Mountain rifle
- Thread starter Gatehouse
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I just ordered my Rem 700 Ti in 260 Rem...can't wait to have her come in. Talley lightweights are ordered direct and bullets and dies are ready to go! I don't think I'd ever go floor plate on this rig just because I've got two others with DM's. I'll likely just play with the trigger some to get it crisp and light and then work up loads. Weight was a consideration for this rifle but I've also got to be practical so a VXII 3-9x40 LRD will end up on it only sacrificing 3-4 ounces over the 2-7x33 or the ultralight 3-9x33. 400 yards is a real stretch for any rifle in a hunting situation let alone huffing and puffing in a mountain terrain. I'm thinking that the barrel is gonna make you or break you here. The lightest or most expensive rifle won't help ya kill any better if the bullet doesn't connect....so cal. could be redundant....how does it shoot with the first shot and a follow-up shot if needed? You said NO custom...so the real question becomes who makes the best barrels??? Sako (finnlight) Remington (Ti Mountain contour) or Browning Ti (Pencil barrel) I'll let you know how my 260 Rem does...but they are all cold hammer forged...yes?
I made the right choice 4 years ago, and no looking back or second guessing. Tikka M695 in .338WM, 225gr. Nosler Accubond. Of course, there could have been a lot of other good rifle choices, but the .338WM would be my choice for any non-lethal animal at that kind of range. 
Anything else is second guessing or hoping for the best on elk at that range.
Anything else is second guessing or hoping for the best on elk at that range. 
That a nice rifle, but I don't understand the reasoning behind buying a TI and stocking it with one of the heaviest stocks out there.
What caliber is it?
you can "blame" me for that
I bought that Ti (30-06) brand new in 05 and in the spring of 06 I figure'd I would put a nice mtn rifle laminate on it that I had. Its weight went up 12 oz but was still light @ 7 lbs scoped. The balance went back a bit but it was still very nice handling, and looked awesome. Add the fact it would put 168 tsx into itty bitty groups, and well, chalk it up to another one I shouldnt of sold! Guido is taking good care of it 
I am not sure why everyone is so turned off the floorplate. i have used remingtons without the floorplate and now a few brownings with the floorplate. has anyone ever lost a clip on a non-floorplate rifle? i know a guy that did. but probably not all that common. my dad loves the floorplate in his BAR because he shoots like a madman and when he is out he drops the hinge and reloads the clip with it still attached and is damn fast at it. i never not shot an animal because the floorplate slowed me down that much either. as for the trigger, down to 2.5 lbs of crisp fully and easily adjustable up to 6 lbs never detered me either. but as like all these threads that end up like this its like whats the best out of a chevy vs ford vs dodge so back to personal preference. i'll be shooting browning throughout my days. Browning should be sending me a check.
The reason I don't like the Browning floorplate is becuase it is redundant, seems weak, complicated and unnecessary. If you are going to have a detachable magazine, just have a detachable magazine...
Derek__Erickson
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- Kamloops BC
Yea, when they break off they're 65 dollars for just the floor plate, I seen it happen same gun as mine!
No customs allowed? No problem:If you were looking for a lighter weight "mountain" rifle, that was chambered in a cartridge capable of killing all NA non dangerous game at 400 yards, what FACTORY offering would you choose?
No customs allowed
Husqvarna Lightweight Sporter... .358 Norma Magnum
Mind you, a little hard to find these days. And a .358 Norma slinging 225 grain bullets at those velocities in a rifle that light... it does push a little bit at the back end.
However, after 40 years of hauling Thor's Hammer over hill and dale here in the Rockies, if you can shoot, anything (dangerous or otherwise) within any realistic range will not be a problem.
Of course, those who prefer plastic to walnut, stainless steel to ink black bluing jobs, will probably find it wanting. As for me... this one has a lifetime spot in the gun safe.
You need one, Gate...
I need another rifle like a hole in the head.
This thread was to gather some ideas for a friend.....I already have my perfect rifle!
I don't think he was looking for something in the power range of a 358 Norma!!
- Location
- AB foothills
This is my latest addition. Still needs some work but its coming along.
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- AB foothills
No customs allowed? No problem:
Take that beauty on a 1-2 week mountain backpack trip in the rain and snow, strapped to a pack. Add the same amount of nights in a wet, humid tent and she will never be the same again. Been there many times
. Some guys are good with it, I used to be. I know myself I will never go back to a nice, blued, walnut rifle for mountain hunting ever again.Bring along a 45 gallon drum of oil and you might be OK, maybe...
Oddly enough, that rifle has been on lots of long mountain backpack trips over the past decades. Not to mention day in and day out trips. There might be another area in BC with the diversity of mountain hunting that we have here in the East Kootenays - but I suspect not. Not too many places where you can leave the truck and start climbing with a mule deer, elk, sheep, goat, and grizzly bear tag on your license and have a good chance of filling one or more of them. It also does tend to rain and snow here in this area of the Rockies - as anyone who has skiied in Fernie will realize, even if they haven't hunted around here. It hasn't been in any tents however - I use a shelter half staked out just off the ground, so maybe that helps. Add to that a fair number of hunting trips on horseback, complete with leather gun scabbards. And look at that - with the exception of a few scrapes and dings, it isn't the rusted out piece of junk it apparently should be.Take that beauty on a 1-2 week mountain backpack trip in the rain and snow, strapped to a pack. Add the same amount of nights in a wet, humid tent and she will never be the same again. Been there many times
Bring along a 45 gallon drum of oil and you might be OK, maybe...
Sometimes I wonder how anyone managed to hunt in less than perfect weather before synthetic stocks and stainless steel came along, or how they managed to stay warm before Gor-tex and Patagonia came along... one wonders how guys like Jack O'Conner ever managed the amount of hunting they did before synthetics and stainless steel.
For those who prefer the tolerance stainless and plastic has, no problem. But with a little common sense care, blued steel and wood works just fine - although I might draw the line if I did my hunting on and around the saltchuck.
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- AB foothills
30 minutes from my door and I am in those same conditions. Many a good blued rifle has been beat on by myself in harsh conditions(backpack and horse back hunts) and still looked pretty good in the end, with "lots" of oil and TLC of course.
These days I just choose to hunt harder, carrying less gear and not having to take as much care of a rifle. My stainless synthetic rifles look and function as they did a week before when they left my safe without ever having one lick of oil wiped on them when out backpacking or horse hunting.
I can tell you take good care of your rifles if you have been out in those conditions and it still looks like that, good on ya. I cant think of many that look like that and have spent that many years in those conditions, my fathers are a great example after spending years guiding in the northern part of Canada(and he is a huge stickler for detail).
I still love a nice blued, walnut rifle, just not when hunting in the conditions I hunt in. We all have our preferences, glad you are as happy with yours as I am mine.
soldier506
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- Location
- saskatchewan,canada
No5 jungle carbine.
I have one of those, it lacks range.
