Magnum Research Mountain Eagle w/ Sako Action and Krieger Barrel??

[bmk]

Hello all,

I went out on a limb yesterday and dropped $1425 on a 300 win mag Mountain Eagle. The component list made it look like the perfect gun for me, but I can't find a review to save my life.

HS stock, Timney Trigger, Krieger cut rifled Barrel, Sako action, all the goodies.

Let me have it, the good, bad, and ugly.

Are these things shooters? Any reviews or firsthand experience? What is one of these rifles worth?

 

[irondude]

I had one several years ago, it loved Barnes bullets and had a very good adjustable trigger, mine had the standard barrel, wasn't the carbon wrapped verision. I had the HS stock bedded because the Sako action had a very small recoil lug but accuracy was excellent. Mine was also chambered in 300 WM, as far as what the rifle is worth, you could add up the parts used in manufacturing plus the gunsmithing cost, HS stock, Krieger barrel, Sako action, trigger... etc adds up pretty quick.

Sounds like a good choice in calibers for those big NE bucks and flat land.

 

[bmk]

Thank you much for the reply. My desire is to get this rifle to shoot with my current 208 AMAX and H1000 handloads that I run through my big, heavy, precision rig.

For the mountain eagle, if I can get it to shoot, I'm envisioning a "walking rifle" capable of up to 800 yard shots on whitetails, speed goats, elk, and mulies.

 

[bmk]

Keep the information coming, if anyone knows anything about these rifles, I'm all ears.

 

[jakelly]

I had a lh 270 mountain eagle. They aren't GAPs, but they aren't 700s either. They were smithed by the former lead gunsmith at gander mountain, can't remember his name, he later went on to shehane stocks where there was supposedly some scandal and it seems questionable whether he even does anything gun related anymore. I certainly haven't found any current info. He was reputed as a quantity not quality guy. I don't think he was great, but he chose to partner himself with sako and krieger so he didn't have to do much and the rifles still shot well. They were a late 90s custom rifle that sold for over 3000. Mine shot very well and for what you're describing it will work beautifully.

The action and barrel are Teflon coated which is really slick feeling. And the top of the receiver was milled to the same contour as a 700, so bases will swap. This was done by sako.The krieger barrels are cut-rifled on these not button rifled like someone tried to tell me. Use your Google fu I am sure you'll find this info and more. Price is about right and I think it'll please you with the performance.