Yeah, I noticed that. 7.2-7.5lbs. Not exactly svelte. I hope he can get hands on one before he buys it.The Montana will not be a lightweight rifle, in my experience MRC is a little heavier than advertised.
Have him look at one of the Sako models.
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He's pretty set on .270Win, as I mentioned.How much "$$$$"? Not that spending big money means anything at all. It doesn't guarantee accuracy.
Wouldn't even think about any No$ler named cartridge. Way over priced for one. Your pop will not find it in any small places. The .270 is everywhere. So is .30-06 and .308. All 3 will kill any game in North America, including big bears and moose.
He certainly wants his money to guarantee accuracy. That's probably the highest priority
FiveInADimve said:Yeah, I noticed that. 7.2-7.5lbs. Not exactly svelte. I hope he can get hands on one before he buys it.
A NULA would most likely be in my collection if I had the money.
He certainly wants his money to guarantee accuracy. That's probably the highest priority
Wow, 8.75 BEFORE the scope? Dang. He's definitely going to try and find one to handle before purchasing so I guess it'll be up to him whether he actually needs the lighter rifle.My MRC X2 .243 Win weighed in at 8.5 lbs when I put an 11 ounce Leupold on it! A .270 MRC X2 will be closer to 8.75 lbs before putting a scope on it. I wouldn't buy a MRC rifle, however I'd buy one of their actions to build on. MRC builds a very nice rifle, but a backpacking or back country rifle they are not.
I could tell you how to get a NULA cheap but it's kind of a secret! Okay not really so here it goes as basically it's the "Forbes Rifle" and not a NULA but for the money it is hard to beat. Find and old Colt Light Rifle, send it back to Melvin Forbes and have him work his magic on it, you'll have a light weight hunting rifle at about 1/4-1/3 the price of a NULA.
MOA guarantees are nice but there only good if the shooter can shoot MOA. I'm not saying your father can't, I'm just saying a lot of people buy a rifle with an MOA guarantee who can't shoot the rifle well enough to see that kind of accuracy. This is especially true when you start buying light rifles, they're a different animal to shoot well all together.
You can get a MkV Weathermark in .270Win, .30-06, 7mmRem Mag, and .308Win.Just a note, I think the only caliber you can get in a Weatherby MKV is a Weatherby magnum caliber that you wont just find anywhere. I dont own 1 but I have shot a Sako, very nice accurate rifle.
Wow, 8.75 BEFORE the scope?