Mountain / Sheep Rifle?
06-02-2010, 08:35 PM
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Mountain / Sheep Rifle?
Browning Abolt Ti, 5-3/4 lbs, 23" barrel, $1000
Remington Alaskan Ti, 6 lbs, 24" barrel, $1400
270 WSM vs. 300 WSM
Think I need both! haha.
Doesn't have to just be for sheep, basically just a lightweight mtn. rifle.
The 270wsm seems ideal for antelope-caribou, past that I'm not sure...
The 300wsm seems pretty good for anything cept maybe some brown bears. Which brings up the point of hunting sitka deer, goat/sheep in grizzly country...? The 270 might be perfect for sheep but if you run into a griz wouldn't you rather have a 300? but of course wouldn't you rather have a 270 for antelope than a 300? also flatter bullet of the 270 seems nice.
Open to better rifle/bullet suggestions as well though like the idea of a short action round.
Btw, is there a way to calculate the velocity loss from 24" to 23" in both 270wsm and 300wsm? I assume the 300wsm would lose less velocity than the 270 but just how much?
Remington Alaskan Ti, 6 lbs, 24" barrel, $1400
270 WSM vs. 300 WSM
Think I need both! haha.
Doesn't have to just be for sheep, basically just a lightweight mtn. rifle.
The 270wsm seems ideal for antelope-caribou, past that I'm not sure...
The 300wsm seems pretty good for anything cept maybe some brown bears. Which brings up the point of hunting sitka deer, goat/sheep in grizzly country...? The 270 might be perfect for sheep but if you run into a griz wouldn't you rather have a 300? but of course wouldn't you rather have a 270 for antelope than a 300? also flatter bullet of the 270 seems nice.
Open to better rifle/bullet suggestions as well though like the idea of a short action round.
Btw, is there a way to calculate the velocity loss from 24" to 23" in both 270wsm and 300wsm? I assume the 300wsm would lose less velocity than the 270 but just how much?
Last edited by salukipv1; 06-03-2010 at 08:46 PM.
06-03-2010, 08:53 AM
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Weatherby is a maybe but only in 30-06 or 270...
Kimber I've heard alot of problems about...also that grey stock in person looked very blue and ugly.
NULA have thought about but that's $3400...
I really don't understand who's designing these rifles these days...?
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06-03-2010, 09:07 AM
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My rem700 mtlss 7-08/leupold 2.5-8x36/w/ steel mounts, weighs about 7.5lbs total. Ive carried it up and down ridges all day w/ no problem. Very weather resistant & looks great! The whole set up cost me about 1300$ .
I read that titanium actions are rough, and a 6lbs rifle in anything over 243 will probably kick pretty good.
I read that titanium actions are rough, and a 6lbs rifle in anything over 243 will probably kick pretty good.
06-03-2010, 09:14 AM
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I like the Remington Alaskan Ti, but in 7MM RM or .300 WM (both very flat shooting).
And for the same reasons......................."in grizzly country...?"
That's why I use a Browning X-Bolt Stainless Stalker in .338 WM for my mountain rifle.
And for the same reasons......................."in grizzly country...?"
That's why I use a Browning X-Bolt Stainless Stalker in .338 WM for my mountain rifle.
Last edited by Sheridan; 06-05-2010 at 05:11 PM.
With the 300 wsm you can shoot the 130 gr ttsx for and medium game and 180 gr partition for larger game and the bears.
06-03-2010, 03:05 PM
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06-03-2010, 03:59 PM
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A drop in stock simply requires unscrewing the 2 action screws, removing the barreled action from the factory stock and screwing it on the new stock. Some aftermarket stocks come w/ bedding blocks though, but nothing really changes.