I’d do a Tikka T3 SL before a new Remington. Buy the time you put a decent trigger in the Remington and probably some bedding and such to make it right. The Kimber might seem more but again, once you put a great trigger on the Remington you’re still stuck with their stock whereas the Kimber seems much better from the get go.

And the Remington stock in the same price range isn’t cheap?

Yes it is.

Just buy the Fieldcraft and cry once.

And the Remington stock in the same price range isn’t cheap?

Yes it is.

Just buy the Fieldcraft and cry once.

Talk you out of it.......

I'd get the 700 Mtn Rifle in 270 Win.

The 7-08 is a 270 wannabe



IMO There's nothing wrong with the Mountain Rife OR 7-08. Since you don't care for the Tikka stock.? ? ?
what's the problem?

You only have to satisfy YOURSELF.

Good Luck

+1

Had a 260 Mtn rifle and like it fine, but it was pretty ass heavy. Then had a 270 Montana and liked it much better. Sold them both though.


Reckon I'm no help on this one.

Sooooo “pretty ass heavy” meaning it was heavy on the butt stock end or the entire rig was heavy?

Sooooo “pretty ass heavy” meaning it was heavy on the butt stock end or the entire rig was heavy?

Thats all the reason you need then, get one and if you dont like it sell it.....its what we do man! 😁👍......Hb

And the Remington stock in the same price range isn’t cheap?

Yes it is.

Just buy the Fieldcraft and cry once.

nothing wrong with a Remington 700 mountain rifle in a 7MM-O8, DON`T GET A TIKKA !

If it’s a choice between a 700 Mountain Rifle, Tikka, and Kimber 84M.

I’d go with the Montana. I love the ergonomics. I don’t have a 700 Mountain rifle, but I have a 700 Ti in 7mm-08 and a 84M Mountain Ascent. I take the Kimber, almost exclusively.

Already have a Sako in 270 wsm.

I found a insane local deal on a Kimber Hunter but it’s in 243, it would be cheaper than any option on my list and a potential donor action for later? Any thoughts on this?

Save yourself the hassle and buy a Fieldcraft.

One of the best things about the montana is it’s stock; the hunter is functional but not in the same league stock wise as the montana.

By the time you put a new barrel on (~$500/$600) and find a montana stock ($400-$500) you would have been much further ahead to just buy a fieldcraft or used Montana in 7/08.

I've had super luck with Tikkas, wouldnt hesitate on one of those for a second.

And one more opinion ( sorry Brian) I wouldn't take a truckload of Kimbers if they were free, unless I thought I could sell them quickly to the unsuspecting...

Well, sounds as if you have done gone and talked yourself right out of that Remington mountain rifle!

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Ever Heard of Kimber Roulette ?

I don't gamble.

I’ve seen it mentioned here a few times, but I’ve also seen a lot of negative towards Remington also. Seems like I picked some bad options lol

You keep beating up on the 700, but I have had at least one in my collection since 1974--back when the safety locked the bolt-handle down. Don't know how many the total has been, but it's at least several dozen, and the number of rounds fired through them has been at least 100,000, and perhaps much more, partly because of shooting varmints including ground squirrels, prairie dogs, rockchucks and coyotes. I must be really lucky, because none of the extractors have broken, none of the triggers have malfunctioned, and none of the bolt handles have come off.

I've also spent a lot of time in the field and at the range with a bunch of friends who used 700's, and none of their extractors or bolt handles broke. There may have been one accidental discharge when a safety was pushed forward, but the rifle was pointed in a safe direction, and the shooter admitted their finger could have been on the trigger. There was no way of knowing for sure.


Dunno exactly how many big game animals I've killed with 700's, and am not going to take time to go through my hunting notes because it would take too damn long,


but in Montana alone I've probably taken over 100 antelope, deer and elk with various 700's.
Can say from memory the big game included around 15 species in North America from Texas and Old Mexico to Alaska and the Northwest Territories, but also several in Africa and New Zealand, including animals some people would consider lifetime trophies, such as kudu, grizzly and my biggest mule deer and caribou. Temperatures have ranged from well below zero to over 100 Fahrenheit.


