23 January 2004, 10:25
jsottile001Quick, Sako Finnlight, Weatherby Ultralight or Rem
KS Mountain Rifle. I am going to buy on tomorrow. I really don't like the fact that that Sako uses the injected molded stock. However, I really preper the magazine and the Sako is the only one with the magazine. Also does the Sako mounting system have a recoil lug? Finally do you guys think the Remington KS Mountain Rifle is worth the money? Is the action and trigger as good as the Weatherby or Sako? Thanks!!
23 January 2004, 10:32
jsottile001Hello guys,
From some research the Weatherby weighs 6 3/4 lbs and has a 24'' barrel. The Sako weighs 7lbs with a 22 7/16 '' barrel. The Remington has a 24'' barrel and weight 6lbs 12 oz. Do you think the Weatherby and Remington would be more accurate with the longer barrel? I am going with the 300 win mag.
23 January 2004, 10:40
MLGAnother worth considering is the Tikka T# stainless synthetic which weighs in at just over 6lbs and is a lot cheaper. Also it has a normal profile 24" barrel.
Jon Sundra has an interesting article on the T3 in this years "The Complete Rifleman" mag if you can get hold of it.
23 January 2004, 13:59
Craig NolanWeatherby Ultralight; my .270 Wby, plenty light, shoots 140gr. X bullets into 3/8". Love it
Craig
23 January 2004, 15:46
stubblejumperI would also consider the stainles tikka t-3 lite.It offers a detatchable magazine and a better accuracy guarantee than the weatherby for much less money.
23 January 2004, 18:06
cliffs2I have the Weatherby, shoots into an inch at 100 yards with factory ammo and just looks and feels quality. I also was going to get a Tikka, but when I saw the plastic trigger guard, plastic mag, plastic bolt shroud, and actually held it, I changed my mind. If I was considering buying something for a little less than the Weatherby, the A-bolt 300 wsm weighs in at 6 lb 6 oz. You can buy the synthetic ones for about 525 bucks if you watch. They have the removeable mag and it is metal.
23 January 2004, 18:11
Savage99Take a look at the Kimbers. Made in the USA and 5 lbs 3 oz with a kevlar carbon fibre stock.
24 January 2004, 06:40
hoss101I've got a Weatherby Ultralight that I absolutely love. It balances absolutely perfect and the stock is very rigid, unlike the Sako.
24 January 2004, 09:47
Jay Gorski001, How about wait til the Remington CDL comes out in March, put an H-S Precision sporter stock on it, adjust the trigger to 2lbs and be done with it, if you want stainless, get the Stainless/Synthetic model, scrap the tupperware stock for an H-S stock again, and your set, I don't think the KS will shoot any better than one of these other models, I did the latter with my 7mm08 S/S, and I feel a rifle can't have a much better feel than it does, and it SHOOTS! 20oz. factory trigger and all. Rem. custom rifles aren't worth it. Oh, Do you really want a 6.5lb. 300WinMag? Think about it. Jay
24 January 2004, 11:57
Shilohhow about a regular remington mountain rifle. It has a box magazine and unless you just want to spend moiney its just as good a custom shop gun. Or you could go with the remington titanium it looks like a winner. Just wish i could afford one
24 January 2004, 12:19
muleshoeMaybe it's just me, but I don't think I'd care much about owning a 5lb 3oz 300winnie. For me, a fully dressed ideal weight in that kind of a caliber would be 8 - 8 1/2lbs. But whichever you choose, that 300winchester really oughta have at minimum, a 24" barrel.
24 January 2004, 16:00
<9.3x62>Why not condsider a good ol' model 70 featherweight in '06 or 300 WSM. Might save you a few bucks. Have you ever spent an afternoon at the range with a 6 lb 300 WM?
Good luck...
09 February 2004, 18:23
Jeff57Hi,
I picked up a Finnlight in 270 Win a couple of months ago. I like mine, it's been the best rifle out of the box I've ever owned. The first three shot group out of the gun was just over 5/8". Most loads shoot under an inch. The detachable magazine is very well made(I could however use a spare one for next hunting season).
I've had dealings with injection molded stocks before and I can't say I'm a fan, but, the one on my Sako really isn't too bad. It's stiff enouph to suit me and I can't ever see it being a problem. I would think though for what you pay for one a Kevlar type stock would be in order.
The barrel is also very smooth, no copper fouling here.
It's a good gun and you pay a fair amount for it, like anything else I guess. My other rifles have required new stocks, glass bedding, trigger adjustment or replacement, and endless dinking around with different handloads at various times in our relationship. It surely was a pleasant suprise when everything worked as advertised from the get go. I was originally supposed to pick the rifle up in 6.5x55, I still wonder if that rifle found a good home.
I did finger the Weatherby and I will say I liked the rifle very much but I think it would have cost me at least a couple hundred more than I paid for my Sako. The Weatherby seemed lighter to me.
Good Luck in your choice(Just Buy One of Each),
Jeff