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Thought^^^ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ J. Lane Easter, DVM A born Texan has instilled in his system a mind-set of no retreat or no surrender. I wish everyone the world over had the dominating spirit that motivates Texans.– Billy Clayton, Speaker of the Texas House No state commands such fierce pride and loyalty. Lesser mortals are pitied for their misfortune in not being born in Texas.— Queen Elizabeth II on her visit to Texas in May, 1991. | |||
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Why do you need such a light rifle to sit in a blind ? A short 308 makes sense, but a meaty barrel and an extra pound all up would be much much better and easier to shoot well and wouldn't have the potential downsides of a front light set-up. I use a Blaser K95 with a 20.5" 308 barrel for the same purpose and it is perfect. Although it is light, the barrel isn't light and it holds well. Tikka LTR or a Howa would be good choices. | |||
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My .308 is a Mauser M-18 and it shoots dime sized groups at 100yds with factory ammo, namely Hornady SSTs in 150grs. It's certainly light, and short enough for my liking. Mauser did quite well with these. If only they would chamber them in 7x57. I'd buy another. | |||
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K95 is exactly what I use in rut when shots can be anytime and not mainly in low light. I also used a steyr ssg69 in 308. heavy rifle with a long barrel but worked perfectly well. Mike | |||
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The Christensen Arms Ridgeline is a lightweight carbon wrapped barrel rifle starts at 6.3 pounds. Very nice rifles. My son and one of his hunting buddies recently bought the Ridgeline in a 6.5x284 and my son's is a 28 Nosler. I went out with them to sight in the rifles and both grouped well under 3/4 inch. It comes chambered in 308 and 7mm/08 also. Scott | |||
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Yes 18.5" for the models 600 & Mohawk and 20" for the model 660. Way under rated rifles except by those who own them. Probably the reason why they don't come on the market very often. Roger ___________________________ I'm a trophy hunter - until something better comes along. *we band of 45-70ers* | |||
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Well I want it for multipurpose use. But I am going to be hunting leopard in a situation where we must walk a decent pace in the dark without light and get into a tight blind at close quarters and wait. I have done it before in this place and situation and wished for something much more handy than my standard M70 .375. Of course the rifle will be used for other. I have a Remington 600 Mohawk that I like all except the plastic rib. Wish I had the version Roger has above. It is the rifle that inspired me to get another similar. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ J. Lane Easter, DVM A born Texan has instilled in his system a mind-set of no retreat or no surrender. I wish everyone the world over had the dominating spirit that motivates Texans.– Billy Clayton, Speaker of the Texas House No state commands such fierce pride and loyalty. Lesser mortals are pitied for their misfortune in not being born in Texas.— Queen Elizabeth II on her visit to Texas in May, 1991. | |||
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Seems like there were more H-S Precision and Model 70s on Gunbroker when I was picking up the 308s I have. Still there is a tendency for some manufacturers to make the 308 into a heavy "sniper" rifle. ------------------------------- Some Pictures from Namibia Some Pictures from Zimbabwe An Elephant Story | |||
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The rib on the Mohawk can be removed and set screws placed in the holes. We did it on XP-100’s all the time. One rifle I would give consideration to is the Steyr Scout but with a scope mounted in the conventional location vs. the forward mount. You can cut additional weight on it by removing the bipod and I really like the 3 point “Ching Sling” system. I have one in Scout configuration and it’s been a great rifle for me. I can carry it all day and never notice. The spare magazine in the stock means I don’t have to try and remember which jacket pocket I stuffed the spare ammo into and also means a spare magazine is in attendance should something ever happen to the first one on a trip. The spacers to adjust the LOP are another handy feature. Mine happens to love 165 Trophy Bonded Bear Claws and will shoot 1” groups if I put a regular scope on it so I can remove any aiming errors. DRSS Kreighoff 470 NE Valmet 412 30/06 & 9.3x74R | |||
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I’ve already recommended the Browning X-Bolt, but another great lightweight .308 is the Winchester Model 100 semi-auto. Just some thoughts. JP Sauer Drilling 12x12x9.3x72 David Murray Scottish Hammer 12 Bore Alex Henry 500/450 Double Rifle Steyr Classic Mannlicher Fullstock 6.5x55 Steyr Classic Mannlicher Fullstock .30-06 Walther PPQ H2 9mm Walther PPS M2 Cogswell & Harrison Hammer 12 Bore Damascus And Too Many More | |||
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BLR isn't a bad choice either. Regards, Chuck "There's a saying in prize fighting, everyone's got a plan until they get hit" Michael Douglas "The Ghost And The Darkness" | |||
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Gotcha ! That makes sense. Even for walk around use, a few extra ounces in the barrel of a short, light rifle will do wonders for the balance and steadiness without getting away from your lightweight goal. | |||
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Even though I like my Rem 660 another one mentioned here earlier I wouldn't mind owning is the new Winchester m70 compact. I tried to locate one for my wife but the only places that had them were online. This was before all the election hording took place. I prefer to handle a rifle before buying or in this case have her handle it. Roger ___________________________ I'm a trophy hunter - until something better comes along. *we band of 45-70ers* | |||
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Look again at the Model Seven. Mine is in .308 Win, old-school lami Schnabel stock, 20 inch barrel, and now lives with my oldest boy in NM. I bought it for tree stand and ground blind work and it's awesome for this. Handy, powerful and light. No fun with extended range work, but what do you expect from a lightweight? | |||
