Remington's $6,000 sheep rifle...?

[Bonecollector]

I don't disagree. However I'd be darn sure I was financially secure before dropping that kind of coin.
In reference, I'd want it to feel like I was spending $1,000.

 

[tim]

What the average hunter does not realize is. The sheep hunting world is extremely rich. You can not look at things, if you where buying them. but if the richest person you knew, where buying things. I entered that world, not knowing. I left that world amazed at the money a lot of sheep hunters have. But I have also came across, there is just a lot of money out there.

 

[mallardsx2]

I'll suck it up and carry the extra weight. Besides, I will never draw a sheep tag nor do I care if I ever kill one.

clearly its only good for sheep hunting anyhow...lol

 

[Daubs]

Doesn't come in a lefty version...I'm out. : )

 

[Daubs]

What the average hunter does not realize is. The sheep hunting world is extremely rich. You can not look at things, if you where buying them. but if the richest person you knew, where buying things. I entered that world, not knowing. I left that world amazed at the money a lot of sheep hunters have. But I have also came across, there is just a lot of money out there.

There is a lot of money out there. The former-Mrs.-Daubs (ex-wife) is a doctor...it's like monopoly money to her. Vacations, new vehicles, restaurants, jewelry...and it was never enough. My bank account isn't a fat, but I'm a much happier man these days. I don't care to chase sheep. It is fun watching guys chase them on TV, but for me, a nice Mule Deer is what I'm longing for. Might try for Elk some day.

It is amazing what people spend $$ on. One of the Ex's friends (doctor) was bragging he spent $10k on a TV (back in the mid 2005). And another $5k on sound system. "State of the art" he called it. To each his own...

 

[480/277]

There is a lot of ways to get there for less....

Most blue collar guys on their once in a lifetime sheep hunt would do fine with their go to rifles. I used my pre 64 model 70 in 270 caliber and never felt I had the wrong rifle.

 

[AKaviator]

Not too many years ago I drew a good sheep tag. I coveted a nice ultra-lite .270 and tried to convince my wife that saving those extra 1.5 pounds might make the difference .
She suggested that a better strategy would be losing those extra 10 pounds around my waist!

I didn't get the rifle or a sheep!

 

[JimP]

Everyone tries to shave some weight one place or another but for some reason we all forget about that area above our belts.

On the "sheep" rifle, we all would love to be able to afford one of these custom delux, shoot a mile, and kill like a bolt of lightning but we all have to come down to earth and the reality of it all. We know that the old 06 or .270 sitting in the closet will do the job quite well but we all dream of having that one rifle.

In my case it was a Weatherby MV in .340 Weatherby. It will do everything that I ask of it and shoot as far as I dare aim at a target but that custom 6.5 would fit real nice in my gun safe.

 

[Timberstalker]

I just used an old 25-06 I had laying around. The sheep did't have a clue

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[Winchester]

There is a lot of ways to get there for less....

Most blue collar guys on their once in a lifetime sheep hunt would do fine with their go to rifles. I used my pre 64 model 70 in 270 caliber and never felt I had the wrong rifle.

I agree. I don't know if I'll ever be fortunate enough to draw a bighorn tag, but when I was in Alaska I used my trusty old pre 64 Model 70 30-06 and in killed my Dahl sheep just fine.

 

[Wyoming Hart]

How did anyone ever harvest a sheep even 10 years ago?

 

[Gr8bawana]

How did anyone ever harvest a sheep even 10 years ago?

How did anything ever get harvested before the advent of overpriced brand xx camo featuring new space-age fabric that keeps you dry and warm or cool no matter what or rifles that can shoot 200 grain bullets a mile with laser flat trajectories or $500 boots that will keep you feet dry underwater for days on end?

 

[kamptown]

I just think it's funny they dubbed it a sheep rifle. I have searched far and wide for that elusive 200" mule deer and I'm not sure one is harder to find than the other. Perhaps those "Alaskan Sheep" my brother had the privilege to help guide on might be different. What about the cous deer? Hey there are a lot of people that can afford this rifle, and more power to them. Congrats on Remington for thinking outside the box. If you build it, they will buy it.


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[go_deep]

I picked one up. It'll just be a truck gun though, something to shoot coyotes and prairie dogs with.

 

[JimP]

I actually think that they should allow me to use one on my upcoming coues deer hunt in Arizona this coming December.

I would be more than happy to give them a complete unbiased review of the rifle and how it shoots.

 

[unoboats]

I built a similar rifle with a Chris Reid Frozen Fiber barrel in a 260 with a McMillan Edge stock and Trued Rem 700 action. It's 5.5 pounds with out scope and bet it shoots better than the $6000 Rem 6.5 CM. So far it shoots 1/4 MOA out to 600 yds with 130 gr Swift Sciroccos. I have less than $2900 in it. So Verde or Vias camo would cost me another $3100. Lol


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[mtncowboy]

If I were to design a "pack it all over the mountains and shoot it once" rifle I would put a light contour barrel on it so it weighed even less.

 

[HuskyMusky]

Savage does essentially make the same rifle... 5.5 lbs.

I have a 5.75lbs rifle, probably about 7lbs total, prior to this rifle I though lighter the better, but at this point I'm thinking 7.5-8.0lbs is probably my ideal.