SS Stalker to the list and in my experience I'd vote it #1. Right around $1k on GB. Have one in 7mm wsm and it's a better and more accurate rifle than the EW 300 WSM I let go. I have two SS Rem 700s and out of the box, neither was in the league of the X-Bolt. May not be the 'fire fav since the trigger may lock up and fail to shoot in salt water, but fortunately I live in Missouri, so that isn't a concern for me....I haven't owned a Kimber (handles nice), or a Nosler or a XW2. The XW2 with the new stock sounds intriguing. Just my experience.
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