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someone posted a pic of an Extreme weather (.308 Win I think)in an Edge stock a while back and it was one of the sharpest rigs I've seen in a long time, but not an outfit I would consider a bargain.

I do like the stainless CDL and the Winnie but I really want fancier walnut. The plain walnut can be had anywhere.

Bob, who said anything about a Kimber or custom rifle? this guy was asking if $649.00 was a good deal, so I think the money was a factor in his decision, then You say well You can always drop it in a $550.00 stock if You don't like the 2x4 stud that the Extreme weather comes mounted in, that kinda defeats the purpose of the whole idea don't you think? someone posted a pic of an Extreme weather (.308 Win I think)in an Edge stock a while back and it was one of the sharpest rigs I've seen in a long time, but not an outfit I would consider a bargain. I would definitely suggest that this guy handle an Extreme Weather and make sure he can live with it's abomination of a stock, if he can it's a great deal, Hell he might even love the clubby chunk of synthetic B&C calls a rifle stock ...................Hillbilly.

I purchased one for a Christmas present for me. I had to special order it, because NOBODY had them in 7mm mag. and didn't know when they would get them. There were plenty of .270's and .30-06's, but I wanted a 7mm mag. After all the special order crap, fees and bla bla bla, it came to about $1,100 out the door at Sportsmans Warehouse. I had two of the older model 70 classics in 7mm mag. One was a dog (sold it), the other shoots itty bitty groups. I hoped to heck the new one would shoot under an inch, especially for the money. The machining, fit and finish on everyone I fondled was superb. The one I received was no different. The chamber mouth did have a bad burr on it, but a few seconds of 000 steel wool on a bore brush took care of that.

It has been under 20 degrees out here forever and I couldn't wait any longer. I mounted a Leupold VXIII 3.5x10 tactical on it with Leupold dual dove tail bases and rings (this is a rock solid platform)and headed to the mountains in a foot of snow to shoot her.

I had some old 140 grain partitions I loaded for a Model 700 7mm magnum. First five shot group was 1.25". I was thrilled! I loaded up some 140 grain Nosler ballistic tips behind H4831 and they averaged .75 for 5 shot groups. Oh yeah baby, she's a shooter, because I was FREEZING! I worked up some 120 grain ballistic tips just for fun with H414 and got 5 shot groups at .75 as well, but the hang fires were not cool in the cold temps. I had heard this about H414, but never experienced it for myself. Now I had, so the rumors are true :o) So I abandoned the 120's for now. I'm working up some 160's now for long range work, but the 140 ballistic tips out of a 26" tube are pretty darn impressive at nearly 3,300 fps.

All total, I have over 100 rounds through the rifle and it feeds like a hungry baby. It feeds perfectly with empty cases, upside down, fast, slow, short stroke etc. This is what I would hoped it would perform like. I am VERY happy with the rifle and the trigger as is. Mine is about 3.5 lbs., but I am not going to touch it, because there is no creep or over travel at all.

I like the B and C stock as well. It isn't a Mcmillan classic, but still feels good and is stiff.

I sold two Remingtons that shot even better, but I have no regrets. I really wanted a great CRF rifle and I finally have one. Winchester finally got it right with this rifle. Flinch