Montana Rifleman 1999 stainless short action
Lilja stainless 22� barrel with a 1 in 12� twist and .610� diameter at the muzzle
McMillan synthetic featherweight stock with a Decelerator recoil pad
Pillar bedded and floated
New England back-up iron sights
Leupold Quick Release bases with low rings
Bead blasted finish
Trigger set at 3 lbs
Leupold VX-lll 2.5x-8x matte scope

Congrats CP, how much does it weigh?

Very nice!

Regards,
Dave

It looks great! Please tell us how it shoots.

I only have forty rounds through it, but it is already starting to print a reasonable group with factory ammunition. With the Decelerator recoil pad, this 7.5 lb rig (rifle with bases) is very easy to shoot. CP.

CP

I have a short stainless mag MRC action sitting in the safe waiting to become a near duplicate to your rifle! I am currently trying to decide between the 350 mag and a wildcat 338 WSM. Did you have to do any work to the feed rails? I am very interested in hearing how your rifle performs!

My gunsmith had to change-out the magazine box to get it to feed properly. Apparently, MRC as developed a specific box for the short mags. It has triangular shaped cutouts on both long sides and my .350 also needed this modification to function reliably. CP.

She's a beaut! Thanks for the photos. - Dan

Nifty. I like the stock, wish they would make it with a cheekpiece - even at the cost of a bit extra weight. Thanks for sharing!
- mike

I have a barreled action from them in .358 Win - how much work was it to get the MacMIllan stock to fit?

I have a barreled action from them in .358 Win - how much work was it to get the MacMIllan stock to fit?



(I saw your answer on the other forum - Thanks!)

Calif. Hunter, although McMillan has the MRC 1999 SA pattern, my gunsmith reported that he had to do a fair amount of inletting work in the tang area and barrel channel to get a fit that satisfied him. CP.

CP-

Really nice looking rig!!! Who put yours together for you? I especially like the open sights; nice touch.

Thanks for all the comments. The credit for putting this dandy together goes to Dennis Olson in Plains, MT (406-826-3790). CP.

It looks like it was very well put together and it's easy to look at. I know you will enjoy it for many years to come.

I've heard a lot of good things about Dennis Olsen. I'll add your name to the list.

Please let us know how the accuracy trials come out.

"Only accurate rifles are interesting." - Hatcher, I think.

Good Luck,

CP-

Say no more!! Dennis is a great one. You did well.

Good shooting!

CP,

Very nice, got a question on the front sight, looks like a NECG BB front sight, but part of it looks stainless and BB looks blued or is that just the angle of the pic.

Very nice gun.

Great looking rig !! Make a great pig rifle in Tropical North QLD. I must say !!

Canadian Lefty, although I am only shooting factory ammunition, this rifle still consistently performs around an honest inch. I am very pleased with this project, and again find this rifle extremely pleasant to shoot. I did have an issue with the safety falling forward from the middle position when I fast stroked the action. However, it took Dennis about 10 minutes to fix this problem.

Gringo Cazador, the New England sights are blued and the stainless Lilja barrel was bead blasted to a dull gunboat gray. CP.

Just reading through old posts, how accurate is your beauty?