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I finally got a chance to fondle some guns in my search for a new one. I have a 270 win fw that is 40 yo, but I am looking for a light, easy handling deer and moose gun for here in BC in either 7mm-08 or 6.5x55. It has to be SS and can either be wood or tuperware.

I really, really liked the Winchester EW, fit and finish were nice. Same as the Featherweight SS.

X-Bolt felt like a kids toy in my hands. Small, flimsy and not finished that well.

Tikka T3 was not bad, just cannot get my mind past the plastic and the small ejection port........

The CZ 550 was very nice, but they do not make it in the caliber's I am looking for nor in SS

Both stores did not have any Marlin XS7 or Sako A7's to try out

One rifle that fit me was the Rem CDL in wood/blued, but the action was rough and the barrel channel was touching the barrel in two spots......

So that brings me my question.

Has anybody shot/own an Rem LSS Mountain rifle??? Are they a nice rifle to handle?? Shoot?? How has the craftsmanship been??

Any and all comments welcome.

Cheers

SS

I've owned 2 and they shot great. If you can find one between $550-700 then grab one up. They fed, shot and ejected the case just fine. No feeding problems with standard short or long action calibers... not sure with the WSM's (hit or miss).

Good Luck

I had one of the left hand LSS rifles several years back. It was a great rifle. The rifle had the laminated stock.

The only thing I did not like about it was the ultra high gloss finish on the stock. It was overly glossy. Does the Mountain Rifle you are looking at have that same high gloss finish?? Tom.

From you title, it sounds like you are asking about the regular LSS, but the body of your message sounds like you are talking about the LSS Mountain Rifle. I really like the second, as I find the shape of the Mountain Rifle stock to be very useful and attractive. I think for long term use, I'd be tempted to replace the original stock with something like a McMillan Edge, because the laminate stock is pretty heavy for the light barrel profile, and can lead to some funny handling characteristics. Then I'd throw another 700 (with a standard sporter barrel profile) in it after opening the barrel channel up a bit. In fact, I'm currently looking for MR LSSs in .280 and '06 for Mickey Edge stocks I already have.

If you are talking about the regular LSS, I suppose it a decent enough rifle, but the looks of it don't really do anything for me. On the plus side, I think they were all made before the current Remington QA/QC issues, so it'll most likely be a pretty fair shooter. But fairly heavy.