Model 700 Mountain Rifle

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foxrunner

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Thinking about getting a Remington M700 Mountain Rifle. Can someone explain what the mountain contour barrel is? Any downside to it? Reason I'm leaning towards this model is because of the weight, already has a descent stock, and its stainless. Or would I be better off buying a stainless sps and adding a H&S or another aftermarket stock, trigger etc. Thoughts??
 
Mt barrel is pencil thin is what I have heard it referred to. I owned one in an 3006. Barrel warms up quick but shouldn't matter w coyotes.
 
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I've looked at a lot of new M700 Mountain Rifles lately. I'm not impressed. I hate the stock and have seen some poor inletting on recent models. Like GH mentioned, the barrel is thin. Some complain about the harmonics and heat too.

What I did to get around it: bought a SS 700 7-08, a McMillan Hunters Edge stock - pillar bedded and glass bedded, chopped the barrel to 22", Timney 512, Cerekoted Talley LW's and a Leupold VX3 2.5-8. Haven't weight it yet, but should go 7-7# 4oz. Haven't shot it yet, but if it doesn't, I'll throw a Bartlein on. From what I've seen though, it should shoot.

Look around for opinions on stocks...buy once, cry once. I won't buy anything but McMillan from here on out. Shouldn't need another big game rifle (have a 270 & 300 WM), so I'll just upgrade my varmint/predator rigs and start focusing on guns for my kids.
 
Look at a Kimber Montana too.

The MR really isn't that light, BTW. A 700 SS is the same weight, but the stock isn't anything to write home about either. That said, my wife's 700 SS 243 is a tack driver and it's 100% stock. Only thing I'll do to it one day is upgrade the trigger.
 
I have had two of them and sold them. Not a huge fan of the Kimber but consider them a step up.
Tikka's have proved out every time. Winchester Featherweight was ok with no big complaints but sold that too.
 
I had one of the older models (Blue and Walnut) chambered for the 270 and didn't realize how much I liked it until I was with out it. I just picked up another one( once again older model blue and walnut) unfired 1987 production chambered for the 30-06.
Both shot surprisingly well and barrel heat was not an issue due to the area I live in. I believe the barrel is called a light weight contour. I really like these guns, Its no secret Remington is having their share of issues but if I could look the gun over before buying and if the gun looked good I wouldn't worry much about it.
 
I have the current model Mountain Rifle in 7-08. It is the only Model 700 that I've owned, and that's quite a few, on which I could not get the trigger to adjust to my liking, so I replaced it with a Timney. It also took quite a while to find a load that it liked, but once I did, it shoots okay for a deer rifle. I like the weight, and like the stock, and wouldn't have a problem recommending it as a rifle to buy. Of course, I like the Remington 700's and 7's and perhaps that's why I'm biased, but you will like the Mountain Rifle.
 
I have a stainless 700 mtn in 7-08 that I like awefully well. It will consistently plant 5 140 grain Sierra Gamekings in a nice round 1.25 in group. It will do everything I'll ever ask of it.
 
My brother has one in .270. It is an older one with walnut/blue. Hard to say how many deer that rifle has took. It aint a bench gun it's a mountain rifle.
 
The barrel is a #1 contour. If I remember right the muzzle diameter is less than .625" The problem is not so much the heat...it's what the barrel does as it heats up. It "walks" the bullet impact away from zero as that thin barrel heats up. This is due to stress in the barrel and that is why the most accurate "mountain" rifles will be barreled with a cut rifled barrel, less stress. I have seen some button rifled barrels work way better than I thought they would on a mountain rifle. All that said, you don't buy and carry a mountain rifle to measure groups with...you use it because it is light weight. You just cant go to the range and crank out a bunch of rounds quick.
 

Mine is a factory walnut/blued 260 Rem with DM. I floated the barrel and bedded the action and tuned the trigger a bit. I don't know how it would handle a 10 shot group but it will throw 5 under an inch easily with 129 Hornady PSP and H4831.


The Remington mountain rifles are great packing and hunting rifles.
 
Fox- you do not say what caliber. i have a blue/wood 30-06 it is awesome. shoots very accurate . killed a bunch of elk including a 6x6 bull.nice balance, light. mine has real nice wood. i saw a .280 recently and bought it too. have not fired it yet. adjusted the trigger. awesome
 
I have a 1st year mtn rifle in .280 and I've only ever needed the cold bore shot to kill everything from fox to caribou. Longest shot was 475 yds. Mine is old and worn but it still shoots as it should. It does heat up and walk a little but it is so accurate the first is all I've ever needed.

Can't speak for the new Remlins.
 
I have two in 7MM-08 wood/blued. Both are shooters and have no issue holding groups under .750 when doing my part. I have no complaints except I can't get my other one back from my son after he used it.

Factory fodder it prefers Winchester Ballistic Silver Tips in 140 grain.
 
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Have older mr in .280, shoots really well. Bought both girls a mtn. rifle in 7 x 57 Mauser when they where born in 89 and 92, think they made only like 1000. Funny thing they are only 3 serial numbers apart. Have yet to shot them.
 
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