6mm Remington
Ammo Smith
- Feb 27, 2006
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Choices for a .280 Remington build.
Montana Rifle Company: http://www.montanarifleco.com/custom.rifles.html This rifle has a cast action made by the same company that builds the actions for the Ruger 77/Hawkeye rifles. Is a cast action as strong and worthy of consideration as one made from a billet of steel like a Winchester? One of the things I like about the rifles this company makes is that they have combined the "best features" of the Mauser 98 and the Model 70 action to make theirs after. I stopped by in Kalispell last summer and visited them as I had not had a chance to actually see on of their rifles in person. They are very nice!! One thing that really impressed me is when I was given three different models of their rifles and I looked them over very carefully. The fit and finish was very nice and I dry fired each of the three several times. Each trigger was outstanding and felt just exactly like the previous rifle and the one before that. To me that's impressive for a semi-custom rifle to have three of them picked up and the trigger pulls each were superb at about 3 pounds and nice and crisp and clean. Boyds supplies their rifle stocks and instead of the stock the company typically uses, I would have them put a nutmeg laminate on it. They look like they do a really nice job on their rifles, and they chamber for the great .280 Remington or the 280 AI should I chose to go that route.
Winchester Model 70: http://www.winchesterguns.com/products/ ... mid=535107 What a gorgeous rifle. They just don't chamber them in the .280. I really like the new Model 70's and the quality they are turning out. The stock on the Supergrade is beautiful. I get the vapors just looking at them. I really like their actions but have not heard enough about the new trigger's they have started using. I would consider replacing the factory trigger also. Would you guys do that or just see how it works first?? So to get my 280 Remington I would have to buy a 30-06 or something like that in the Model 70 and have it re-barreled. I could sell the barrel that would be pulled off of the rifle to help off-set the cost of an aftermarket barrel. I've always wanted a Winchester Model 70 or something such as the Montana Rifle Company makes.
I believe I know the answer to this question already, but is a cast action as strong as one machined from a solid piece of steel? I know the Ruger 77/Hawkeye actions are double tough, but which is the strongest/best between the two???
Many of you know I have been waffling back and forth on this one for a long time. Thanks
David
Montana Rifle Company: http://www.montanarifleco.com/custom.rifles.html This rifle has a cast action made by the same company that builds the actions for the Ruger 77/Hawkeye rifles. Is a cast action as strong and worthy of consideration as one made from a billet of steel like a Winchester? One of the things I like about the rifles this company makes is that they have combined the "best features" of the Mauser 98 and the Model 70 action to make theirs after. I stopped by in Kalispell last summer and visited them as I had not had a chance to actually see on of their rifles in person. They are very nice!! One thing that really impressed me is when I was given three different models of their rifles and I looked them over very carefully. The fit and finish was very nice and I dry fired each of the three several times. Each trigger was outstanding and felt just exactly like the previous rifle and the one before that. To me that's impressive for a semi-custom rifle to have three of them picked up and the trigger pulls each were superb at about 3 pounds and nice and crisp and clean. Boyds supplies their rifle stocks and instead of the stock the company typically uses, I would have them put a nutmeg laminate on it. They look like they do a really nice job on their rifles, and they chamber for the great .280 Remington or the 280 AI should I chose to go that route.
Winchester Model 70: http://www.winchesterguns.com/products/ ... mid=535107 What a gorgeous rifle. They just don't chamber them in the .280. I really like the new Model 70's and the quality they are turning out. The stock on the Supergrade is beautiful. I get the vapors just looking at them. I really like their actions but have not heard enough about the new trigger's they have started using. I would consider replacing the factory trigger also. Would you guys do that or just see how it works first?? So to get my 280 Remington I would have to buy a 30-06 or something like that in the Model 70 and have it re-barreled. I could sell the barrel that would be pulled off of the rifle to help off-set the cost of an aftermarket barrel. I've always wanted a Winchester Model 70 or something such as the Montana Rifle Company makes.
I believe I know the answer to this question already, but is a cast action as strong as one machined from a solid piece of steel? I know the Ruger 77/Hawkeye actions are double tough, but which is the strongest/best between the two???
Many of you know I have been waffling back and forth on this one for a long time. Thanks
David
