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I think current Howa Minis have 8” twists. One of those and a stock and floorplate from Oregunsmithingllc will come in pretty light at about a grand, give or take depending on how cheaply you can get the barreled action. Good luck finding a Montana!

Then again, there’s always the Tikkas.....

I built mine on a model 7 with lots of weight saving measures. Its still not a light as a micro action would be. I think id go for the montana too. Even if you rebarreled it, youll be in it less than building something on a remington or clone. Mine is a 6tcu. Ive killed lots of deer with the 223 but your 6x45 is definitely "better" to me.

3 pages in and you are the first to mention Tikka. Why complicate things when you can get an out of the box Tikka Superlite that will probably shoot circles around most lightweight customs? And for far less money than the custom rifle. Then there's that.....

Montucky by fhuqking light years. Hint.

Sako/317's suck heavy ass,due mag constraints. Hint.

Doubly so on a 461 in 270. Hint.

Cheezy 527's are pieces of fhuqking schit too,for like reason(s). Hint.

Same goes the Micro Mouser. Hint

'Course I've Seven's and 700's so chambered too(223,223AI,270,amongst others). Hint.

OEM magbox shim slide,bolt stop shortened,exhaust port flared. Shot it out and rebarreled 270. hint.



Mike Rock 1-7" at 21" duped,shank shortened,magbox shim slide,bolt stop shortened,exhaust port flared...yada,yada,yada,the usual. hint.



Teekers suck HEAVY ass,due their fhuqking Dog Schit magazines. Hint.







In extrapolation. Hint.



I shoot it all and then some. Hint.

You've been led to water.

Thank me later.

Hint....................

the montana has some ergos that aint been replicated anywhere else. fits me like a glove. ive gone the t3x route ... still have one unfired but its for sale.

Big Stick,

I enjoy your posts.

You’re right about the 317 and L461 and magazine length. Nice little actions though. Do greatly diminish potential of .223/AI though. I do like the 317’s connection to Vern O’Brien though. Legend has it that one of his .17s took a monster up in your country.

Where do you come up the actions for your builds? How do you get from a .473 bolt face to .378? What’s your #1 barrel choice? Do you have trueing work done or just screw on the barrel? Stock? Trigger?

Thanks.

PM’d you.

I know I majorly screwed up not grabbing one of the Montana 223’s last year. Those were a score and a heckuva awesome platform.

Beretzs,

They sure are hard to find for sale. Must be great.

if i was reduced to 2 rifles, it would be the .223 montana and my stainless boat paddle 77/22

Did anybody mention a Tikka Superlight in .223?

I LOVE mine!

Check your PM's. I have a line on a .223 Montana for you.

I have had my share of 223s and 223AIs including custom M700s and a 461 or two. They stay for awhile then go away.

For several years now I have had a Montana. It is going NOWHERE.

It feeds better than any 700, I am sure because the action is narrower and it’s less of an offset from the mag box to the chamber.

With what I know today, I would wait for a Montana, grab it when it became available and keep it forever.

Someone said this earlier in this thread. If I had to pare down to two centerfires, one would be the little Montana 223. The other would be the hard decision.

Man... you’re not making it easy!

Lone peak Fussion Ti action carbon fiber Mcmillan game scout or classic and lw barrel will get you there if you got the cash.

Kimber Montana for the win!
I have one salted away with the barrel chopped and recrowned to 21" and two stocks cut-down for 12 and 12.5" LOP for future grandkids.

Yeah, and I don't even like the oogly buggers, though I admire what they can do and the machining. Go figger.

Had a Kimber I punched to 223ai. Was a mistake to sell that one years ago. Its the easy answer if shooting righthanded probably.

Montana 223 with an 8" Lilja installed by Dave at IT&D is a consistent hammer...same as the Evil Twins

Thanks Stumpy! Its been a while since I've seen some of your rusty rifles, camo'ed with your teenage daughter's Nail Polish......

and since you always talk about leading people to water.... have ya ever considered takin a bath, and brushing the teeth you have left, while you're anywhere near the water?

I know ya love takin pics with your rifles in the water, when you're out shooting fish with them.... and all that rust helps camo them Alaska style....

one of these days, you'll have to explain exact what you mean when you are "Sucking Ass", and letting your Lab schitt in your rifle's magazines...
does that make ya shoot better, or help your rifles smell like you do?

That genuine Authentic Alaskan Trailer Trash Jibberish is sorta hard to follow.... without a Little Orphan Annie Decoder Ring and an Alaskan Translation Dictionary...

you can respond whenever, as it 5 AM up in your A/O.... so you are probably passed out on your bathroom floor in a pile of barf, next to the toilet when you were doing your nightly ritual of Worshipping the Bathroom Throne...

See ya in the funny paper there Gilligan...