Well the rem 700 action is copied andused by a ton of benchrest shooters, kinda the goto.
Because it is simple , can be easily squared that does not equate to an exceptionalhunting rifle and or ruggedness. Did you know that the mag extractor on a 700 is pinned to the bolt and they have a propensity to break near that pin? Get a few slivers of brass behind an extractor and they fail to fire Button ejector don't maintain that and it rusts and freezes. Not a problem for someone that knows how to keep his/her guns in proper shape but for most an item that would be ignored.
It could be the flip of a coin with accuracy on a factory rifle these days I'm not sure, but to me controlled feed is for big bore dangerous game setups where reliability is the crucial ingredient, not accuracy.
Or on an Elk Hunt outside Yellowstone 20 miles from nowhere where whena shot rings out it is ringingthe dinner bell for a Grizzly. Yeah I want a remington in my hands at that moment.
But if someone else has the kimber montanas....I'd be curious to know what type of groups they're getting. 1.5" ? sub MOA? less than a 1/2MOA?
They shoot quite a bit better then most and if you get a good one they are exceptional easily submoa with the right driver behind the wheel
In addition, in a recent gun test, they tested the new model 70, worst or at the bottom of the list in the accuracy department, they probably tested the kimber, should relook, but none the less, only further reinstates the controlled feed vs. push argument.
WHich means nothing I am betting the winchester 70's the new ones to be exceptional. I know the few that I have had were exceptional shooting rifles none of which gave me a problem in the field. I would expect the new one to shoot even better because of tighter tolerances.
Here is a target that I gleaned from another site of the rifle in questions accuracy potential
