I have the 700 DM Mountain Rifle in 280. It's pretty much my go to rifle now. Did a little trigger work to it, but thats all. Will keep Federal 140gr Accubonds in an inch. My only complaint is that its right hand. I dont think you will go wrong it.

THE issue with the 280Rem and the "mild" factory loadings is that the 280Rem was designed and SAMMI speced at Lower pressure than the 270winchester to accomodate the
remington 7600 (pump) and 7400 (Semi-auto) rifles it was originally chambered in.

Thus you can "handload" the 280Rem to raise it to the pressure level of other similar cartridge.

Though why remington bothered standardizing it at the lower pressure when the SAME rifle models were available factory chambered in 270winchester at the higher pressure completely escapes any logical analysis.

As for "accuracy" and the other guy recommending a Blazer for the price of the Blazer I can drive to my nearest Cabela's or other "toy store" and buy TWO, possibly THREE remington mountain rifles and one Leupold, Nikon or Zeiss scope, shoot all three rifles, keep the one rifle that shoots the best and drop the others down an abandoned well and still come out ahead on cash.

Does the Blazer shoot better than the remington assuming similar barrel profile? No, unless their engineers have found a way to repeal reality.... Each rifle will have loads it does and doesn't like and I doubt the Blaser is any exception

If your friends that you hunt with use 280rem chambered rifles that's enough of a "good reason" to tell anyone with advise on different chamberings to go to hell with no pretense at tact.

as for 500grain's comment that the Remington's safety doesn't lock the bolt? There's no pleasing some people.

Remington changed that intentionally because too many people were "gun plumbing" their triggers to rediculously light pulls and/or messing with the sear egagement so that the striker would fall when the safety was released. remington avoided the issue by removing the bolt block so that the safety didn't have to be released to unload the rifle.

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I feel the 280 needs just a bit more poop than the factories provide..

Too much poop and it'll POP! ...couldn't resist

I had an older .30-06 Rem 700 Mt Rifle (regular floorplate). I worked up a nice accurate 165 grain load for a goat hunt. No complaints about the weight or the accuracy. The only reason I don't still have it is that my youngest son got transfered to Alaska and came through here on his way up there. The Mt. Rifle went with him.
Rich Elliott

I wouldn't buy a Remington. The action is among the weakest. They are inaccurate. The fact that sleeved 700 actions are still winning Bench Rest matches is a fluke. The quality and workmanship is poor and getting poorer. Look at a Savage or a Stevens if you want to see quality. The two position safety, like the Sako, lets the action come open so often that the woods is littered with unfired cartridges. I see them all the time. And Remington has paid out about a gazillion dollars because of their safety but they keep that hushed up. Just ask a couple of smiths that were paid to testify as hostile witnesses in suits against them that failed.
No, I would never buy a Remington. I'd buy a Savage. Now, I've got to go take my meds and put some new tinfoil on my hat.

I bought one in 280 when they first came out. After bedding it was extremely accurate. Back then I was useing all Rems. Now I own no Remingtons but still remember packing that gun. They have a very nice feel and aren't too light, just right actually. If you like Remingtons buy one and you be very happy with it.

They are pretty much like Remington's version of a Win Featherweight...

Rem isn't my first pick for a rifle, but the Mountain Rifle would be my first pick for a Rem hunting rifle.

It and the VLS for varminting are my favorite two Remington Models.

I have an older catalog when they first came out and were available in 7 x 57 and 257 Roberts, of which I'd love to have one of each..

also in the later stainless and laminate package, I'd love one of each in 22.250, 243, 260 and 7/08...one in a 223 wouldn't be a bad package either...

They missed putting on in 250 Savage, but that would be a nice package also..

I have never been a Remington fan, but the Mountain Rifle is a nice rifle for a factory product and the Remingtons usually shoot well..It is one of the Remingtons that always intrigued me and if I ever buy a Remington that will be the one I buy..I like the stock design and the feel of the gun...

If you like it then buy it..YOur going to get a million different answers on this board, so don't expect a pat answer...

i bought a rem. .280 when they were reinterduced with the mtn, rifle. it was very accurate. with a strong action, like all rem., are

I owned one of these in an 06' years back and it shot extremely well with 180 grain handloads.
It is one of those rifles I wish I never parted with.


Cal30

Here's my one in a thousand answer.
The Remington Mountain rifle is for a Remington ok. I had one in 7mm-08 which shot fast enough for deer, and was a dependable sub min of angle shooter with Remington factory ammo and it helped put venison in the larder.
The bolt worked as it should and nothing ever went wrong with it.

Wow! This posting sure has been trickling along!.. So here’s the long winded up-date and I know some will be totally surprised.. I sure was..