I'd say that's a pretty fair sample, enough that I don't have any worries about someday taking another Remington 700 hunting again.

Shot my 280 yesterday. What you want to know. A 160 Accubond at 3000 ft/sec and sub MOA is a pretty sweet setup. I must have won the Kimber roulette. Again.....

Shot my 280 yesterday. What you want to know. A 160 Accubond at 3000 ft/sec and sub MOA is a pretty sweet setup. I must have won the Kimber roulette. Again.....

Shot my 280 yesterday. What you want to know. A 160 Accubond at 3000 ft/sec and sub MOA is a pretty sweet setup. I must have won the Kimber roulette. Again.....

IMO if you can find one of the special run Gander Mountain Guide rifles in 7mm08 you’d be in tall cotton. I had one and stupidly sold it.

I bet you can't do this with a Remington
Tikka Superlite

It’s called a Winchester Model 70 Featherweight.

You gotta shoot'em gangsta style

You keep beating up on the 700, but I have had at least one in my collection since 1974--back when the safety locked the bolt-handle down. Don't know how many the total has been, but it's at least several dozen, and the number of rounds fired through them has been at least 100,000, and perhaps much more, partly because of shooting varmints including ground squirrels, prairie dogs, rockchucks and coyotes. I must be really lucky, because none of the extractors have broken, none of the triggers have malfunctioned, and none of the bolt handles have come off.

I've also spent a lot of time in the field and at the range with a bunch of friends who used 700's, and none of their extractors or bolt handles broke. There may have been one accidental discharge when a safety was pushed forward, but the rifle was pointed in a safe direction, and the shooter admitted their finger could have been on the trigger. There was no way of knowing for sure.


Dunno exactly how many big game animals I've killed with 700's, and am not going to take time to go through my hunting notes because it would take too damn long,


but in Montana alone I've probably taken over 100 antelope, deer and elk with various 700's.
Can say from memory the big game included around 15 species in North America from Texas and Old Mexico to Alaska and the Northwest Territories, but also several in Africa and New Zealand, including animals some people would consider lifetime trophies, such as kudu, grizzly and my biggest mule deer and caribou. Temperatures have ranged from well below zero to over 100 Fahrenheit.


I'd say that's a pretty fair sample, enough that I don't have any worries about someday taking another Remington 700 hunting again.

Y'all notice Pharm covered his FLYERS with black spots ! look close.

What do those other guys always say?

GFY, that’s it.





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STA is that the early version of the mountain rifle?

What do those other guys always say?

GFY, that’s it.

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My 7mm08 is a nice little package light weight and shoots the TTSX bullets nice!

To me this is the perfect deer rifle in Rem 7-08, the Model 7MS. I have one in .350 Rem Mag as well which to me is perfect for ELK sized game.

If it were me, I'd find a lightly used SS 700 BDL .... in 7mm-08, crown it at 22" and put it in an edge-fill Mountain Rifle / Classic / McMillan Hunter (whichever fits best).

I'm not real big on the B&C ergos, and also not real big on the pencil contours. If it were me, I'd find a lightly used SS 700 BDL or SPS in 7mm-08 or .308, crown it at 22" and put it in an edge-fill Mountain Rifle / Classic / McMillan Hunter (whichever fits best).

Been looking for one of those to do exactly that. May end up just building it because a used (old-style) 7-08 in SS BDL seems to be pretty scarce.
Many will say "just get a Barrett" and I would in a heartbeat if it came with the contour of the LA versions.

haven't seen this mentioned yet - I got a Browning Hells Canyon speed in 7-08 a few months ago - very light and handy, as accurate as I can be with it. maybe worth a look?

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My 7mm08 is a nice little package light weight and shoots the TTSX bullets nice!

These are all interesting opinions and I trust Brians....but...

I'd have no trouble or issues about getting a Mtn. in 7-08 ( except the new trigger...that would have to go...)

