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I haven't bothered to bed any yet. I probably will this summer. You may find that you don't need to. I have adjusted the triggers.
"The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that lightening ain't distributed right." - Mark Twain
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Rancho-- I've handled the new MR's and I intended to buy one until I ran into the 700 SS Guide Gun 7-08 below. It's rapidly becoming a platform I'd like mimic in a 223.. ![[Linked Image]](http://i1127.photobucket.com/albums/l639/shortactionsmoker/65016CE6-1487-4D2D-9670-9DC9AFE3148F-4030-000005089BF671FE.jpg)
I enjoy handguns and I really like shotguns,...but I love rifles!
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Bastard... That looks awesome.
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Boredom...rutrow!
New mountain rifle? I will to check that out.
Hey, I just found some Marine-Tex in the garage. Think it's still good, freezing hurt that stuff? It looks okay to me.
Ted, if the trigger needs tweaked I'll PM you.
SAS, not bad for a Remington....grin
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Bastard... That looks awesome. Shoots too! My first 700 MR -- I ignored them for way too many years.
I enjoy handguns and I really like shotguns,...but I love rifles!
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Use some jb weld, sammo.. it'll piss off the snobs and floor painters!
I replace valve cover gaskets every 50K, if they don't need them sooner...
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I'm thinking a sweet Red paint job is in order.
Geez, what are you trying to do, turn it into a pimp gun? Laughin'... Is it gonna get a Marks-a-lot brand and skateboard tape around the wrist? Now purple, that's the color to paint it...
This is a shooting forum, there is no place here for logic.
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I'm thinking a sweet Red paint job is in order.
Geez, what are you trying to do, turn it into a pimp gun? Laughin'... Is it gonna get a Marks-a-lot brand and skateboard tape around the wrist? Now purple, that's the color to paint it... If I were Sam, I'd let me paint it... grin
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Sam,
You're going to LOVE that Montana 243.
Mine is the least finicky of all my Montanas. Bought it used off Dan, and it has shot everything.
I had a bunch of factory 243, and it is sub-moa with:
58g Hornady
80 TTSX (Blanked out on the load - have to look it up...Kinda embarrassing, really.)
100 Fed Blue Box (that I bought from $8-14 just about every time I saw a few of the same lot # at Wal-Mart - not regretting that now)
95 Fusion
100 Fed Prem. Partition
Just to name a few...It's a lazer with lots of stuff - especially those 58-80's.
I need to tote it more.
My Montana 7-08 does not work and play well with others, though...grin.
DJ
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I'm thinking a sweet Red paint job is in order.
Geez, what are you trying to do, turn it into a pimp gun? Laughin'... Is it gonna get a Marks-a-lot brand and skateboard tape around the wrist? Now purple, that's the color to paint it... If I were Sam, I'd let me paint it... grin That reminds KDK, I need to buy some fresh tape! Tanner, if you were here we could collaborate...grin DJ, glad to hear your's isn't picky. Not sure if I've ever read about someone having a bad 84M 243? Hope I didn't just jinx it! One other nice thing about the smaller caliber Kimbers is they have little more meat on the barrel sidewall. It should be a little over 6lbs scoped?
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Sammo, I dig Kimber7Man's paint job on his Montana 243... it's fire engine red+black webbing, definitely sweet.
That's gonna' be a killer rig for sure! I'm jealous!
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Tanner, do you have a link for K7's rifle?
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Nice.
I too have a Montana on the way. Mine is a 'campfire famous non-shooting 7-08. It should be here Monday.
I have a couple of Lilja's in the closet...a 6mm and a 6.5. Can't decide if I want to rebarrel it to 243 or 260. I vote 260! And would like first dibs! ![laugh laugh](/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/default/laugh.gif) It'd compliment the beat up 300WSM I've got coming. Plus, I already have the Redding S dies for 260... ![wink wink](/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/default/wink.gif)
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260 is probably the direction I'll go. I only have one other 260. I have 2, 243's -- with a third (Forbes) to show up later this year.
I a big 243 fan though. A 243 always seems to be in my hands during deer season. I need several because I have a few kids that are quickly becoming rifle grabbers!
I'm probably going to move my 9 year old daughter into one this year. She needs something a little lighter than a standard sporter (700). I'm thinking about chopping a Montana stock down and letting her fling some bullets.
I'm kinda itching for a 223 Montana again too. If I do, I'll probably trip my 700AI.
Sam is gonna like that 243 Montana coming his way...they're addicting!
I enjoy handguns and I really like shotguns,...but I love rifles!
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I'm thinking a sweet Red paint job is in order.
Geez, what are you trying to do, turn it into a pimp gun? Laughin'... Is it gonna get a Marks-a-lot brand and skateboard tape around the wrist? Now purple, that's the color to paint it... If I were Sam, I'd let me paint it... grin That reminds KDK, I need to buy some fresh tape! Tanner, if you were here we could collaborate...grin DJ, glad to hear your's isn't picky. Not sure if I've ever read about someone having a bad 84M 243? Hope I didn't just jinx it! One other nice thing about the smaller caliber Kimbers is they have little more meat on the barrel sidewall. It should be a little over 6lbs scoped? I won't get into the paint discussion, well not much... (OK - Red with black - lots of black ala 80/20 or 70/30 McSwirly, or, Tan or OD with black and gray if you're going to run black Talleys and a Matte scope - really like this combo with brown or black boots and a camo pack, but I'm not sure how this would look in snow...grin!!) As for beef in the barrel - you're on the mark - the 223 in a Montana is outstanding! It almost shoots itself and it's like the bullets are guided missiles. It's almost ridiculous what it will do at 600+ yards with common 55 grain pills with a mil dot reticle and target turrets. DJ
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The factory paint jobs on the Montanas are quite hardy. I'd leave it as is.
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Yep, the paint texture they use from the factory is pretty nice stuff. Nice and grippy, and it's super tough.
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260 is probably the direction I'll go. I only have one other 260. I have 2, 243's -- with a third (Forbes) to show up later this year.
I a big 243 fan though. A 243 always seems to be in my hands during deer season. I need several because I have a few kids that are quickly becoming rifle grabbers!
I'm probably going to move my 9 year old daughter into one this year. She needs something a little lighter than a standard sporter (700). I'm thinking about chopping a Montana stock down and letting her fling some bullets.
I'm kinda itching for a 223 Montana again too. If I do, I'll probably trip my 700AI.
Sam is gonna like that 243 Montana coming his way...they're addicting! That's way too rational for gun talk. ![wink wink](/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/default/wink.gif) I'd like to rebarrel one like smokepole did is WSM. Factory contour through the forend, then slightly heavier to the muzzle. If I can't get my WSM project to shoot easily I may just try that. But then I'd have to decide between 7 and 6.5 on a short mag case of some sort. I better hope it shoots as I'm bad at making decisions...
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Oh I'm paintin' it, screw that generic grey bullchit. Got these on the way too, gonna have a matching gun, boots and pickup. Can you say big pimpin'?! grin ![[Linked Image]](http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e78/montanasam/cowboyoutfitters_2252_844993148.jpg)
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