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Remington 700 .257 Weatherby
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<blockquote data-quote="lloydsmale" data-source="post: 764838" data-attributes="member: 41442"><p>well ill go this route with you. How many custom comp rifles are built on wearthby actions. NONE. How many are based on 700 actions? MOST. WHY? Because nothing has a faster lock time. Id also argue with your african choise. For one most serious african hunters use mauser action not either of these two. speed of running an action and lock time come in a distant second to reliablility there. I seriously doubt that the .10s of a second differnce it takes to stroke the action on a weatherby means a pinch of &&&. I even have to doubt that there is a differnce in how quick a guy can run one and its not even a consern to me as i dont see myself going to africa and if i do the chances of me getting into that situation are far less then being struck by lightning while there. My take on them is this. there a good gun. No better then any other production gun though. What you pay for is the name and that fancy stock. If thats what floats your boat theres nothing wrong with it. If you want my real opinion on what is the best out of the box HUNTING rifle its a model 70 winchester or even a sako as i see your a fan of them. Much nicer rifle for the money. . For the same price as a weatherby you can get a super grade winchester thats better looking, has just as nice of wood, has a control round feed action and just as good or better fit and finish. Might not impress the guys at the local guns shop as much because its a little more conseritively styled but in my opinion AND the opinion of just about EVERY african hunter is the better choise for a rifle. I will once more state that i think there a good gun and wouldnt mind another as long as it was a classic mark or even a fiberglass gun. Anything but a monte carlo stocked one. I think there homely and in heavy recoiling calibers beat my face up.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="lloydsmale, post: 764838, member: 41442"] well ill go this route with you. How many custom comp rifles are built on wearthby actions. NONE. How many are based on 700 actions? MOST. WHY? Because nothing has a faster lock time. Id also argue with your african choise. For one most serious african hunters use mauser action not either of these two. speed of running an action and lock time come in a distant second to reliablility there. I seriously doubt that the .10s of a second differnce it takes to stroke the action on a weatherby means a pinch of &&&. I even have to doubt that there is a differnce in how quick a guy can run one and its not even a consern to me as i dont see myself going to africa and if i do the chances of me getting into that situation are far less then being struck by lightning while there. My take on them is this. there a good gun. No better then any other production gun though. What you pay for is the name and that fancy stock. If thats what floats your boat theres nothing wrong with it. If you want my real opinion on what is the best out of the box HUNTING rifle its a model 70 winchester or even a sako as i see your a fan of them. Much nicer rifle for the money. . For the same price as a weatherby you can get a super grade winchester thats better looking, has just as nice of wood, has a control round feed action and just as good or better fit and finish. Might not impress the guys at the local guns shop as much because its a little more conseritively styled but in my opinion AND the opinion of just about EVERY african hunter is the better choise for a rifle. I will once more state that i think there a good gun and wouldnt mind another as long as it was a classic mark or even a fiberglass gun. Anything but a monte carlo stocked one. I think there homely and in heavy recoiling calibers beat my face up. [/QUOTE]
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