I've had super luck with Tikkas, wouldnt hesitate on one of those for a second.

And one more opinion ( sorry Brian) I wouldnt take a truckload of Kimbers if they were free, unless I thought I could sell them quickly to the unsuspecting...

The crap trigger, extractor, plunger ejector and soldered on bolt handle are enough to make me look elsewhere.

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Hanco, my Sako Tecomate 270 wsm does ok for me!

You need to sell this to me! You would be able to build or buy whatever Remington your heart desires. Ill tell you one thing. If that rig lived in my safe,I'd never look at another Remchester. I've been lusting for a Sako for years. Lots of years. My Dad and I would go to gun shows way back when. Bout 45 years. He always wanted a Sako 222. Never did get one. Now,here I am walking the same path. I STILL haven't scratched that itch myself! Thanks for posting that pic. Reminds me I need a Sako.

but in Montana alone I've probably taken over 100 antelope, deer and elk with various 700's.
Can say from memory the big game included around 15 species in North America from Texas and Old Mexico to Alaska and the Northwest Territories, but also several in Africa and New Zealand, including animals some people would consider lifetime trophies, such as kudu, grizzly and my biggest mule deer and caribou. Temperatures have ranged from well below zero to over 100 Fahrenheit.


I'd say that's a pretty fair sample, enough that I don't have any worries about someday taking another Remington 700 hunting again.

And your point is what, that one can use a 700 to kill a pile of stuff but still put up with all the issues/ got it...

And your point is what, that one can use a 700 to kill a pile of stuff but still put up with all the issues/ got it...

but in Montana alone I've probably taken over 100 antelope, deer and elk with various 700's.
Can say from memory the big game included around 15 species in North America from Texas and Old Mexico to Alaska and the Northwest Territories, but also several in Africa and New Zealand, including animals some people would consider lifetime trophies, such as kudu, grizzly and my biggest mule deer and caribou. Temperatures have ranged from well below zero to over 100 Fahrenheit.


I’d say that's a pretty fair sample, enough that I don't have any worries about someday taking another Remington 700 hunting again.

jwall my daughter shot her first 2 deer with this rifle. I can’t sell it she would kill me.😊

Well I must not be an elite sniper, as I’ve seen multiple bolt handles pop off of R700 based mil issue snipe rifles, multiple triggers fail- both AD’s when the safety was taken off, and from dust, dirt, ice, etc. That doesn’t include really jacked up chambers, misaligned receiver holes, misaligned actions (front and back), etc.


Would I hunt with a Remington 700? Sure, I do- though generally not. 700’s can be good rifles, but let’s get real, you buy 10 new ones and there’s a high probability that several are going to be complete fugg-balls. There’s just no reason to choose a 700 based gun when others don’t have those issues.

"Talk me out of a Remington mountain 7-08"


Why?

Wow! Is your luck that bad with trucks too?

A 7-08. Wow. The all time greatest fence sitter of cartridges. Does nothing any better than anything else. A hyphenated example of noncommittal tendencies. The latest excuse for buying another rifle.........30 years ago! Paired with the modern day M700 Mountain rifle. A slip shod abortion of parts. Likely with a burr in the chamber. Bolted to what use to be a great stock. Now it more closely resemble that of the T-38 Arisaka. All for right around a $1,000. Before glass.

You backed down on this purchase yet?


Just trying to help.

Hee hee.

Sako 85 Finnlight 7-08, Optilock bases and rings, plus 6 rounds of hornady 150 gr ELDX

Nice! It would weigh even less if you ditch the optilocks....How does she eject spent cases? ......Hb

Only got to shoot a few rounds today due to the weather and skeeters. No ejection issues to report, and I am not a fan of these over priced optilocks!!

A proper 7-08 700 Mtn Rifle. Bought it a dozen years ago from a pawn shop with a 2-7x varix-ii for $600. Filled my 3 antelope tags that year and brother in law grabbed it to fill his 2 doe tags. I don’t know if it’s killed anything since then. Sold it to him a few years ago. Kind of regret not keeping it.