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Art Eatman

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Picked up my birthday present; a Remington Titanium in 7mm08. When ya first pick up the box, it feels like it's empty! :)

So, mounted the Weaver V3 and bore-sighted it.

Pro: Really light! Six pounds with the scope; no ammo or sling. It feels good, mounts readily to my shoulder and all that. The trigger is crisp, with no creep.

Con: It definitely will take some cycles of the bolt to get the stiffness out. A wee tad hard to open and to close. No real biggie, though. The trigger was set at the factory at about four pounds, and I'll change that to my usual two pounds.

I've only shot it at 25 yards, to get centered. I did get one ragged hole from three shots, though, after I sorta "bore down on it".

I'd say it shows definite promise of being very accurate. With the 140-grain Remington ammo, and no shirt, the recoil was negligible.

So far, so good.

:), Art
 
Gary, Gary, Gary! "With the 140-grain Remington ammo, and no shirt, the recoil was negligible."

Gimme a holler when you finish your Remedial Readin' class, okay? :D :D :D

Snort, snicker...

Art
 
Art, I trust that you had the rest of your clothes on as well as shooting glasses etc.:eek: She sounds like a keeper, let us know.
 
HankL, don't let your galfriend/wife ever get hold of one. So far, both ladies who have tried the feel of the Ti have sorta drooled and slobbered. They hefted it, their eyes got big, and "Hey, wow! Neat!"

:), Art
 
Hey Art look at that thing in the sky ova there!!!! :D

Would be nice to have one to use in the rain/mud in the deep woods. ;)

How much does one of those things cost???
 
Suggested retail is $1,199--which looks real close to $1,200 to me. The dealer told me he has 15% profit, gross, in it; he sold it to me for $1,125 plus tax.

About the only way to really justify the extra cost is if it can add a few miles of country to your walking during a hunt-session. High and/or rough country, plus age or physical condition--yeah, sure. It ain't worth it for a sittin' hunter who's only a mile or so from his vehicle.

Art
 
Last time I went hunting in the mountains I took a Savage 110FP HEAVY Barrelled scoped 308 up with me... Had to hike all the way in, and up. The weight didnt bother me. But for 1100 bucks I would rather just get one of those cheap all stainless, synthetic stocked rifles for going out in the rain,snow,slush,mud, hail, wind.
 
My 26" barrelled .06 Wby, with scope, sling and five rounds of ammo, totals out at just over 9-1/2 pounds. 30 years ago, 12 or 15 miles with it didn't bother me. Even ten years ago. Now I'm 67 and between my not-good back and my arthritic shoulders, I'm looking for a bit of an edge.

My little Sako Forester, at seven pounds total, seemed to weigh about forty pounds less than the '06 at day's end. But, I don't like "just" a .243 on mule deer. Not for running shots, anyway...

6-1/4 pounds of 7mm08 seems like the way to go. This Ti critter in '06 would be only 6-1/2, should I decide for a bit more "Oomph!" in a cartridge.

Deer season down here in the desert is during the dry time of the year, so rain/sleet/snow isn't a factor.

:), Art
 
MAD DOG, the receiver and bolt are Titanium. The barrel is a rather slender 22" of stainless--but not "buggy-whip" thin. The stock seems a bit stiffer than the black plastic of a regular ADL. No floorplate nor separate magazine.

The bolt is fluted, but in a spiral. Looks like it got twisted, like some ornamental iron work. :D

I've now adjusted the trigger down to around 2-1/2 pounds, and it's very, very good! Crisp, no creep...I like it!

OH. The stiff operation of the bolt, on both opening and closing, seems to be improving. Good excuse for playing with it and doing lots of shooting.

:), Art
 
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