On GB, I saw a some what well carried Rem Mtn BDL 280 standard mag with actually better than average wood scratched and worn bluing.. Well I threw a lowball bid and promptly forgot about it.. About seven days later I get the GB notice I won the bid. Crap, now I have to buy dies/brass.. Well to make a long story short, after bore sight and rough sight in I shoot the sow’s ear for groups. I couldn’t believe my eye’s, very first three shot group with Sierra 140gr Pro-hunter went into one raggedy hole @ 100yds 3180fps this was a no $hit one hole group!!.. Naaaw must be a fluke I say. let her cool and tried again, well you guessed it. The group opened up….. To the most perfect clover leaf three shot group only seen in commercials.. Played with her for several weeks, she does seem to prefer 140gr anything and my favorite 160 gr pills go about ¾†to just under 1†@ 2980fps. Only fly in the ointment was p.o.i of groups would wander from weekend to weekend. Decided to invest some $ into her since she showed so much promise. Had a great smith free float the barrel, pillar bed and Teflon coat her.. She came home no longer a sow’s ear but a golden swan. Shoot’s day to day same point of aim no matter what, and it seems those tiny-tiny groups are a bit more consistent and p.o.i is always right on the money..

Please pass the salt….. I have a lot of crow to eat..

Btw.. I also picked up a Rem M 7 SS Synth in 260 Rem. Sweet shooter and shows a lot of promise in the limited time I have given it. Not near done yet, but no doubt it will work well … Mmmmmm… That crow sure taste good..

I have a mountain rifle in 7X57. I had one in 257 roberts but gave it to a friend for helping me build my house. They both shoot great. There is a brand new 7X57 at a local gun shop sitting on the shelf. He just picked it up at an auction at another store that was going out of business.

I have a like new .260 Mountian Rifle that I just got off gunbroker. It does not want to chamber if I just put 1 round in the box magazine. If I put one or two behind it, the first and second cartridge with chamber and the last will kick up at the primer end and jam up. If I back off the bolt, the cartridge will fall back and chamber.

Has anyone else experienced this? It does this with both factory and handloads. On some occasions it would chamber the factory load one at a time ok. Factory loads are the 120 gr. Accutip/ Hornady SST.

I'll prolly put a post in Gunsmithing and see what they can tell me also. thanks, Merg

Four observations;

1. You never shot a "clover leaf" let alone a "ragged hole" in your life.

2. If you killed one animal for every gun you own the forests would be empty.

3. You truly are a Remington hater.

4. Don't stiff your friend on a range day you set up.

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Originally posted by Double AA:
Four observations;

1. You never shot a "clover leaf" let alone a "ragged hole" in your life.

2. If you killed one animal for every gun you own the forests would be empty.

3. You truly are a Remington hater.

4. Don't stiff your friend on a range day you set up.

Waaaa... Chit happens so buck-up Skippy

Kimber Montana.

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Originally posted by Moose-Hunter:
Kimber Montana.

Ohhhh... Please don't go "there"

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Originally posted by Moose-Hunter:
Kimber Montana.

Ohhhh... Please don't go "there"

I finally got shooting today and my Kimber Montana produced several groups under an inch with 46gr H4895 and Hornady 150gr SST, I tried varget and TSX's with so so results. That load will serve me just fine for sheep,wolf,caribou, and black bear!

Jim

Nice! A near six year resurrection thread!

I bought a m700 mmountain rifle in about '87,or '88 in 270 Win......
I tried a few 130 grainers.........it scattered them at 100....say 3+ ins.
I tried 150's,and it was a totally different rifle......some groups(3 shot).....I don't know how small.......3 shots in a group that was 1 little cluster........you just couldn't find the third hole.Really cool......The rifle just likes 140's,and 150's ....no problems.
It will kill game a long ass way away too.

Shoot 'em straight

D.P.Reynolds

I had a M700 DM Mountain Rifle in 7mm-08 that would shoot 3/8" groups W/Federal Premium 140rd BT.

I had a M700 DM Mountain Rifle in 280 that wouldn't shoot under 3" W/anything.

The chamber in the 280 was .004" off-center.

I called Remington & they said that the off-center chamber shouldn't affect accuracy. Yeah right!

I sent that rifle down the road when I traded it for a new M700 CDL in 280. The M700 CDL rifle shot well W/the right loads.

Remington is a crap shoot. A M700 in any standard length cartridge is not a good choice for a light weight rifle due to the fact that the "standard length" action is actually a 3 3/4" magnum action.

the M70 is made in 2 lengths.

Too short & too long.

My VZ500 based (intermediate length M98 action) 8X57 W/23/1/2" barrel & VX-II 3-9 X 40 weighs the same my 7mm-08 M700 rifle W/a 22" barrel& 2-7 X32 Nikon Monarch.