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7mm STW Brotherhood - For those who shoot the 7mm Shooting Times Westerner
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<blockquote data-quote="Rent Outdoor Gear" data-source="post: 903533" data-attributes="member: 72470"><p>Forgings and billet have better grain structure which improves strength pretty substantially. A machined casting is certainly better than a net casting. However castings tend to warp a bit when they cool which may induce a bit of internal stress. When they're machined it could cause them to move a bit as material is removed. Neither factor is probably significant enough to really consider in a low round count hunting application - but as much thought as they put into building a great action I was a bit surprised they built it from a casting. High end bows are machined from billet, forgings, or extrusion. More cost effective models are cast, then machined. Granted, totally different application, but I have a lot of experience with the latter.</p><p> </p><p>The price is certainly right for the Montana M1999 which makes it attractive (and probably explains why they built it from a casting) - It's probably cheaper or about the same price as buying a donor 700 Rem and having it blueprinted and almost certainly you would have a much higher quality end product with the Montana.</p><p> </p><p>Good luck on the Unit 55 NM VV tag. I've put in several times for that but have yet to draw one!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rent Outdoor Gear, post: 903533, member: 72470"] Forgings and billet have better grain structure which improves strength pretty substantially. A machined casting is certainly better than a net casting. However castings tend to warp a bit when they cool which may induce a bit of internal stress. When they're machined it could cause them to move a bit as material is removed. Neither factor is probably significant enough to really consider in a low round count hunting application - but as much thought as they put into building a great action I was a bit surprised they built it from a casting. High end bows are machined from billet, forgings, or extrusion. More cost effective models are cast, then machined. Granted, totally different application, but I have a lot of experience with the latter. The price is certainly right for the Montana M1999 which makes it attractive (and probably explains why they built it from a casting) - It's probably cheaper or about the same price as buying a donor 700 Rem and having it blueprinted and almost certainly you would have a much higher quality end product with the Montana. Good luck on the Unit 55 NM VV tag. I've put in several times for that but have yet to draw one! [/QUOTE]
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