I am looking to buy an Remington Titanium in .260 and was wandering how it compared to guns in the same price range (Sako 75 $ Kimber 8400)? Is the remington worth the money when you can get the sako and kimber for about the same price?

I have commented on this in the past.

It could have been a bad run of rifles, and it could have been that they all, in a flock, made it to Spain, somehow, but the five or six Ti that I've had the opportunity to shoot from the bench shot very badly.

With the best tweaking of the rifle and the load, the best they did was 2-2,5 inches at 100 yds with the eventual flier opening the group up to 3 or 4 inches.

This contrasts with some reports I've read, some of them here in AR, about very good accuracy.

Sorry if this may confuse you a little bit, but it's just my experience.

Regards,

Montero

I have a friend that bought a Sako 75 deluxe in 270 win. he paid almost $2,000. It has been back to the factory twice for feeding and acuraccy problems which are still unresolved.

I have a win 70 in 25 wssm that won't shoot 4" with factory ammo.

I have never had a problem with a Remingtion product and I have owned many of them.
Dr B

Gidday Rash,

Must admit I have no experience with the Tit or the Kimber but I do own Remmingtons and while my 700bdl shoots like a house on fire the model seve acts like a shotgun. Handy close up but I'm not confident using it over 200m.

Never once heard anyone say a bad word about a Sako as far as their accuracy and durability are concerned. They are heavy though. Go with the finlight and you will be as happy as larry.

Top quality and in 260 it has to be the dream rifle for light varmints on through to deer.

You won't regret it I will guarantee that.

Happy Hunting

Hamish

I only have experience with a Remington Titanium in .270 Winchester that I purchased about two years ago. It was a wonderfully light rifle but the extremely light stainless barrel on the gun allowed for average accuracy, about 1.5" MOA. I couldn't live with that personally, however it is average for factory rifles (look at Weatherby's guarantee) so I rebarrelled it with a Hart #3 contour and chambered her for .280. I sent the re-barrelled action off to Hill Country Rifles and have been VERY pleased with the results!

So my experience is the action makes a great place to start for a semi-custom rifle! The Sako will probably be more accurate out of the box, as would a standard Remington BDL, IMO.

I have had some extraction and accuracy problems with the Remington 700. I love SAKO's because I have always had perfect performance in regards to accuracy and mechanical reliablity. I have never had one fail me in any way. They have probably been the most consistently accurate rifles that I and other family members have owned. As far as problems go -rifles are mechanical devices and mechanical devices can fail. Every rifle manufacturer in the world has had lemons slip by now and then. SAKO rifles have a stellar reputation worldwide for accuracy and reliablity. I have never owned a Kimber but I have friends who swear by their accuracy and functional reliablity as well. I think that the Remington is a good, strong, reliable action, and it too has been proven worldwide, but I would prefer to have the SAKO if I were spending that kind of money. Also, I agree with Hamish about the Finnlight. It is on my short list (in 6.5x55)of rifles to purchase next. Everyone has had different experiences with different rifles and I think it all comes down to personal preference in the end. Use the one that makes you the happiest for whatever reason.

Hi Rash,
When I got my Remtit in 7mm-08, had there been a 260 on offer, I think I would have had that instead. I just like the 260.
However the 7mm-08 has proven itself to be a little honey of a cartridge/Remtit combination.
The Remtits do seem a little rough when cycling the action, but this settles down. I think I shall keep my rifle till I can no longer take to the hills which, with God's grace, will be for a good few years.
I hope this is not the kiss of death for the Tit but they are very good for the older huntsman.
Yesterday a younger Nimrod I have known for some years paid a visit, well as natural as offering him a cold beer, I opend up the cabinet and showed him my rifles.
They are;
22 lr Sako,
222 BRNO 601,
7mm-08 Remtit.
7x57 Ruger No 1 RSI,
and an iron sighted 9.3x57 Husqvarna 640.
They cover anything I am likely to come across her in NZ
There are no dangerous game here, I've sold my 375 H&H Cogswell and Harrison, it was too heavy any way.
My friend liked my rifles, but interestingly liked the Remtit most. He said he might buy one. That was without any advice or prompting from me.
Me, well I like the Husqvarna best, it's on an FN 'C' ring action, but I have to admit that the Remtit is more practical.
Actualy I like all my rifles, isn't it great we don't have to limit ourselves to one? If I had to, I think it would be the Remtit.

I have been wrong before my wife tells me so.

I have a rem Ti in 7mm-08 as well. I really like the guns light weight and plan on using it mainly for sheep and other high altitude hunting.

When I first bought the gun the trigger pull was crisp but heavy, this made shooting such a light gun fairly difficult. Upon shooting I also noticed that the groups would string horizontally at the gun heated up. I was concerned about this stringing because the gun would become pretty innaccurate, some stringing would open groups up to 3 or 4 inches.

I decided to do a trigger job and noticed that the left side of the barrel was rubbing against the stock just behing remingtons front barrel pressure bedding zone. I got out some sand paper and relieved the barrel so that there was only the standard remington pressure left from the reciever to the end of the stock.

After the trigger job and barrel releif i've managed to shoot some great groups with the rifle. 3/4" 3 shot groups at 100 yards is not unusual if I let the barrel cool between shots and I even managed a 1" group at 200 yards. all of of the packpack like I will be shooting when hunting.

Brett

I had a 7mm-08 Rem Tit which drove me nuts - despite having the trigger done, bedding etc it just patterned like a shotgun till I finally lost patience and got rid of it - my old L579 Sako 308, Kimber, Blaser, SHR 970 etc have always been consistent. Just bad luck, I guess. Charlie.