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I personally am pumped. My only problem is can I sell my current 8400 30-06 to fund one? Dang, I hope the new one shoots as good as my current 8400. Anybody really want an accurate 8400 Classic '06? same problem, anyone want a very accurate MarkV synthetic in .270win? How much does that Mk V weigh?? I have a SS Fibermark decked with std Leupy bases and a FX-II 6x36 at just under 7 pounds. It ain't going anywhere anytime soon. Me thinks a McM edge is cheaper than a new Montana and should get you close to Montana mass for 1/2 the price.
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I'll take a 280AI in a Montana thank you. I may be in that very same boat. 6x42 W/M-1 elevation turret in Talley's. Only thing better would be if one could actually build a 284Win on a 84M. I believe the engineer from Kimber said that the 84M's action is too small in diameter for the 284 Win. The same would be the case and more for the Ruger Compact Magnums. The 84M is a benchmark rifle by itself in just say a 308. Going to the 84L in a 06 or 280 may have the rifle jump some in my hands with the recoil. So many guns. Good to know the 84L is on its way. Something to look forward to.
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I could love one of those suckers in 280AI...
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The mark V is not too heavy at 8 pounds wearing a Zeiss rapid Z600 3 x 9 variable in Talley Steel Mounts and synthetic adjustable rifle sling.
It is at a gunsmith now getting an inch off the barrel as the crown is damaged due to a drop of water in it that I did not see and I clean my guns after the season. My mistake.
A bell and carlson stock which is all that I would invest in it is 2.34 pounds, the tupperware stock that is on the gun now sucks from a user unfriendly standpoint. The gun has been quite accurate with most anything in the 130 catagory that you chose to shoot thru it and is certain death for white tail deer using Nosler solid base seconds....
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So I really need a stainless steel 30-06 is my point. 
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I didn't read all this thread, nor do I know much about this model. So could someone please tell me what cal's are coming out. 338-06???
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I didn't read all this thread, nor do I know much about this model. So could someone please tell me what cal's are coming out. 338-06??? I hear it is going to be 25-06 , 270 , 30-06.
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I didn't read all this thread, nor do I know much about this model. So could someone please tell me what cal's are coming out. 338-06??? I hear it is going to be 25-06 , 270 , 30-06. In that little video clip they also said .280 Ackley
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Yeah... Its not going to happen tho..
I'm Irish...
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I wonder if a 30-06 with scope that weights 6.5 pounds will need more than 3.2 inches of eye relief from the scope shooting 180's at 2700?
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I wonder if a 30-06 with scope that weights 6.5 pounds will need more than 3.2 inches of eye relief from the scope shooting 180's at 2700? That's why I'll be putting a 6x36 on the Montana 84L... I got scoped twice between the running lights with the 3-9x40 on my 300 WSM Montana on this years elk hunt...
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I got bopped a couple of years ago by my Montana 300WSM with a 3.5-10x40 on it. I was semi-prone in the snow over my backpack zeroing in on the last cow in the string. As we all know, that "pronish" position tips the head a bit more forward and in the way of a feisty 300WSM.
I'll have to check the Leupie catalog and see what the eye relief is on a 6x36.
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OK the Z3 might be out! eye relief is not that great based on what I see.
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That's why the VXIII 2.5-8's run atop my 8400 7 WSM's...
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