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Anyone have one of these?

I am tired of packing 15 pound guns, and paying to build something really light is kind of freightning.
 
Posts: 7762 | Location: Das heimat! | Registered: 10 October 2012Reply With Quote
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I don't own one, but from all the good things I hear about Howa rifles it should be ok.
Did a bit of checking and Sportsman's Warehouse has the 6.5 PRS version for $999.99.
Not a bad price.


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7.8 lbs is not all that light. There are a lot of good rifles (and different choices) out there that weigh that or less. But I have also heard good things about Howa.
 
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Have a mini in .222


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Posts: 1038 | Location: Brownstown, Michigan | Registered: 19 April 2015Reply With Quote
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Best production lightweight rifle is the Tikka T3X superlite that they private label for both Sportsman's Warehouse & Cabela's 5.9 lbs. ~$700 IIRC.

I have two. Very accurate, available in lots of caliber.


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2. Big game animals can tell the difference between .015 of an inch in diameter, 15 grains of bullet weight, and 150 fps.
3. There is a difference in the performance of two identical projectiles launched at the same velocity if they came from different cartridges.
4. While a double rifle is the perfect DGR, every 375HH bolt gun needs to be modified to carry at least 5 down.
5. While a floor plate and detachable box magazine both use a mechanical latch, only the floor plate latch is reliable. Disregard the fact that every modern military rifle uses a detachable box magazine.
6. The Remington 700 is unreliable regardless of the fact it is the basis of the USMC M40 sniper rifle for 40+ years with no changes to the receiver or extractor and is the choice of more military and law enforcement sniper units than any other rifle.
7. PF actions are not suitable for a DGR and it is irrelevant that the M1, M14, M16, & AK47 which were designed for hunting men that can shoot back are all PF actions.
8. 95 deg F in Africa is different than 95 deg F in TX or CA and that is why you must worry about ammunition temperature in Africa (even though most safaris take place in winter) but not in TX or in CA.
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11. Never buy a WSM or RCM cartridge for a safari rifle or your go to rifle in the USA because if they lose your ammo you can't find replacement ammo but don't worry 280 Rem, 338-06, 35 Whelen, and all Weatherby cartridges abound in Africa and back country stores.
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13. A 300 Win Mag is a 500 yard elk cartridge but a 308 Win is not a 300 yard elk cartridge even though the same bullet is travelling at the same velocity at those respective distances.
 
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I will second the Tikka T3 or newer T3X for light weight.
 
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I've heard lots of good about the Tikka but never owned one. I use 3 Howa mini's with excellent+ results. Admittedly 2 of them have Douglas barrels on them.
I have not used the standard Howa actions but they're the same as a Vanguard so I'd suspect they'd be excellent.
Lots of great options out there for less than 15 lbs!

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