"obviously "poor" has a few different meanings.
I think a poor mans mountain rifle would be a used howa carbine."
In my case, it was a K98 sporterized, orig. barrel cut to 20", an old Fajen walnut stock shortened/lightened/slightly reshaped, Timney and a few other mods.
It is exactly what I wanted it to be: Easy to handle, fairly light and very accurate.
Given that there are now lots of used M700ADL synthetics around, many with slim 22" tubes and going for $400 or less, that sounds like a plan most could afford, with a minimum amount of mods necessary?
