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I would guess they contoured the extractor to go over a hand loaded round.

Pretty sure that’s been done before.

Zero interest. No interest in an integral Pic Rail on a blue/wood rifle. No interest in an MLOC rail on any hunting rifle. No interest in any rifle where you have to do a "pre-flight checklist" (ala early Kimbers) to fix all of the factory screw ups before it will shoot MOA.

Somehow, many rifles manage to come off of ordinary assembly lines functioning perfectly, shooting well, and selling for 1/4-1/2 the price of this one. That Tikka Form compared it to is a perfect example. At that price, they should test-fire every rifle they produce to be certain it meets reasonable accuracy standards, not leave it to the poor schlub that buys it in good faith. No matter what they do in the future, that one they handed out unready has poisoned the well for anyone that sees that review, and nothing I see about their offerings is compelling enough to risk the potential drama involved getting those issues resolved. Form figured out the problems, but what are the chances that Joe Ordinary would be able to do so and avoid a series of expensive, time-consuming, and soul-wrenching trips back to Michigan trying to get them resolved?

Looks like a fine hunting rifle to me. Solid metal and wood, none of the plastic crap we’re being forced-fed these days. The “gold” touches don’t concern me, however, I have to admit the young buyers, the manbun types, and first time gun buyers won’t be able to handle the $2500.00 entry fee. Obviously not a mass market firearm, but Montana doesn’t seem to be targeting the masses. I’d happily hunt the rest of my days with one in 270 Winchester. YMMV

I remember meeting the original guys at their booth at the NRA show in Atlanta, was that the 2016 show or 2018? Anyway, there is a complete MRC model 1999 action for sale on a local interwebs board. Too much trouble for me to mess with.

I wouldn't review it.
Hideous features and not competitive with a Model 70 in asthetics, design or pricing.

Build location is meaningless in todays world. Manufacturing skill comes down to management goals for design and build acceptability and an enforced and supported quality management system and please don't use that decades obsolete phrase, "QC". It doesn't exist because it never worked.

QA systems today are about formal procedures being written, training being given and competence verified as are the production processes starting with purchasing and materials, receipt and allocation, verification of components, consumption, step by step daily internal auditing, corrective action reporting on defects found and responsibility assignments, there is a lot to it, all wrapped up with management reviews of the total system.

That rifle would be DOA in many of the internal processes if they had a QA system in place.

By comparison, The Fieldcraft rifles were built under a QMS and audited both internally and externally. You now all know now the value of a QMS in manufacturing.

G'night fella's......