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Ok so I'm new to the forum. I have gotten some good info off of here before just from looking. But I'm looking at buying a Montana Rifle X2 in 28 nosler. I want to get into long range shooting and also be able to use this gun deer/elk hunting. I don't want something that weighs a ton but still can shoot 1000 yds target. I have not held one of these rifles yet but I'm going to soon before I buy. I just am wondering if anyone in here owns one of their rifles and or has heard anything about them. They seem like a pretty good out of the box set up. Also the 28 nosler comes standard in 26" barrel + break and 9.5 twist. With the velocities this round shoots do you think it will shoot a 195 Berger good with 9.5? Any input would be great. Also I don't care about ammo availability in mom and pop store in middle of nowhere hunting trip. I reload and I want a serious performer. I already have many standard calibers for just my general shooters. Any input on the 26 or 28 nosler or Montana Rifle Company would be awesome. Thanks guys

Top of the hunting rifle forum you'll find post related to 260 Rem MRC and a MRC group buy. Youll find comments relating to some of your questions.

Thanks I'll check it out for sure

I would not go with that action for that application. I would choose one of the close tolerance custom clones of the Rem 700, of which there are a boatload.

You don't need the CRF. You will want a better trigger. you will want something that single loads easily. You will want something with lots of options for scope mounting, including tapered bases.

Years ago, when I was just getting into custom rifles, I called a very good rifle builder. He said that if he did everything just right on a Rem 700, he expected .5MOA. Doing everything just as well on a Win 70, he expected .75 MOA. It was just the design of the action coming into play.

I like CRF-based rifles, and have several. I have a couple of MRC-based rifles. But they are not where I would start for long range accuracy.

The Berger 7mm 195 needs 1:8" twist. 1:9.5" will stablize the 168, the 180 will be marginal.

The MRC is a good value at the price point. My 308 MRC X2 with handloads has made cold bore hits on targets to 1,100 yards. The X2 is well suited and quite capable for hunting to 500 or 600 yards and shooting long range for fun. They are easy to shoot well, have been easy to maintain and trouble free. Keep it mind it is a relatively light hunting rifle. Longer range target shooting is a different game and benefits from tools tailored to the job.

Light weight doesnt generallly jive well with long range precision.

A bulletprooof hunting action like the Montana doesn't generally jive well with long range precision either.

I have a Montana 1999 XCR in .264WM, it shoots very well with factory ammo, little under 1MOA, but thats a 10" pie plate at 1000yards if I ha the skill to read the wind and keep everything together on my end,

I would go with a surgeon action or one of the other remington clones that is built for precision as opposed to field reliability if I were going that route.

I,ll second this with a MRC you will be disappointed if you want a LR rifle. Based on 2 I owned.

So basically what I'm gathering is I can't really have the best of both worlds without sacrificing somewhere. I do want to get into long range shooting but I also want a rifle I can hunt with. The main reason why the mrc was catching by eye was because it was affordable ($1200) and it seemed like a good out of the box performer. I have not looked into what a full custom rifle like this would cost me but maybe it's worth it for me to look into. I don't have a gunsmith locally that I go to but I have heard of a couple that don't advertise their work. All this being said. If I build something that is more towards hunting 600-800 yard accuracy. Maybe the 28 nosler is not worth it? Do something smaller like 6.5x284 or 7mm wsm? I want to still use it on elk but not really interested in getting into the .30 calibers

I have a Montana X2 in .300 RUM. First trip to the range it had a couple different loads under 1" at 100 yards, with 180gr Accubonds. The best load had all three shots touching, and the fastest load still did 7/8". That's without touching anything on the rifle, no tweaking bedding or anything.

With a SWFA 10x42 scope and Talleys it weighs 9 lb 7.5oz. I'm very pleased with it,

i have a 308 mrc x2 that i hunt with setup to 600 yards with 168 ttsx, very accurate to that distance, have not tryed going further out. 600 is enough for me dont know about going to 1,000 or more. The x2 is a good hunting rifle for me with a nice zeiss 3x15x44 its around 9 pds and endorse it for the above. have fun figuring out the right tools 4 you.

Anie

You found the endzone, everything is a compromise!
If you are looking at cartridge selection, you can get a .308 and shoot paper and steel at 600-800 yards and kill anything in North America under 300 yards. The more powder you burn behind skinnier and longer bullets just makes your job a little easier on paper. In reality that extra oomph equals extra recoil...Compromises.

check out my 3 pet hunting rifles they all start between 2500 and 2800 ft lbs of energy at the muzzle with these loads, weights are scoped, slung and unloaded.

17" Barrel 338 Federal Kimber Montana 6lbs. 4oz.- 200 gr. bullet at 2500fps muzzle velocity- drops 24+ MOA at 700 yards

18.5" barrel .308 Kimber Adinrondack 6lbs. 0oz.- 165 gr. bullet at 2600 fps. - drops 22 MOA at 700 yards

26" Barrel Montana Rifle Company 1999 9lbs. 6oz.- 130 Grain Bullet at 130 fps muzzle velocity- drops 13 MOA at 700 yards

That should be a 130 bullet at 3100 fps... wont let me edit it...