East Kootenay Rifle choice poll

This is my battery, which one?

  • Tikka t3x 270wsm

    Votes: 44 31.0%

  • Rem700 338-06

    Votes: 36 25.4%

  • Rem700 300RUM

    Votes: 19 13.4%

  • Savage111 300winmag

    Votes: 37 26.1%

  • Marlin sbl 45/70

    Votes: 8 5.6%

  • Browning blr 7wsm

    Votes: 1 0.7%
  • Total voters
    142
  • Poll closed .
Yeah after you mentioned Kimber I got to thinking that I've never owned one and it's been weeks since I bought sold or traded a rifle. Time to look at the EE!
 
pete dobinson said:
For your line up of rifle's, IMO the 45-70 shouldn't be considered. The 7mm wsm is an excellent cartridge but I don't care for a lever action on a mountain rig, I much prefer a bolt action. The 300 RUM will be heavy and too much of a good thing, it's not needed. I would prefer a flatter shooting cartridge than 338-06, so it would be out. The 300 win mag is a fine cartridge, but I don't care for savage rifle's, so it's down the road. That leaves the 270 wsm tikka, don't have any experience with tikka though, but it was my pick. Good luck on the up coming hunting season. Cheers:)
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Thanks Pete your train of thought is on the same track as mine
 
GunMunKey said:
Yeah after you mentioned Kimber I got to thinking that I've never owned one and it's been weeks since I bought sold or traded a rifle. Time to look at the EE!
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I'll second that on the kimber, I have two of them. The first one I got is a montana 8400 7mm wsm, weighs 6lb3oz bare. The 2nd rifle is a mountain ascent 270 win, it weighs 5lb3oz. They are both accurate. The last couple years I've hunted with the 270 win, I find its all I really need. Try shoulder a montana 84L, I think you will like it.
 
I had a Forbes 25-06 and found it a little whippy due to the ultralight weight. I'm still fairly fit so I'm hoping the Tikka is light enough.
 
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Some shooters have a hard time adjusting to lighter rifles, but it's not overly difficult and is worth it. A member here once noted many a .22 is lighter than even the lightest centerfires and we all shoot them well. By the time you get to the top of this guy's mountain, the saved couple pounds will have helped preserve your shooting form more than they could have helped steady the rifle.

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Ardent said:
Some shooters have a hard time adjusting to lighter rifles, but it's not overly difficult and is worth it. A member here once noted many a .22 is lighter than even the lightest centerfires and we all shoot them well. By the time you get to the top of this guy's mountain, the saved couple pounds will have helped preserve your shooting form more than they could have helped steady the rifle.

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I have never understood the "can't shoot light rifles" logic.
 
chuck nelson said:
I have never understood the "can't shoot light rifles" logic.
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They don't settle as quickly or hang quite as nicely as heavier rifles, especially if your heart is pumping at the top of the hill. but if your rifle is a couple of pounds lighter you might make it to the top o fthe hill faster and get the shot that you might otherwise have missed out on.
 
chuck nelson said:
I have never understood the "can't shoot light rifles" logic.
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A 22 is a little hard to compare to shooting a 300wm. A magnum in a 10 pound rifle is easier to control than a 6lb. A 22 doesn't even fit into that equation. Otherwise wouldn't we all be shooting 4lb 50bmg's? The whole physics of light rifle vs heavy caliber has been beat to death on every gun forum on the web.
 
GunMunKey said:
A 22 is a little hard to compare to shooting a 300wm. A magnum in a 10 pound rifle is easier to control than a 6lb. A 22 doesn't even fit into that equation. Otherwise wouldn't we all be shooting 4lb 50bmg's? The whole physics of light rifle vs heavy caliber has been beat to death on every gun forum on the web.
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And I can't help it if you can't shoot a light rifle well.
 
