Rem 700 ADL SS?

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Does anyone know if these are still for sale in Canada? I can't seem to find them anywhere... I'm looking for a new SS donor action/barrel, and I prefer the blind magazine setup.
 
I would like to piece together a SS action and barrel, chopped to 20", with a high-quality stock and trigger for a all-around/mountain rifle. If I need to start with a $700+ SPS SS as the donor I may as well just settle on a $1000 700 Mountain, although that wouldn't be nearly as much fun.
 
I'm still kicking myself in the backside for not picking up the used Ti 270 at Chilcotin Guns years ago when I still haunted that place. I love a good blind mag hunting rifle. Can't beat 'em for weight.
 
ADL's are a dime a dozen in the US, but next to none here. They sell in Walmart in the US for $349
 
I've done some more digging, and it seems that I'll have enough trouble finding a SS 700 in my desired caliber (.308), not to mention getting it as an ADL. At this point I'm planning on waiting for a deal on a Kimber 84M Montana, since that satisfies most of my needs.
 
Sask_Hunter said:
The Montana is the most for the least off the shelf rifle going. I think I'm going to get a Montana before summer is over.
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I would have to agree with that. I would love to save some money and import one in from the US, but then I would be on my own for any warranty issues. If I can find one in 308 in Canada for $1200ish, I'm sold.
 
I've heard (not seen, mind you) that the Montanas don't shoot particularly well. 1.5 MOA is a number I've seen bandied about. If I spent that kind of money and only got results like that I'd be some cranky.
 
BigUglyMan said:
I've heard (not seen, mind you) that the Montanas don't shoot particularly well. 1.5 MOA is a number I've seen bandied about. If I spent that kind of money and only got results like that I'd be some cranky.
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That seems to be the norm for pretty much all pencil barrel ultralights, including several thousand dollar customs. I've had Montana's, a NULA, RMR and a Rifles Inc. None were what I'd call tack drivers, but they're not meant to be range guns either. They're also difficult to hold steady due to their weight, contributing to wider groups.
 
The Montana costs as much as it does due to its lightweight, weatherproof materials - not for record breaking bench shooting accuracy. There are a lot of anecdotal stories of accuracy (and other) issues, primarily with the early models - consensus seems to be that newer ones are better when it comes to qc. There are all kinds of people that complain about their Sakos not getting the sub-MOA accuracy as well, so take that for what it's worth.

All that being said, if 1.5 MOA was all I got, that would still have no real-life impact in the field. The two pounds the rifle shaves off of most rifles certainly would be noticed however.
 
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