Remington model 700 titanium
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I did that, but mine has a blued action. I'm more than happy with it.
One could just buy a SS 700 Mountain Rifle and get that same results. I wouldn't pay the extra for a TI.
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^^^ This right here is great advice!
Remington stopped making the TI because they had issues with them. I had a Mountain LSS in .260 Rem that my daughter snagged from me. Sure was a nice light rifle.
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I wish I had bought the well-worn 270 Ti at Chilcotin Guns back in the day. As I recall it was pretty reasonably priced.
Remington wasn't the only manufacture to have issues with Ti based platforms.
While I was at Para, we were working on some Ti based frames and slides. The Ti would just chew through Diamond coated/impregnated cutters on their Lathes etc. There was all sorts of spec inconsistencies initially because of it.
Browning had a Ti model as well. Winchester didn’t try one. I’ve heard of a few custom actions being built as Ti currently.
Shot a Gunwerks Cylmer Ti this summer and as much as I thought it was a bunch of pricey hype, the gun was incredible.
Shot a Gunwerks Cylmer Ti this summer and as much as I thought it was a bunch of pricey hype, the gun was incredible.
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And when I got to fondle an original Prairie Gunworks Ti auctioned rifle in a Wildcat stock back in the late 90s...oh man!
A friend had it out sighting it for another friend. It grouped two different factory loads both 5 shots into an inch at 200 yards. 6.5 Creedmoor with a carbon barrel and a brake. Nothing a cheaper gun couldn’t possibly do but the way it shot for such a light rifle without fuss was impressive.
My fake Ti 260 wildcat is a really good shooter but I wouldn’t pit it against this Gunwerks rifle with factory loads. Very user friendly for such a lightweight.
Save your time and money and skip the Remington Titaniums. I have owned several of the original Titanium and the Alaskan Ti.
Of the original Titanium 700s, I only had one that was a decent shooter, that being a 260. It was a nice light rifle but I just never warmed up to it. The others were 270Win, 30-06, 308, and 7mmRM. None of them shot well. The 270 would turn out 2" groups but the rest were all over the map. I tried a variety of loads in them but the best was usually around 4" at 100 metres. The 7mm was really wild but a buddy insisted he could find the right load - he never did have any luck with it. The worst was the 30-06 so I used it as a donor action for a 280 build and sold the rest. The titanium actions were very stiff and the triggers were usually junk. Part of me is wishing I had kept the 260 only because it was a reasonable shooter and so light.
One of my buddies had a 270 that was good for one shot. Any followup shot was wild, being off as much as 6". Most of us anchor our animals with one shot but if he ever needed a second shot he would be SOL.
I then tried the Alaskan when it came out and encountered quality control issues. I went through two of them without ever firing a shot due to damaged parts. The dealer either knowingly sent me damaged rifles or did not inspect them upon arrival at the shop. Damages aside, I had hoped the weight savings of the Titanium would offset the heavier barrels. They felt clunky and were definitely off balance with being so front heavy. The B&C stocks also had some quality control problems and were very heavy for what was supposed to be a light rifle. The triggers had an unbelievably heavy pull. Even without the damages that these rifles encountered they were very disappointing and overpriced for what they were supposed to be.
I gave up on the Titanium dream. Built a few lightweights on Remington actions but I usually carry a Finnlight when I go above the tree line. I would rather carry the extra weight and know I will hit whatever I am aiming at with the first shot than carry a real light weight rig.
Of the original Titanium 700s, I only had one that was a decent shooter, that being a 260. It was a nice light rifle but I just never warmed up to it. The others were 270Win, 30-06, 308, and 7mmRM. None of them shot well. The 270 would turn out 2" groups but the rest were all over the map. I tried a variety of loads in them but the best was usually around 4" at 100 metres. The 7mm was really wild but a buddy insisted he could find the right load - he never did have any luck with it. The worst was the 30-06 so I used it as a donor action for a 280 build and sold the rest. The titanium actions were very stiff and the triggers were usually junk. Part of me is wishing I had kept the 260 only because it was a reasonable shooter and so light.
One of my buddies had a 270 that was good for one shot. Any followup shot was wild, being off as much as 6". Most of us anchor our animals with one shot but if he ever needed a second shot he would be SOL.
I then tried the Alaskan when it came out and encountered quality control issues. I went through two of them without ever firing a shot due to damaged parts. The dealer either knowingly sent me damaged rifles or did not inspect them upon arrival at the shop. Damages aside, I had hoped the weight savings of the Titanium would offset the heavier barrels. They felt clunky and were definitely off balance with being so front heavy. The B&C stocks also had some quality control problems and were very heavy for what was supposed to be a light rifle. The triggers had an unbelievably heavy pull. Even without the damages that these rifles encountered they were very disappointing and overpriced for what they were supposed to be.
I gave up on the Titanium dream. Built a few lightweights on Remington actions but I usually carry a Finnlight when I go above the tree line. I would rather carry the extra weight and know I will hit whatever I am aiming at with the first shot than carry a real light weight rig.
A friend had it out sighting it for another friend. It grouped two different factory loads both 5 shots into an inch at 200 yards. 6.5 Creedmoor with a carbon barrel and a brake. Nothing a cheaper gun couldn’t possibly do but the way it shot for such a light rifle without fuss was impressive.
My fake Ti 260 wildcat is a really good shooter but I wouldn’t pit it against this Gunwerks rifle with factory loads. Very user friendly for such a lightweight.
Once I'm finished with my current build, I'll make the attempt at a PH/LRH (precision/long range hunter) rig in the style of say a GW or Fierce etc.
