jackstrawIII
New member
I'm in the hunt for a new bolt gun and am looking for something with:
- fiberglass/kevlar/cf stock (it has to be thin in the wrist and forend)
- stainless everything (cerakoted stainless is fine)
- around 6-6.5 pounds bare
- if I could get a DBM, that would be great (hinged floorplate is an ok compromise)
I've owned a Kimber Montana and couldn't get it to shoot. I still have a Winchester Model 70 Extreme Weather and it's a nice gun but the Bell and Carlson stock is just too thick through the wrist/grip area for me to be really happy.
So I've been looking at some other higher cost stuff and people seem to have so many gripes about all of them. Here's what I've read:
- Montana Rifle Company X3 - too heavy and gritty receiver
- Christensen Arms Mesa - too flimsy in the stock and poor bolt clearance when scoped
- Nosler 48 - too blocky around the wrist/grip
- Cooper 54 - they use Bell and Carlson stocks (too thick)
- Sako Finnlite - injection molded stock
And on, and on. I can't tell if these are legit concerns, or if people are just being extra picky because of the price tag on these guns? I'd have to imagine they're not all THAT bad...
What are all your experiences with these, or other similar brands of rifles? I'd like to spend less than $2000. Should I just throw a Winchester 70 into a McMillan Edge stock and call it a day? Or is there something else out there that would give me what I'm looking for?
Thanks.
- fiberglass/kevlar/cf stock (it has to be thin in the wrist and forend)
- stainless everything (cerakoted stainless is fine)
- around 6-6.5 pounds bare
- if I could get a DBM, that would be great (hinged floorplate is an ok compromise)
I've owned a Kimber Montana and couldn't get it to shoot. I still have a Winchester Model 70 Extreme Weather and it's a nice gun but the Bell and Carlson stock is just too thick through the wrist/grip area for me to be really happy.
So I've been looking at some other higher cost stuff and people seem to have so many gripes about all of them. Here's what I've read:
- Montana Rifle Company X3 - too heavy and gritty receiver
- Christensen Arms Mesa - too flimsy in the stock and poor bolt clearance when scoped
- Nosler 48 - too blocky around the wrist/grip
- Cooper 54 - they use Bell and Carlson stocks (too thick)
- Sako Finnlite - injection molded stock
And on, and on. I can't tell if these are legit concerns, or if people are just being extra picky because of the price tag on these guns? I'd have to imagine they're not all THAT bad...
What are all your experiences with these, or other similar brands of rifles? I'd like to spend less than $2000. Should I just throw a Winchester 70 into a McMillan Edge stock and call it a day? Or is there something else out there that would give me what I'm looking for?
Thanks.