Just ordered all of the components for my first hunting rifle. I'm not quite the athlete I was in my formative years, so I've purposefully elected to go as light as possible within the parameters of my current budget and desires.
Remington 700 Mountain (l)ss in 7mm-08 (Stainless action)
22" Mountain Contour 1:9.25"
B&C Alaskan II (full-length aluminum bedding block)
Nightforce Direct Mount
Bushnell Elite 4200 3-12x44 ffp mil/mil
I opted to go about as light as I could at almost every juncture when making my decisions. I wanted stainless because this is a straight up hunting rig. I want the protection that stainless offers.
The barrel is about as small a tube as you can get (.550" at the muzzle I think), and that isn't good for sustained accuracy, but from what I understand, in North American game hunting, there is nothing which even resembles sustained fire. And from all of the reports I have read about this rifle, the cold bore shot is as accurate as any fat tube out there. It also has both a good length and twist for the 7mm-08.
I like Remington because of the vast modularity of the platform. You can do anything with a Rem 700, and if you don't mind spending some money, you can GAP them out and make them world class.
It will not be the rifle I want it to be for quite some time, but assembling the first iteration is always fun.
I could have opted to go with the B&C Alaskan Ti (which is the same stock used on the Remington 700 Ti, I think) which is 2 or 3 ounces lighter than the Alaskan II, but I wanted the full length bedding block. I simply prefer them. And I didn't feel like 2 ounces was sacrificing much in the weight department.
Remington 700 Mountain (l)ss in 7mm-08 (Stainless action)
22" Mountain Contour 1:9.25"
B&C Alaskan II (full-length aluminum bedding block)
Nightforce Direct Mount
Bushnell Elite 4200 3-12x44 ffp mil/mil
I opted to go about as light as I could at almost every juncture when making my decisions. I wanted stainless because this is a straight up hunting rig. I want the protection that stainless offers.
The barrel is about as small a tube as you can get (.550" at the muzzle I think), and that isn't good for sustained accuracy, but from what I understand, in North American game hunting, there is nothing which even resembles sustained fire. And from all of the reports I have read about this rifle, the cold bore shot is as accurate as any fat tube out there. It also has both a good length and twist for the 7mm-08.
I like Remington because of the vast modularity of the platform. You can do anything with a Rem 700, and if you don't mind spending some money, you can GAP them out and make them world class.
It will not be the rifle I want it to be for quite some time, but assembling the first iteration is always fun.
I could have opted to go with the B&C Alaskan Ti (which is the same stock used on the Remington 700 Ti, I think) which is 2 or 3 ounces lighter than the Alaskan II, but I wanted the full length bedding block. I simply prefer them. And I didn't feel like 2 ounces was sacrificing much in the weight department.
The CDI only weighs 2oz more than the factory DBM according to my cheap kitchen scale. If I went with Alpha mags it would probably weigh the same or less.
