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Welllll now......whatheheck you gonna do with all your other stuff now that you've and made them all obsolete??

JimF

Very nice. I've got an '06 I'm dreaming about in the 7-7.5 lb. range. We old guys are tender and delicate.
Really like your scope and mount choice. E

Sweeeet!!! And 30-06 is a veritable cannon for such a light rifle, plenty plenty for anything you need to hike to in N. America. Makes me drool.

MtnHtr,

Saw it on the other thread too..........absolutely great rifle as are all of what I've see you post in the past.

I've always been a bit leery of Remington"s thin barrels on the MR's &Ti 's but I've seen too many good reports like yours so they must be generally OK........I may just have to dupe your blueprint.

I've got an Edge due next month but it's going on a M70 '06 so it won't be anywhere near as light as yours.

Good Hunting with that toy.

MM

Nice looking rig Stacy.

I would be remiss however if I didn't say how suprised I am about your choice of 150 SST's after the comments you made about the 120 NBT I would never of guessed you'd load that bullet?

Dober

Mark,

I've killed alot of deer with various 140s in the 7s and 150s in the '06 (and 308) to know they work well. Now I know 1 deer with the 120BT is not a fair example but I was a bit disappointed it did so little damage and barely broke a deer's scapula on a broadside shot at 100yds. I think the 120grBT is a fine deer bullet but folks are touting it as an elk and even moose bullet.

I chose the 150grSST for a deer bullet and practice bullet. Folks are getting exits using this bullet on deer and hogs. Even the 150gr Sierra GK does fine as a deer bullet, it kills very fast though a bit destructive. You know where I hunt in KA and I like 'em on the ground fast for various reasons.

If this lead ban was not looming I would invest in the some Accubonds or Interbonds but why waste time and coin if they become banned? I'm also waiting to see if Nosler offers a 150gr Etip.

MtnHtr

A lead ban for rifle bullets... wow. I can see for shotgun shot, as birds do scratch it up and eat it... but rifle bullets!? Did a kid stub his 'lil toe on a spent bullet or somesuch?

-jeff

My guess in the article in the Journal of Wildlife Management or the Wildlife Society, can't remember which, on condors dying from eating lead fragments from dead varmints/gutpiles is having an impact.

Very nice rifle.That is exactly what I was looking for earlier this year when I stumbled upon a Remmy 700 MTN Guide in .308. It was too good of a deal to pass up.I installed Talley Lwt's and a Leupold VX-II 3-9x33 Ultralight and it tips the scales at a hair over 6 lbs. This will be my Sheep and Goat gun this fall.I have been thinking about the lighter Bolt Shroud and Firing Pin too,maybe getting it below 6 lbs all together.Anyways,nice rig,here's mine.....



I too hve chosen the 165gr Accubond for my "one" bullet.Should do a number on whatever it hits.

Tim