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A 270 and a Kimber, Ingwe needs one

Poobs wouldn't be able to handle the power....

Sometimes even the good guys get burned.

Sorry Sam.



Travis

There are some really nice 243 Foresters around....

Give it to TAK.

He can have it spraying 2' patterns in no time!

Hey Sam, that's a nice all terrain 270 you got there! I had contemplated getting a 270 Montana, but when I saw the nice piece of wood on the Classic Select it just said, "Take Me Home!"

Flave, thanks for the kind words but much like the rifle, I am also a POS.


Hawk and Ben, the 243 MT is also a royal POS. No doubt the Sako is a POS as well.



OC, I tried PMing TAK for some POSP(piece of chit pointers) but so far he hasn't got back to me.



M, let me guess, your Classic Select 270 is an UBER POS?!





In all seriousness here is the list of things I did to the rifle.


Bedded it.

Adjusted trigger(it's not perfect but good enough).

Polished up the feed 'rails'.

Zero other issues.

I also did order a longer 'lug' screw. The factory version is a touch too short post-bedding.


It might have shot fine without bedding

Sam,

All the new Montana's coming into the shop have the same trigger guard as the Ascent. They also have the new shiny trigger. I don't know if they ran out of the old trigger guards or just changed to aluminum to save weight and production cost. I may email them and find out. Weight savings wouldn't be much, so I'm guessing it was a cost cutting measure.

You're like a Ford.

BOOM....


grin.



Travis

I have the same gun and scope and they are also a POS!

Rather be a Toyota, though😀

Had a feeling you'd suffer your results, Sam! Nice shooting!

Sammo, you really should have called me for gun counseling before buying that piece of crap. Im a gun ex-spurt.



Coulda fixed you up with a Savage Axis at a fraction of the price you paid .....

M, let me guess, your Classic Select 270 is an UBER POS?!

Well Sam, I don't know if it's an Uber POS, but I do know I'm a slut for pretty wood stocks!

I hear the local LGS has Berger VLD Hunting .277 140's in stock. We'll see if this one likes 'em. I've been shooting 150 BT's for so long I might have to learn a new trajectory chart.

Thanks for the info Darrik. An ounce or two won't make a difference to me but for whatever reason I would prefer stainless.



Flave, comparing me to the greatest pickup of all-time is an UBER compliment. Thanks man, it really means a lot.



4winds, sorry to hear you got swindled by Kimber. I guess you could always trade it in on a Tikka.



Ingwe, now you have me thinking.....

Throw in a 4-16x50 sniper scope(under $100 of course) and we might have a deal.



M, what powder/charge weight and velocity do you get with the 150 BT's?

I'm gonna load up some 140 Accubonds this weekend and see how they do.

Sammo...I can do the scope no problem. I'll just mail order a BSA " Sweet .270" and we will be all set!

That sounds pretty über.

Gotta be the natty light and not rilfe....

you give it the SAS treatment?

Sam,

Did you call Kimber and specify a longer screw when ordering? My 270 Montana, bought here on the 'fire, was bedded by the PO and the screws grabs but two threads at best.

Poobs, great idea!


MM, I agree!


CLB, still haven't shot it on a calm day yet!

I did do the SAS checklist, Talley screws were okay, mag-box all good. Bedded it(like all my rifles), and lightened up the trigger, that was it. That and the below tip.


Ed, this is the way to go. I forget who figured it out but someone mentioned it a few year ago.

http://www.midwayusa.com/product/156089/remington-rear-trigger-guard-screw-700-adl-bdl-hex-head

It will probably be too long so compare it to your Kimber screw and trim accordingly. I had to do the same thing with a 243 and now the 270. After bedding the original screw didn't grab enough for my liking so I replaced with a little longer screw.


You can take the bolt out and look down into the action and see the lug screw hole. That's the easiest way to make sure the screw isn't too long and bottoming out.


The Tikka guys would probably have an aneurysm figuring this out....

Shoulda bought a cow barrel....

Thanks Sam. Order in.