Experience with Mountain Rifles

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What are your experiences with mountain rifles and long eye relief scopes, to me they seem ideal in the ability to get off a quick shot, and that they are light. I am specifically looking at ruger and remington, in .308, although I think the rem is only 7mm-08

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steve
 
7mm-08 is a good cal. and mountain rifles and featherweights are great as long as they are accurate, some are fussy when you have thin barrels but my Win featherweight in 270WSM is awsome in the accuracy and fairly light 7lb 8oz..
 
I have a Remington Mountain Rifle in 7x57 and it is a sweetheart. I have a Leupold 6x42 on it and it will put the first three shots under an inch with a couple of loads I use, one a 140 grain Partition, the other a 150 grain. I would never worry about buying a mountain rifle. Most are better than we think! Regards, Eagleye.
 
Those laminated stocks are great, look nice and are stable, BUT are a tad heavy as well.

Also, I have a walnut non detach mag, Rem MR here in long action w/3x9 Elite. It weighs 8.25lbs unloaded w/o sling.

If you want a true lightweight, go Titanium!


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Its one of those things, that most folks I know dont have/use one, so I think I'm going to just jump in and pick one up. I am especially partial to the ruger aesthetically.... but I know the rem 700 is great platform. I love shorter firearms, grew up hunting a 30-30, and it makes sense in so many ways, for packing, in and out of vehicles etc.

The titanium I think would get somewhat out of my price range, and seems that people are saying felt recoil is increased on lighter rifles, so I want to try and keep that in check.

Thanks for the help
steve
 
I've had two mountain rifles (Rem 700) and two featherweight model 70s. I like them (both) as a very practical hunting package with decent accuracy. I still have a 280 Rem mtn rifle that was the most accurate of the bunch. It is very accurate for a lightweight rifle.
 
IMHO the term "mountain rifle" was cornered by Remington and was a marketing gimmick just as many others that we know of. I wonder just what they meant by that?.... "light weight" rifle perhaps? My mountain rifle is a 338 WM, because I hunt elk in the mountains, not because it is light (it isn't). My sheep rifle that I also use in the mountains is a .270WSM, not a heavy weight but not a light weight either. It also doubles as my antelope gun, my sometimes deer gun. My "lightweight" rifle is Ruger M77 Compact in 7mm-08, at 5.25 lbs, I don't think they get any lighter than that, but it is definetely NOT my mountain rifle because "ursus horibilus" lives in the mountains. Pick a lightweight rifle in a .338, you'll cringe every time you pull the trigger. This is not intended as a discussion on caliber choices or brand of rifles, etc. What I'm suggesting is that you decide how exactly you define the true "mountain rifle", durability? caliber? weight? And I wouldn't discount a certain gun just because it's a pound heavier than the next either.
 
I have 2 mountan rifles... 444 marlin in the summer before hunting seasin, and 270WSM during hunting season. The key is to feel comfortable with what you're carrying, and that is the best rifle for whatever...
 
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