Author Topic: Remington Mountain Rifle (Read 3162 times)

burch · « **on:** October 30, 2006, 01:57:57 PM »

I`m looking at a Mountain Rifle in .270. All opinions of this rifle are welcome. I really like the BDL but this one is a little lighter. I`ve never known anyone that`s owned one of these just ADL & BDL`s Walmart`s price is $650.00. Sure wish I could find a used one but if opinions are good on this maybe i`ll just get a new one.

Burch

HuntingGuy · « **Reply #1 on:** October 30, 2006, 03:42:29 PM »

I bought one in 30.06, they look like real nice guns and from what I hear, can be pretty accurate. Haven't had a chance to shoot it yet. I'm sure GB will chime in, they call him Mr. Remington

wncchester · « **Reply #2 on:** October 30, 2006, 03:43:57 PM »

My ten year old M700 Mtn. is in -06, same action as for the .270, and I love it. The .270 is a fine round. Mine is pre-detach magazines and I'm glad because I don't like seperate magazines in hunting arms but that's a personal thing.

It shoots 150 gr. Rem SPCL bulk bullet into about 1 1/2 groups, consistantly. It's not a bench rest rifle nor a BR bullet but shoots well within letal deer accuracy inside its usable trajectry limits. So far, no deer has had to be hit twice and none had to be tracked more than about 40 yards. It's a really good hunting rifle that has a classy look and it's LIGHT, very easy to carry up local mountain sides. And, with its good recoil pad, it doesn't kick me very hard either.

I did glass bed the action and I tried floating the very light barrel once but that didn't work too well, had to put the barrel bedding pads back. I coated the bare internal wood with three layers of marine polyurethane (MinWax) to seal it from rain. The trigger was lightened just a bit and a bit of creep was adjusted out to give it a perfect hunting trigger, in my opinion. A Bushnell 3200 3-9x40 Rainguard scope lets me see things even in the rain and didn't break the budget either.

Have no idea what curent prices run, mine was something like $350 but that was long ago, inflation wise. Think you will like it, if that's your choice.

Val · « **Reply #3 on:** October 30, 2006, 03:49:11 PM »

I bought a Remy Mountain Rifle with the drop magazine in .280 Remington this year. I think it's a great rifle. I dropped a pig with it in one shot in June. I had to butte slide down a steep canyon and crawl under bushes and around poison oak. I was really happy with the lightness of the rifle. I got some .75" 3 shot groups with the load I developed. Just be aware that it is a lighrt sporter barrel and when shooting at the rifle range, give the barrel plenty of time to cool down between shots. Never a problem in a hunting scenario because typically you take on or two shots.

Graybeard · « **Reply #4 on:** October 30, 2006, 04:31:26 PM »

My first Mountain Rifle was one of the originals with the walnut stock and BDL hinged floorplate magazine. With both Hornady Custom ammo using the 140 BTSP and the Federal Premium with 150 Nosler PT it shot under an inch at 100 yards all the time and with nothing done to it at al. Like a fool I let that one get away from me and have been looking for it every since. I've seen one that looked almost like it a few times but when I checked the SN it wasn't the right one. If I ever come across it again it will come home with me.

I also had a rare and limited edition Mtn. Rifle at the same time. It was an ADL type with blind magazine and a really nice sythetic stock and SS metal. My oldest son kept borrowing it every season and bring it back for me to clean so I finally just gave it to him. It too shoots both of those same loads under an inch at 100 yards.

I now have an LSS Mtn. Rifle in .270 Win. I've not shot it yet but have got it ready to shoot and some of that Hornady ammo on the way along with a couple other types of Hornady .270 Win ammo and some of the 130 IB bullets. I have over 1000 of the 140s here now. I pulled it from the stock to look at the inletting and it looks good. I smoothed it up a wee bit with 320 grit sand paper just in case but really saw no burrs under there. Inletting seemed perfect. Barrel will allow a business card all the way up and down the channel except for the pressure pad Remington uses. I adjusted the trigger pull from the 6 pounds it came with down to 3 pounds. I cleaned the bore good with JB Bore Paste and noted no tight spots or rough spots in doing this. The one potential problem area I've found so far is that only one lug is touching. I put some JB on them and tried to lap it in as I always do but one of them just will not touch. That's not good but isn't necessarily a problem either. I'll shoot it first and see how it shoots and if it's a problem I know from experience Remington will take care of it for me with no hassle.

I've owned all the LSS Mtn. Rifles; .260 Remington, 7-08 Remington, .270 Winchester and .30-06. I never did much shooting with the .260 but the other two were both MOA with several loads.

Are you looking at an LSS Mtn. Rifle or the walnut stocked one with detachable mag?

