Hey All,
Been hanging around awhile but this is my first post. as an introduction I am a lifelong hunter shooter and outdoors man, growing up in the whitetail woods of Missouri. My dad taught me to reload very young and its been a passion of mine. I joined the navy right out of high school and never moved back to MO, I live now if Florida, so I currently don't have a reloading setup.
So why my first post in the Rifles section? I have never really owned a high end rifle. Most were off the rack utility guns or sporterized Mausers ie a M700 SPS, a Savage 16, a 1916 Spanish, M96, and a K98. Dad had a few but just never kept them, traded for this sold for that. Killed my first deer with a beautiful #1B 30-06 he had(he sold to pay for my broken wrist in the 8th grade) and a M700 LSS Mountain rifle in 260 slipped away too.
I have been a huge 6.5 fan since that first Swede I had so when the 26 nosler came out I had to have one. I had a few dollars saved for a rifle and originally a M48 patriot was the ticket however with a 20 month lead time I needed an alternative. As of now only 4 production/semi production rifles are chambered for it. the M48($1700), CZ 550 Sonoran($3200) Browning Xbolt LRH($1500) Western hunter($1000) an the Montana Rifle Company 1999.
The M48 would take to long, the CZ was too much money, the Brownings are UGLY, so that left the MRC.
I placed my order for an Extreme X2 in 26 Nosler on 3/27 and was quoted 14 weeks at under $1300.
Well it took a little longer than that but it arrived at my LGS on Monday, 19 weeks, but she's here. Doing the happy dance. One I get it scoped I will post a few pics.
Been hanging around awhile but this is my first post. as an introduction I am a lifelong hunter shooter and outdoors man, growing up in the whitetail woods of Missouri. My dad taught me to reload very young and its been a passion of mine. I joined the navy right out of high school and never moved back to MO, I live now if Florida, so I currently don't have a reloading setup.
So why my first post in the Rifles section? I have never really owned a high end rifle. Most were off the rack utility guns or sporterized Mausers ie a M700 SPS, a Savage 16, a 1916 Spanish, M96, and a K98. Dad had a few but just never kept them, traded for this sold for that. Killed my first deer with a beautiful #1B 30-06 he had(he sold to pay for my broken wrist in the 8th grade) and a M700 LSS Mountain rifle in 260 slipped away too.
I have been a huge 6.5 fan since that first Swede I had so when the 26 nosler came out I had to have one. I had a few dollars saved for a rifle and originally a M48 patriot was the ticket however with a 20 month lead time I needed an alternative. As of now only 4 production/semi production rifles are chambered for it. the M48($1700), CZ 550 Sonoran($3200) Browning Xbolt LRH($1500) Western hunter($1000) an the Montana Rifle Company 1999.
The M48 would take to long, the CZ was too much money, the Brownings are UGLY, so that left the MRC.
I placed my order for an Extreme X2 in 26 Nosler on 3/27 and was quoted 14 weeks at under $1300.
Well it took a little longer than that but it arrived at my LGS on Monday, 19 weeks, but she's here. Doing the happy dance. One I get it scoped I will post a few pics.
