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Ross, take a look at Lex Webernick's rifles (Rifles, Inc). Some of the most accurate lightweight rifles I've ever shot. PS: Don't get a Strata model in 340 Wby...the recoil will make you forget your own name :-) | |||
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I just get hold of a NIB Kimber Montana 84L in 30-06. Not often seen on these shores, but once in a while the distributor get some shipped from US. I topped it with a Zeiss Victory HT 2,5-10x50. Not a logical choice for a light weight rifle, but the reason is I do a lot of low light hunting for red deer and roe deer. And such a scope give me extended shooting time at both dusk and dawn. A dream to carry and shoot. Arild Iversen. | |||
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ruger M77 stainless steel 260 rem. winchester XPR 6.5 C/M Remington 700 stainless steel 7MM-08 and a few more | |||
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Weatherby MK V Titanium. Mine is 6.5 CM at 4.7 lbs. My blaser R8 with Raven Euro carbon fiber stock is heavier but it has 8 barrels from .223 to 375 H&H. Quick, Cheap, or Good: Pick Two | |||
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Rem XCR II in 375 Weatherby. Weighs 7 1/2 lbs with Leupold 2-7x Firedot scope unloaded. 300g A-Frame at 2800 fps, recoil is but a maiden's kiss  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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My newest - Howa Superlite 308 Win scoped and suppressed. Empty weight:  First day at the range, best group is below. Average .67 when allowed to cool. 3 or 4 shots in quick succession open to ~1.25 inches.  4 shot group  Mike Legistine actu quod scripsi? Never under estimate the internet community's ability to reply to your post with their personal rant about their tangentially related, single occurrence issue.  What I have learned on AR, since 2001: 1. The proper answer to: Where is the best place in town to get a steak dinner? is…You should go to Mel's Diner and get the fried chicken. 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. 9. The size of a ding in a gun's finish doesn't matter, what matters is whether it’s a safe ding or not. 10. 1 in a row is a trend, 2 in a row is statistically significant, and 3 in a row is an irrefutable fact. 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. 12. A well hit animal can run 75 yds. in the open and suddenly drop with no initial blood trail, but the one I shot from 200 yds. away that ran 10 yds. and disappeared into a thicket and was not found was lost because the bullet penciled thru. I am 100% certain of this even though I have no physical evidence. 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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Ive had me a yearning for a Win M-70 featherweight in 7-08 for some time now. One of these days I really need to scratch that itch. AK-47 The only Communist Idea that Liberals don't like. | |||
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The word favorite is the flaw in this thread, it changes day to day with a true gun nut!! Ray Atkinson Atkinson Hunting Adventures 10 Ward Lane, Filer, Idaho, 83328 208-731-4120 rayatkinsonhunting@gmail.com | |||
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True words, Ray!   Mike Wilderness is my cathedral, and hunting is my prayer. | |||
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+1 DRSS | |||
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Ruger tang safety M77 Ultra Light in .257 Roberts. | |||
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Yeah. Me too. I know where there are two with nice wood. But, the 7 PRC caliber isn't to my liking. Price is dandy at $1050 each cash.
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I kind of a want an 1895 Winchester in 405. Weight is 8 lbs  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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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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Steyr pro hunter 7mm-08 and sake a7 270 wsm | |||
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For me it's a SAKO Mannlicher Carbine in 7mm-07. Wears a mini Burris 3x9 scope. | |||
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I have many favorites,but I especially Like my Winchester super grade featherweight in 7x57 . DRSS Chapuis 9.3 x 74 R RSM. 416 Rigby RSM 375 H&H | |||
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My Remington M660 in .350 Rem Mag. | |||
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I have one on my NO.1 06 lots of game has fallen to it. | |||
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Husqvarna 30-06. I think it was their 1640 model. Very light. Very accurate. I also use a Ruger American .308 for light-weight if there's likely to be a lot of rain or snow. | |||
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You might want a good recoil pad, as those .405s can kick. | |||
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I like my Cogswell & Harrison 300 H&H stalking rifle. Little over 7 lbs. I use it for everything. | |||
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Mine is a .30-06 M70 Classic Stainless that was restocked with a custom synthetic stock, can't recall which. It's cut down and had irons added. Has Leupold QD mounts and is topped with a Swaro Z6 1.6. It's been to Africa several times and while it's not a tack driver, it gets it done. | |||
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Ive changed my mind probably 5 or 6 times since this thread came about and that's the story of the last near 90 years and will continue into the future I suspect.Today I chose my peep sighted JP SAUER & SONS 30 usg 1906. Old but beautiful and rare as Woodpecker lips. Ray Atkinson Atkinson Hunting Adventures 10 Ward Lane, Filer, Idaho, 83328 208-731-4120 rayatkinsonhunting@gmail.com | |||
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Lightweight is in the eye of the owner I guess, but this 1962 Browning Safari in 30-06 is trimmer in barrel length and profile than my other guns built on FN commercial actions and I just love it. [IMG:left]  [/IMG] | |||
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I'm a lefty so I am limited in my choices Weatherby MK V Titanium. 6.5CM. 4-3/4 lb Blaser R8 with carbon fiber stock. 6.5 pounds depending on the caliber. Winchester Short Action LH IN 458 B&M. 8.5 pounds including a stock weight. I only shoot up to 400 grain bullets because of the recoil. Quick, Cheap, or Good: Pick Two | |||
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Ruger # 1, .275 Rigby. Pretty to look at.....even nicer to hold. If you own it, I'd like to buy it back. Thanks. | |||
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My Ruger Hawkeye International Mannlicher in 6.5 Swede. Love carrying it! Rick DRSS | |||
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A pair of REM 700 Ti. Dad took plenty of deer, an elk and African plains game with the 300 SAUM. I’ve taken some whitetails with the 6mm Rem. He still uses the 300 and I lend the 6mm to a friend for deer season. I picked up a WBY Backcountry Ti 2.0 in 6.5-300 and got a whitetail across a bean field in NC last year. Sweet, super lightweight rifle. NRA Lifer; DSC Lifer; SCI member; DRSS; AR member since November 9 2003 Don't Save the best for last, the smile for later or the "Thanks" for tomorow | |||
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Ray, Roger Renner has a rare gift. I briefly owned one of his Pacific Zephyr underhammer muzzleloaders. It was an objet d' art. All I could do was stare at it. Dave M, are you referring to a Savage Model 1920 action you built the .284 on? I have had them -- the original ultralight bolt action -- in both .250-3000 (slow twist) and .300 Savage, but the bores in both guns were too rough to take seriously and I lacked the funds to do them justice. More Savage innovation they never got much credit for. There is hope, even when your brain tells you there isn’t. – John Green, author | |||
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I really like my kimber hunter in 6.5 cm .Its only 5 pounds guy before me took out foam did trigger job and had it bedded .I have gotten so ise to it now other guns feel like a boat anchor .Its super accurate for 3 shots then must cool . | |||
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Got by for very near 40 yrs with a Rem700 in 7-08, put a McMillan fibregrain on it, had it tefloned, ran a 2-7x33 Leupold on it the whole time, just sold it a couple of wks ago. Also had a 700 in the KS Mtn rifle in 338WM, liked it a lot. Still have a Merkel K1, 7RM, like it a lot. I've never worried a pile about weight, the Merkel was the lightest of the three, prone to some barrel flip though. Krieghoff Classic 30R Blaser Stevens 044-1/2 218 Bee Tikka t3x lite 6.5 creedmo Tikka TAC A1 6.5 creedmo Win 1885 300H&H. 223Rem Merkel K1 7 Rem mag CCFR | |||
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