GeoW · « **Reply #5 on:** October 31, 2006, 04:52:56 AM »

I have two of the originals, one in 7-08 the other in 7x57. The 7-08 shoots better than I with factory Core-Lokt. Matter of fact, It shoots so well I haven't even bothered to take the 7x57 out of the box yet

GeoW

Siskiyou · « **Reply #6 on:** October 31, 2006, 08:21:15 AM »

I had to go to the Remington website to see what today’s Mountain Rifle looks like. I like the looks and they have changed some over the years.

Years ago I bought a Remington 700 ADL .270 for my son. The rifle came back to me because my daughter-in-law is scared to death of firearms.

When I was at a gunshow a vendor was selling a bunch of new stocks taken off of rifles that were to be customized. I found a very nice Remington Mt. Rifle stock. I paid around $40 for the stock. The stock has a blind magazine. The fit was drop-in, but I choose to bed the action in glass.

Before the stock change the rifle was a good shooter and it continued to be afterwards. I have taken Mule deer between 200 and 300 yards with it. The barrel is slower then the barrels from my M760 .270 and my M110 .270 with different bullet weights fired from the same lot. All barrels are .22-inch and the 30 feet per second difference has not made a hoot in the field. I have stripped the barrel of the ADL sights, and a scope is mounted. Who knows this may confuse a collector down the road when my ashes are scatter among the Pines.

The true fine was the nice Mountain Rifle stock. It has great fit, and a good recoil pad. In the field the rifle comes to the shoulder in a natural manner, allowing accurate shooting. My brother tried to get the stock from me for his collection of custom rifles. I did not give in, but I gave him the cut off ADL stock for his young son.

But while I like the Remington 700 Mountain Rifle it will not become a favorite. I prefer the SAFETY on the M760 and the M110. On numerous occasions I have had the safety on Remington bolt-action release when carried by the sling on my left side. This may not be an issue for those who hunt from a stand. But during my hunting day I find myself in rock bluffs, or steep hillsides covered with brush. I need my hands free to pull myself up the hill or safely around a rocky point. As I grow older and hit the road I find the rifle normally hanging from my left shoulder. When I am carrying a Remington bolt or some other makes I am always checking the safety because of the rub off problem.

A question I have is, has the contour of the Mt. Rifle been different then the ADL/BDL over the years?

Graybeard · « **Reply #7 on:** October 31, 2006, 10:33:11 AM »

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A question I have is, has the contour of the Mt. Rifle been different then the ADL/BDL over the years?

Yes since day one. Originally they were walnut stocked guns offered ONLY in .270 Win., .280 Rem. and .30-06. No short actions back then. Both stock and barrel contours were thinner and trimmer than the ADL/BDL guns.

Then for about two years they offered some with SS metal and a synthetic stock but maintained the same slim contours. This version was of ADL configuration with blind magazine.

Next up I think was the LSS Mtn. Rifle with brown laminated stock. It is and has been offerred in .260, 7-08, .270 Win. and .30-06. I've bought them all.

At some point in time which I forget exactly but I think after the coming of the LSS the original walnut stocked Mtn. Rifle was altered to a drop box or detachable magazine rather than the BDL swinging floor plate. That's the current one just called Mtn. Rifle.

longwinters · « **Reply #8 on:** October 31, 2006, 12:45:52 PM »

I just bought one a couple of months ago for my son-in-law. I worked up some loads with it so he could use it for deer hunting (early Christmas present from the family). I kind of wondered but that bugger shoots. I had no problems getting 3 different load combos shootin right at .5 with 3 shot groups. It does have the drop mag. which I definitely prefer. Had to lighten the trigger some, but it is a keeper.

Long

burch · « **Reply #9 on:** October 31, 2006, 01:23:57 PM »

Well I have to admit i`m pretty stoked after all those great comments. The new one has a detachable mag. I`m not too sure how to drop the trigger pull on one of these. I do have a trigger gauge and have done some gun smithing on my others guns. Can anyone tell me or give me a web site for this. I thank everyone for all the info and please keep it comin`

Burch

jason280 · « **Reply #10 on:** October 31, 2006, 03:02:43 PM »

Burch,

The Mountain Rifle is one of my favorite hunting guns. I've had one in .280 for almost ten years, and have taken quite a few deer with it. In fact, I killed a nice 8pt with the gun this morning! Mine has been accurate with factory ammo, and will average better than 1.5" with just about any load you feed it. Mine is a blued/wood model with hinged floorplate, but I also had a stainless/synthetic one that I recently sold. I wish I had kept it, but I am not much of an '06 fan (heresy, I know). I don't necessarily care for the detachable mag versions, as I think it ruins the graceful lines of the stock.

