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Sam, 140 NAB's are on hand to try. That's about as good a one-bullet-bullet as I can think of. We've got over 2' new snow here in the last week... may not head out to shoot for a couple days
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My 270 in October, 140 gr TSX. Truly a great rifle.
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Ed, congrat's on your elk and the Kimber... the 270 MT is to Western highcountry hunting what carrots are to peas. I got one of the first 270 MT's about four years ago. Like yours a 6x36 lr rode on top. I shot a couple elk with it, including an old 6x6, and foolishly sold it. This new one is meant to make up for that mistake! This one fell to a 150 Partition:
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Brad, You were the one that eventually made me go to the Dark Side. Between this rifle and my LW 375 H&H M70 I am tempted to unload the rest. My three son's cringe when I mention that.
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Brad is bad for my gun looneyism. <G>
He also really needs to have a pictorial post of his elk. He has quietly amassed a nice collection of great elk. When he talks elk and elk rifles I tend to pay attention - he knows of what he speaks.
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Aw shucks... Ed, that 270 Montana does seem to render most everything else redundant... Sorry for being such a bad influence! Merry Christmas guys...
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Brad,
Awesome thread. Thanks for posting. Quick question as I'm on the fence between a Montana and EW Model 70 in .300 Win. In your previous post you mentioned the EW being a better everyday gun. Question is what makes is a better everyday gun than the Montana. Second question is how close can you get the EW in weight to the Montana with the custom bottom metal and lighter stock? Thanks
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That original 270 of Brads is still kicking down doors. But it's deer shoulders instead of elk. I keep hoping the good elk Ju-Ju will come my way, but 0-2 so far. Someday!
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It's the Swaro scope. Switch it back to a 6x36, and watch her shine.
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I considered that Elk didn't like the Swaro
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OAG, it pleases me to no end you got my old 270... it's a darn good rig!
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tm, answered on your other post.
Brad
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Couple more photos of two "preflight" items... 4). Apply nail polish to firing pin set screw (Kimber):Here's one I forgot to mention. Call it 13). on the checklist When Kimber assembles the Montana stocks, they're apparently (sometimes) adding the pads while the stock is still curing and producing heat. This sucks the air out of the recoil pad and "dimples" it. To make the dimples vanish, puncture the dimples with a heavy pin. Over time the pad will find its original shape. I haven't seen this problem in a while, but a lot of the older MT's had this issue.
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Brad, I finally got around to taking my 84L apart and this is what I found. The bedding under the barrel shank looks like it is only making partial contact based on part of the bedding being 'shiny' and the rest having a slightly roughened appearance. The receiver portion had an even finish. I know the pics aren't the greatest, but what do you all think? I think it is time to order some Acraglas Gel!
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Jed, go for it... sure can't hurt, and certainly could help!
Thanks for the pictures.
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Thanks for the information.
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I'll add my thanks to a great thread!
Any chance you could elaborate a little more on the filing/polishing of the ramp? How much of the ramp are you hitting? How fine of a rat tail file are you using?
Thanks again for a great thread
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MT, if you look on page one lower down from the bedding where I show the ring lapping, the bottom photo shows breaking the sharp edge of the lapped rings with a fine rattail file. It's a small round one, not sure how fine it is, but you can see in the photo there's not much tooth to it at all. It's likely a finish file for a chain saw blade.
The angle you see there is about the same on the ramp... you're only "breaking" the sharp edge at the very top of the ramp where cartridges are scratched as they ride over it to enter the chamber. The actual "face" of the ramp just gets a good polish with 600 Emery.
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