BigUglyMan said:
They don't settle as quickly or hang quite as nicely as heavier rifles, especially if your heart is pumping at the top of the hill. but if your rifle is a couple of pounds lighter you might make it to the top o fthe hill faster and get the shot that you might otherwise have missed out on.
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Absolutely spot on BUM, They just arnt as Stable, are finicky with how you hold or where the pressure is as you hold and break the trigger, they can be lively- which means even though it isn't a Painful Recoil, anyone who isn't a mucho prick will positively experience, muzzle lift, etc wher as the mucho man will claim there is no difference, whilst shooting from a led sled or sandbags...
Real world shooting is different in the field and quite a lot different than shooting from behind the PC screen.

I own Kimber 84m 3kg, Tikka T3 3.3kg and a Ruger Hawkeye 4.4kg...... from 7mm08- 9.3- 35W........ and I can tell you I'm most accurate on a paper target with a 35 Whelen in the 4kg rifle.. but theres no chance its guna be coming up top of Mt Canada to send one off at a Sheep/Goat/Deer.... Tikkas are the GO man for what you are After..

Basic, No FRILLS, lightweight Hunting outfit.... PS itl do the -100 no problem either :)

WL
 
I think you could load up some 200gr Accubonds for the 300RUM and be set for everything. Or some nice hard cast FLAT MEPLAT 45cal bullets launched hard. Either would float my boat. BUT you say you want goat? Geez..............Maybe go to a bit lighter bullet in the .300RUM such as a 165gr GMX or 180gr X-bullet. (just to flatten up your trajectory for a longer shot on the hoofed ones!!!) As long as a grizzly is not charging you, I would feel ok with a mono-metal 165-180gr bullet. That's where I like the heavier stuff. (200gr or above)
 
I don't know .. honestly, I really am not a big fan of 'any of the above' .. relisted, below:

>> Tikka t3x 270wsm, Rem700 338-06, Rem700 300RUM, Savage111 300winmag, Marlin sbl 45/70, Browning blr 7wsm

In fact, instead of choosing 1 from the list and using it to hunt in the Kootenays .. I would be tempted to:
-- sell one or more ... and with the money
-- buy a Kimber Montana (either a 84M in 7mm08, or a 84L in .30-06) ... and
-- mount a Leupold VX-3 scope on it

I know, I know, this does nothing to answer your question ... and for that I apologize.
But, faced with the choice, that IS what I would do.
 
Build your own on a proper action like a Model 70 CRF SS or something Ti. Don't sell it and therefore don't worry about resale on customs. Or use the bejeebus out of it and when your sell it for 40% of what you put in consider it money well spent. You'll get exactly the rifle you're after, the world's full of good enough.

Considering lightweights don't shoot for you I'd build a 6 1/2lb M70 SS in .270, .280 AI, .270 or .300 WSM, 7mm Mag. MPI or Wildcat stock etc, factory barrel turned down or if knawing for some luxury a Krieger or Benchmark. If you're a long barrel guy go 27", if not, 22". Put irons on it and ERA / Recknagel return to zero quick detach mounts if that tickles your fancy. Coat it all in a bake on finish to reduce bling. Sky's the limit.

Or buy a Kimber.
 
I have been looking for the right rifle to try out the 280 since I started hand loading. I've never touched the Kimber but if I ever come across the right deal.....
 
Ardent said:
Build your own on a proper action like a Model 70 CRF SS ... or buy a Kimber.
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^^ Exactly.

My safe is equally divided. 1/2 are Model 70 CRF's (all 2010-11 FN vintage), and 1/2 are Kimbers. And all but 1 are SS.
The 1 that is not SS is for show - she is a Model 70 SG, mint, Grade V stripey/swirly walnut - a .30-06 safe-queen who dislikes messes and never never gets dirty.
Everything else is, in 1 form or another, a working mountain gun, chambered in a variety of calibres - my 2 favs?
-- FN Model 70 SS CRF in .270, and
-- Kimber 84M in 7mm-08

My advice: again, sell what you don't need or really really want, use the cash to buy what you do. Life is too short not to.
 
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