If you are serious about getting one, let me know. A friend of mine owns a pawn shop, and he has a very nice stainless/synthetic in .270 (with the blind box magazine). It has a Bushnell scope, and is in excellent shape. I could weasel him out of the gun for around $375, so let me know as soon as possible (I don't know how long before he sells it). Email me at the address below, and I will talk with him for you.

Jason280@gmail.com

wncchester · « **Reply #11 on:** October 31, 2006, 04:03:03 PM »

Yeah, there are several sites with instrucions for adjusting the Rem trigger, here's one:

http://www.quarterbore.com/library/articles/rem700trigger.html

Don Dick · « **Reply #12 on:** November 17, 2006, 06:55:20 AM »

I have one in 7mm-08 and if life is good to me a LSS version in 260 will be my next rifle.

tominboise · « **Reply #13 on:** November 17, 2006, 10:46:16 AM »

I have two of the hinged floor plate versions - a 270 Win long action and a 308 short action. They both shoot and handle very well. I bought them both used, at about $400 each. The 308 was virtually new, the 270 was well worn. I'd certainly recommend them as a nice rifle.

gunnut69 · « **Reply #14 on:** November 21, 2006, 07:59:27 AM »

I've one of the older versions with a hinged floorplate. It's a 280 with a Leupold 3x9 Compact on top. It shoots just fine with a handloaded 140 Nosler Ballistic Tip. It's never been seriously hunted with, just used as a backup. I was going to use it this year in our anterless season but I fell Monday of last week from an elevated stand and injured my back and backside. Can barely sit and back pretty much aches all the time.. The season is in December..maybe I'll get to try out the MtnRifle..

Rogue Ram · « **Reply #15 on:** November 21, 2006, 06:08:35 PM »

I've had one in .270 for about 7 years. My experience is pretty much the same as Wncchester. Couple fouling shots, then the next 4 or 5 are in an inch or so with H4831 and 150 grain Nosler BTs. Any rounds after that it walks. Barrel floated, action machined and bedded.

My only complaint is the IDIOTIC detachable magazine. Whoever designed this POS is an idiot. This is the only DBM 700 I've had that works, and it barely works: the mag release is centered in the middle of the well, making the magazine forced down in the back when rounds are in it under spring pressure. The resulting issue is that the bolt doesn't have much (IF ANYTHING) to catch and push into the chamber when cycling the bolt. This rifle of mine barely feeds in that respect. Others I've had would never work and have been dumped.

I'd love to have an older blind box magazine mountain rifle! These things carry well, shoot decently, and handle nice. Can't ask for more. But rather have the box mag.

Regards,

RR

Mikey · « **Reply #16 on:** November 22, 2006, 03:29:41 AM »

Did Remington make their Mountain Rifle in 6.5 x55 and 8mm or was it another model they chambered those two rounds in? I would love to find a couple of Remingtons in those chambers. Were they chambered in those 'once a year' products?

? Mikey.

gunnut69 · « **Reply #17 on:** November 28, 2006, 04:27:38 PM »

Mikey I believe your thinking of the 'clasic' that remington used to make. Chambered it in a different caliber each year and only made that caliber for that year.

KENTDEP · « **Reply #18 on:** December 01, 2006, 06:40:25 AM »

I have a LSS version that I bought almost ten years ago. I found it in the used gun rack at the LGS. It came with a Leupold VX-III and Leupold rings and bases. I got the rifle for $600 and I was happy as a clam.

I have carried it in the moutains of Western Wyoming and in Northern Michigan. I is a pleasure to carry and shoot.

Jay

Eagle Eye · « **Reply #19 on:** December 02, 2006, 04:30:18 AM »

The Remington Mtn Rifle in any stock or long or short action caliber is an excellent way to go for a light weight, easy carry medium game hunting rifle. I prefer them to Remington Model 7's because of their 22" barrel length. It balances better and give perhaps +/- 50 fps more velocity as well. The LSS version is very attactive and strong although some hunters would prefer it to have a detachable mag, like the standard wood stock version has. Just be aware for anyone planning on shooting one in 30-06 a lot off the bench...being so light in weight, the recoil can fairly significant.

lucky guy · « **Reply #20 on:** December 07, 2006, 06:07:34 PM »

They made some in .257 too, I had a hinged floor plate model that was rechambered to .257 Ackley. .

orchemo · « **Reply #21 on:** December 10, 2006, 08:28:37 PM »

I have 2 mountain rifles - one in 260 Rem and one in 30-06. I like the feel and balance. While I had a lttle problem finds a good load for the 30-06, now I am quite comfortable. Both my rifles came with fairly stiff recoil pads, which I switched out for Pachmyer pads.

Eric