Remington 700 mountain LSS versus Winchester 70 compact
Question:
I’m 5′5 and 155 pounds and my girlfriend is just a little smaller. Our length of pull as the rule of thumb is 12.75 to 13. I have been looking for an ideal rifle for us for hunting game such as deer. Would appreciate anyone’s thoughts on these two rifles in regards to accuracy, power, recoil and general all-around quality. I’m looking at 7mm for the Winchester and the .270 for the Remington. I looked at the Remington model 7 but have heard mixed reviews. Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/
Response:
>I’m 5′5 and 155 pounds and my girlfriend is just a little smaller. >Our length of pull as the rule of thumb is 12.75 to 13. I have been >looking for an ideal rifle for us for hunting game such as deer. >Would appreciate anyone’s thoughts on these two rifles in regards to >accuracy, power, recoil and general all-around quality. I’m looking >at 7mm for the Winchester and the .270 for the Remington. I looked at >the Remington model 7 but have heard mixed reviews.
I have a Mountain LSS in 30-06. I love it! It fits me well and shoots around 1 MOA from the box, and is not particularly finicky about ammo or bullet weight. Recoil is significant, but… it doesn’t hurt ME too bad, but as I said, the rifle fits me well. I’d also consider 7mm-08 for the Remington; they just started offering that again in the LSS, I hear. I can’t tell you anything at all about the Winchester. If a Model 7 fits either of you, I would not be afraid of them. I have one in 7mm-08, also the LSS version, and while mine was sort of a turkey, in the process of sorting it all out I "met" several different people who had M7’s that shot very well, straight from the box. If you do look at a M7 LSS, check the stock up on the foreend to make sure it is not crooked (IE, pressing one side, probably the left side). I have killed two deer with the M7 this year; after some effort, it’s a fine rifle and is certainly easy to carry around the woods. And 7mm-08 is a great caliber; just about perfect for deer. As an aside, unless you are hunting wide open spaces, I think the 7-mag is a little too fast for deer… unless it’s going to be a deer/elk type of rifle, in which case it’s still too fast for deer at closer ranges but that’s better than being underpowered for elk, I guess! -jeff Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/
