Rem 700 Mtn.
 

Hi everyone,
I'm a first time poster, long time reader. Does anyone have any experience with or opinions on the Rem 700 Mountain rifle? I'm a longstanding fan of the Model 700 action, and I love the Mountain's light weight. What worries me is the skinny little barrel on the 700 Mtn.

This is going to be a hard-working hunting rifle. I'm not looking for benchrest accuracy, but ability to group around 1.5" would be preferred. Share your experiences, please. -Buster

RE: Rem 700 Mtn.
 

Yes, I have the 7mm-08 and it is an awesome rifle that will shoot excellent. It is light and easy to carry. Best part is it is extremely accurate and consistent with store bought ammo.

RE: Rem 700 Mtn.
 

I looked at a new one yesterday and was surprised just how good it looked. I've seen complaints around the net about Rems. 700's and to be honest, it look as good as or better any i've seen in the past, even waaaay back. It was smooth, the wood to metal fit was very good, and the finish was even and very good looking.... Too bad i couldn't take it out and shoot it, so see if it shot like all the old 700's do....

I don't think i'd be worrying too much about the light bbl., unless your looking for BR accuracy? I bet you it will make an excelent hunting rifle!

DM

RE: Rem 700 Mtn.
 

You can get it to be a tack driver if that is what you want. but when siting it in take your time between shots. The thin barrel heats up quick, however after you are sighted in the groups you are after are no problem. Also be aware the low weight makes it kick like a mule look into the limsaver recoil pads. I have one in a 270 by the way.

RE: Rem 700 Mtn.
 

I'm a big 700 fan(own a bunch of them),you won't be sorry,they all hold up great...

RE: Rem 700 Mtn.
 

mountain rifles were designed to be a 300 yard shot and under hardcore hunting rifle. they are more designed for the ease of carrying on long and hard hunts rather then tack driving accuracy. the mountain rifle in comparison to a heavier rifle which might hinder your ability to manuver in tough mountainous terrain are much easier to carry and manuver. though mounatin rifles have what I call a toothpick barrel they are plenty accurate for their intended purpose they are deffinately not a bench rifle but are a compact easy to carry serious hunting rifle. I have one in 308 WIN ive hunted everything from whitetail on up to elk with it. with the right ammo your rifle likes best excellent accuracy is deffinately attainable. My mounatin rifle is capable of .5 inch groups at 100 yards aslong as im doing my part ive shot on paper out to 200 and 300 yards my best at 200 yards were 2 to 3 inch groups and at 300 yards the groups printed in the 4 to 5 inch range which is plenty accurate for hunting purposes. On my elk hunt with this little rifle I took a shot at 400 or so yards I hit with the first shot but ended up having to stick a second round in for a anchoring shot both shots were double lung hits. but thats even common for your magnums to need a second or third shot at those longer distances. I decided to take the shot at that range because I knew the 180 grain NP's i was using had enough juice to take the animal also the elk being a larger target is easier to hit then say a whitetail at that range I would probably pass on a deer at that range just because of it being a much smaller target in comparison to an elk.

RE: Rem 700 Mtn.
 

I have had 2 of them but traded one and sold the other one,to buy other rifles.It wasn't because they wouldn't shoot both shot extremely well.One was a 260 when they first came out and a 30/06.Like was said they heat up very fast.Took a bunch of deer with both of them.
Below is one of the targets with the 30/06 useing 2 different bullets,you can see why the fellow offered me a trade I couldn't turn down.Sometimes I do wish I had it back tho.

RE: Rem 700 Mtn.
 

I have a Mountain Rifle in 7MM-08, and it IS a tack driver, as long as you don't fire long strings of shots andheat up the barrel too much...In a hunting rifle, generally only the first shot or two matter anyway...Given time to cool between shots, my rifle will group under an inch day in and day out..Can't ask for much more in a hunting rifle...

BTW..Just as a topic of interest, a friend showed me a Mountain rifle last night that he had just bought...It's a .280 without a mark on it...It has been fired exactly 6 times..It wore a 3x9 Bushnell and he got it for $450...A real steal considering its condition..Now he cantake the take the money he saved on the rifle and put it toward a REAL scope..

RE: Rem 700 Mtn.
 

Thanks to everybody for your help. I really appreciate it. Nothing but good experiences with the 700 Mtn relayed from the folks here, so it looks like I can pick one up in confidence. Pygmy, your buddy got a hell of a deal if that rifle's in good shape. I'm just a little envious.

Herman, how was the kick on that 30-06 w/ 180 grainers? Just curious.

RE: Rem 700 Mtn.
 

I only shot 150 and 165 gr bullets in it.But it didn't kick bad.I shoot a lot every week and to me the 270 kicks worse than the 06.At the range I have a cheap slip on butt plate for the kicking calibers and it sure makes a difference.
Went back and looked at the target it looks like 180 but it is 150.The load is 53.6 grs of R-15,when useing 165 it was 57.5 grs of IMR 4350.