Perfect mountain rifle

[fatjake]

Put together a nice lightweight hunting rig today

Found a 700 mountain rifle LSS in 260. (Mint except the melting buttpad)
Threw some talley rings and a older 3-9 Zeiss conquest that I had laying around on it

Should be super pleasant to carry.
Now to find time to load some ammo and actually shoot it

 

[lacajun]

I had a 7mm08 just like it once ... It shot 1 MOA...one of the rifles I kick myself for getting rid of.

 

[Frank in the Laurels]

It'll work to a point.....great mid range set up for medium sized game, should be sweet to carry and handle...go get em'

 

[Bravo 4]

Man I'm doing this all wrong, my mountain rifle is 21 pounds but used to shoot from one mountain to the next. Just kidding...kinda

Nice rifle man!

 

[lancetkenyon]

That is a good mountain rifle.

But a PERFECT mountain rifle, in my opinion, would be something like:
Lone Peak TI action
24" Proof Sendero Light w. brake
Manners EH-1/EH-2
March F1 3-24×52 FML-1 or Tangent Theta TT315M
Chambered in something like a .280AI, 7 SAUM, 6.5 SS, etc.
Finish about 8lbs.
Light enough to carry comfortably all day, but still has enough mass to help with the long shots that a mountain rifle.might need to make. In a cartridge with just a bit more horsepower for longer range elk/mule deer.

 

[Remmy700]

Nice rig. Will be very handy. I have found over the years that I just can't shoot a lite weight rig. I just cant. For few years I carried a 18 lb GA precision rifle. And in a eberlestock didn't really bother me. I have what I consider perfect for me now. Defiance deviant 7RM with proof Sendero lite, manners EH1. My perfect gun and balances very nicely. 10.2 lbs scoped with atlas full mag and a silencer.

 

[lancetkenyon]

I am with Remmy700.

I have my "mountain rifle" too. Built by AxisWorks.
R700 LA BDL trued
Fluted bolt w. carbon fiber bolt knob & alloy bolt shroud
Manners EH-1
26" 1:9" Proof Sendero Light w Hawkins brake
.280AI pushing 168 HVLD @ 2940 right now shooting in the .1-.2s (starting load development trying the 175 Berger Elite Hunter)
Premier Heritage Light Tactical 3-15×50
8lbs 15oz scoped

 

[Remmy700]

I am with Remmy700.

I have my "mountain rifle" too. Built by AxisWorks.
R700 LA BDL trued
Fluted bolt w. carbon fiber bolt knob & alloy bolt shroud
Manners EH-1
26" 1:9" Proof Sendero Light w Hawkins brake
.280AI pushing 168 HVLD @ 2940 right now shooting in the .1-.2s (starting load development trying the 175 Berger Elite Hunter)
Premier Heritage Light Tactical 3-15×50
8lbs 15oz scoped

If u get tired of your mountain rig let me know lol have a few other rigs u might like more lol

 

[midnightmalloy]

View attachment 82451 Nice rig. Will be very handy. I have found over the years that I just can't shoot a lite weight rig. I just cant. For few years I carried a 18 lb GA precision rifle. And in a eberlestock didn't really bother me. I have what I consider perfect for me now. Defiance deviant 7RM with proof Sendero lite, manners EH1. My perfect gun and balances very nicely. 10.2 lbs scoped with atlas full mag and a silencer.

This is pretty comical as I am building almost the exact same thing. Defiance deviant hunter action, proof SENDERO carbon barrel, triggertech trigger and manners eh-1 with mini chassis with leupold vx-6HD 3-18 in 7mm Blaser Magnum.

 

[fatjake]

It was more a metaphor, something about picking up a short barreled, wood stock, lightweight rifle just feels nice.
I have others as well. Nothing carbon barreled though. I'm waiting on one as we speak

If I currently had 1 go to it would be this.

300win
Worked over remington action, bartlein #3, timney with a McMillan gamescout