Win M70 Extreme Weather vs Rem Mountain

[Watrdawg]

I'm comparing rifles and looking to purchase another 7mm 08 caliber rifle. I've had a lot of experience with various Rem Mtn rifles and love that style of rifle. I haven't had one in a while though. Remington is now doing the Mtn rifle in stainless and a B&C stock. I really like the looks of it. The bad part is they will not be manufacturing this rifle in 7mm 08 until late fall which means delivery to LGS's until late Nov. early Dec. I've been looking at the Win. M70 Extreme Weather in 7mm 08 and this rifle is almost the same as Rem's Mtn rifle. Big difference is that they are available now.

Does anyone have any experience with this model, whatever caliber, if so what kind of accuracy standards have you seen. What are the overall impressions of the Winchester.

[RyanB]

The new Winchesters are the best ever made. Meanwhile since the buyout Remington's trend downward. Easy call. The Model 70 by a mile.

[ICANHITHIMMAN]

The new Winchesters are the best ever made. Meanwhile since the buyout Remington's trend downward. Easy call. The Model 70 by a mile.

Well said

[nineteenkilo]

Yeah, the Model 70 gets my nod as well. I don't think they've ever been better.

Also, helluva a choice in caliber. The 7-08 is one of the most under appreciated calibers in the hunting world. I put it right up there with the 257 Bob.

[Watrdawg]

7mm 08 is my all time favorite caliber. Great all around performance and very little recoil. I've hunted with it since 1990. Actualy my first rifle in that caliber was a Rem Mtn rifle.

[ariesfromhell]

The new Winchesters are the best ever made. Meanwhile since the buyout Remington's trend downward. Easy call. The Model 70 by a mile.

this.

[longball]

I shot that exact Winchester, caliber and all, a few weeks ago. I think anybody would be happy with that setup, especially if you need to tote a rifle a considerable distance where you hunt, or are just looking to lighten your load without being beaten to death every time you pull the trigger.

ETA: by the time I shot that Winchester I had already shot 4 hours worth of clays so I had developed a pretty good flinch. Needless to say my performance wasn't anything to write home about but I did talk to a regular long range competitor and gunsmith later on about his thoughts when he shot it. He was thoroughly impressed and reported very good groups shooting factory Winchester ballictic silvertips.

Watrdawg,
On an unrelated note, did I read in another thread somewhere that you are a big time waterfowl guy?

[mark5pt56]

I've seen one Winchester Extreme in 30-06, used in a class. Handled great, shot great, extremely accurate. He used the Garand Match and had no problems hitting out to 800 on a 12x12 inch plate. Not the intent of this rifle but a good indicator to the quality. I do plan to get one one day, one each in 7-08, .308 and 06.

[Watrdawg]

I shot that exact Winchester, caliber and all, a few weeks ago. I think anybody would be happy with that setup, especially if you need to tote a rifle a considerable distance where you hunt, or are just looking to lighten your load without being beaten to death every time you pull the trigger.

ETA: by the time I shot that Winchester I had already shot 4 hours worth of clays so I had developed a pretty good flinch. Needless to say my performance wasn't anything to write home about but I did talk to a regular long range competitor and gunsmith later on about his thoughts when he shot it. He was thoroughly impressed and reported very good groups shooting factory Winchester ballictic silvertips.

Watrdawg,
On an unrelated note, did I read in another thread somewhere that you are a big time waterfowl guy?

Definitely love waterfowling!! Actually I love working my dog as much as the hunting part of it all. I have an 8yr old lab and an 8month of pup coming along. We run Hunt Tests and dabble in Field Trials during the off season.

I called my LGC and had him put one on order for me. All of his distributers were out of stock on the 7mm08's. I'm kind of intrigued by the 270WSM and have been tempted to rty it out but I've been shooting the 7mm08 since 1990 and really like the cartridge. I think I'll have to be patient and wait for it to come in.

[Littlelebowski]

Is this a classic Model 70 action we are talking about here?