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How about a older Remington 788? | |||
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Funny you mention that. I know where one is for-sale. They have those rear locking lugs and I was always skeptical of them. Can you or anyone tell me about them? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ J. Lane Easter, DVM A born Texan has instilled in his system a mind-set of no retreat or no surrender. I wish everyone the world over had the dominating spirit that motivates Texans.– Billy Clayton, Speaker of the Texas House No state commands such fierce pride and loyalty. Lesser mortals are pitied for their misfortune in not being born in Texas.— Queen Elizabeth II on her visit to Texas in May, 1991. | |||
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My buddy has one in 22/250----It's scary accurate. The general info is that it has a fast trigger loc time. I've been told that some bench rest shooter use the action on their rebuilds. I wouldn't worry about the rear locking----I would been more concerned about the Remington safety. As with the 700 many have changed to Timney | |||
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A Tikka T3x lite chopped to 18-20” would be an easy way to get to the goal. I use a M77 RSI 308 in a Ruger synthetic stock for that task. Though it is a bit heavier than is needs to be.  | |||
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Bought it on your report—will give you a shooting report. It was dirt cheap and in good shape. Still gonna buy another more precision made. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ J. Lane Easter, DVM A born Texan has instilled in his system a mind-set of no retreat or no surrender. I wish everyone the world over had the dominating spirit that motivates Texans.– Billy Clayton, Speaker of the Texas House No state commands such fierce pride and loyalty. Lesser mortals are pitied for their misfortune in not being born in Texas.— Queen Elizabeth II on her visit to Texas in May, 1991. | |||
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The 788 is a good rifle. I was worried about the availability of replacement mags if I ever had an issue with the one I had. But there are so many rifles using plastic mags these days it was probably a non-issue that I was overthinking. Have fun with the new rifle! "Let me start off with two words: Made in America" | |||
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Good choice. I wouldn't worry about a more "precise" rifle. The 788's may not look fancy but I doubt you will find one much better in practical terms. Either way, have fun with your new rifle(s)! Roger ___________________________ I'm a trophy hunter - until something better comes along. *we band of 45-70ers* | |||
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Give us a report after you have shot it | |||
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10 twist should be sufficient. Even a 1 in 11" with 165's is fine (I shoot 180 gr CT Failsafe in my 11 twist). 1 in 10" is pretty standard and will do the job. Zeke | |||
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ledvm, You're a most wise hunter. I wish I had a lightweight .308 Win carbine. I wouldn't need another North American big game rifle. | |||
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I placed an order today for a H-S Precision 20” 1-10 twist barreled PHL. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ J. Lane Easter, DVM A born Texan has instilled in his system a mind-set of no retreat or no surrender. I wish everyone the world over had the dominating spirit that motivates Texans.– Billy Clayton, Speaker of the Texas House No state commands such fierce pride and loyalty. Lesser mortals are pitied for their misfortune in not being born in Texas.— Queen Elizabeth II on her visit to Texas in May, 1991. | |||
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Did they give you an estimated delivery date?? Go Duke!! | |||
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That's a far too sensible theory. In practice it won't happen. I have a couple and it didn't work for me  | |||
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I love my Savage mod. 99F (1950s) in .308 with a 4X Leupold..fits on a horse better than anything else. I also have a pre 64 mod 70 fwt. 30-06 to pack around in the Idaho high country when Im on foot..but they come in .308 if you prefer.. A real dandy 308 is a lt. wt. Ruger 77 with a RJ Renner overhaul, thats what my 7x57 is and its my all time favorite rifle..and it won't break the bank, I can send you a picture of mine to your email, or look him up on the internet.. Ray Atkinson Atkinson Hunting Adventures 10 Ward Lane, Filer, Idaho, 83328 208-731-4120 rayatkinsonhunting@gmail.com | |||
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A Sako Forrester is a great trim rifle or A Kimber Montana in 308,,either would be a good pick. I tend to use more than enough gun | |||
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Only took 2 pages and 69 posts. Classy and classic rifles, whats not to love. | |||
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Well, that is the one if factor. One guy said 3-5 months, one guy said 6-8 months, and one guy in sales told 6-9 months but 1 of his customers took a year.  I really would like to have it this summer to work up loads...we’ll see. I have more rifles than Carter has pills...so won’t miss opportunity for lack of it. Rifles are scarce right now and after looking on the net and all my local for a month for a suitable one to modify...I decided I had put my order in and if I found another...I would have 2. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ J. Lane Easter, DVM A born Texan has instilled in his system a mind-set of no retreat or no surrender. I wish everyone the world over had the dominating spirit that motivates Texans.– Billy Clayton, Speaker of the Texas House No state commands such fierce pride and loyalty. Lesser mortals are pitied for their misfortune in not being born in Texas.— Queen Elizabeth II on her visit to Texas in May, 1991. | |||
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Lane, I sent your email some pictures of my RJ Remmer, its the ideal .308 IMO, except mine is a 7x57, but what he can do with a std stock model Ruger is amazing and half the cost of a custom rifle.. Ray Ray Atkinson Atkinson Hunting Adventures 10 Ward Lane, Filer, Idaho, 83328 208-731-4120 rayatkinsonhunting@gmail.com | |||
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