Folically Challenged

Do these come with the R3 (Sims) recoil pad, or just solid rubber? I'm entertaining the idea of getting a 700 Mountain DM in 7mm-08. I just love the feel of that stock, & the handling, too.

I've got the R3 pad on my CDL in .30-06, and it makes a world o' difference!

Please don't ask me why I'm looking at a 7mm-08, when I already have a '06! If any of us were really pressed to justify each of our guns, we'd have to empty our gun safes!

Pygmy

I have a M700 DM walnut stocked Mountain rifle in 7mm08..It's currently my favorite whitetail rifle..

It has a solid rubber pad.. It is noticeably milder to shoot than my .280 Rem, which is in a laminate stocked M70 ....

Rootsy

have a 700 MR in 280 Rem and it has a hard rubber recoil pad on it... been considering an R3 to put on it...

seattlesetters

How does everyone like their Mountain Rifle? I'm almost ready to purchase and two of the three I have it narrowed down to are the Mountain Rifle LSS in .260 or 7mm-08.

I'm leaning a bit toward the .260, but you never know until the minute I make the buy...

absolut40

I love my mountain rifle.You can carry it all day and hardly notice it.I have mine in .280rem but im buying another one in 30/06 this fall.

steelerzzz

I have a Mountain rifle LSS in 260 rem and love it. I must admit though that it may be a bit easier to find factory ammo for the 7mm-08.(if you handload...no prob.) Both are soft recoilers, so the stock solid rubber recoil pad is more then adequate.

seattlesetters

Ammo availabilty is of no concern....I order online! In fact, I like that I can get a factory load with 140gr Nosler Partition in the .260 vs. the largest Partition loading in the 7mm-08 being just 140gr...much less sectional density in that bulet than the 6.5mm.

Is your .260 accurate and soft on the shoulder? Have you compared it with the same rifle in 7mm-08?

steelerzzz

After having the trigger worked on the 260 shoots very accurate...and thats with 120gr.accutip factory loads! I have never compared it too a 7mm-08 but I have been told the 260 has slightly less recoil(probably nothing to speak of. )The 260 is very easy on the shoulder!

trophytaker308

i owna 7mm-08 mountain lss and its a true tack driver,1/2 groups all day at 100 yardswith fusion ammo and all i have done is adjusted the trigger.still shoots the same even when the barrel is heated up.
i bought mine new this year and it came with the new recoil pad,no recoil at all.