Remington 600 .243. Proof Research Barrel
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Remington 600 .243. Proof Research Barrel
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Yeah my alpine rifle is about the same weight. Longer shots you want a heavier rig for sure.Quote:
Originally Posted by kiwi303
My little kimber is pretty lively and it's only a 6.5 creed. Comfortable enough to shoot still but hops about a bit.
The fugly 22
2.3kg all up.
Norinco JW15. Off centre bore by about 2mm, 'custom' foam and fiberglass lightweight stock. Painted ocean blue gloss because that's what I had that day.
Built for the role of volume rabbit shooting from a vehicle.
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Rem Model 7, Manner stock Hardy barrel, Neopod, DPT & Z6 still tips the scales at 3642gr
I'm happy with the weight though as it shoots superb off hand & prone.
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Originally Posted by Mathias
Is that the 6.5creed you did? Absolutely beautiful I have a memory it may have being sold barreled action and you did something else?
Yep 6.5 Creed. Sold the previous old action & rebuilt this on a new one. CheersQuote:
Originally Posted by Kelton
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Not many rifles il give the credit of perfect but by my standards and what pleases me you have built a darn fine “perfect” even shooter awsome bro!Quote:
Originally Posted by Mathias
Cheers for the comments. I can't see myself building another rifle either, it just fits my hunting these days perfectly.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kelton
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I want it
Fuk me there must be some mussel men on here, when I think of LW alrounders, 3 kg is well n truly the limit
Had plenty of grouse light weight guns over the years, but here's my latest, grouse little rifle
I was running mine with a real lw scope but now running something ( what may look a bit over sized but far more useful for what I want, still under six pound at 2.69kg with the 18x Z5i ) 20" 6.5CM
GO HOWA
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Great thread!
Kimber MA 708
18 inch
Dpt
Vx3i 3.5-10 x30mm
Shoots 162 eldms into one hole with minimal recoil
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Thats nice. How fast are the 162s goin?Quote:
Originally Posted by Gkp
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About 2500 from memory. Haven't bothered to try and get them any hotter as they are so darn accurate and do the business on reds out to 450 yards so farQuote:
Originally Posted by 6.5 CRD
Nice shooter alright not many bangers come in under 3kg with a big scope can and decent barrelQuote:
Originally Posted by Philipo
It’s interesting to read through the posts here and see what everyone is running for a Lightweight rig .
I went down the Lightweight road a while back and now find for my application’s I actually prefer a slightly heavier Rifle.
To accurately shoot a Lightweight Rifle takes soon doing , the increased recoil and losing sight of the target as the shot is triggered became a problem for me .
I do have to say that I’m not climbing huge mountains and carrying everything on my back for days , so I happily accept a Rifle that weighs a bit more for the benefits of better shoot ability.
My Tikka 6.5x55 in a Hi-Tec stock is the lightest I can comfortably put up with and even then I often think about how it might be better with another 500g -1000g of extra weight.
Liking that! Very lightQuote:
Originally Posted by Gkp
Some nice looking rigs. Not too much bling.
Out of interest I weighed mine and was shocked. 3.4kg. I thought it was lighter than that. I guess a vx6 and extra baffles all adds up. If anyone wants to sell their kimber hunter let me know. Can find them anywhere anymore
My light rifle for bush hunting purchased 1977 has 850 kills here and Australia. Empty 2.62 kg, 44 mag.
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Ive got a Kimber Hunter in 257R and with a Zeiss HD5 3-15 on it its not as light as I thought either at 3.4kg (without suppressor or bipod).Quote:
Originally Posted by Remmodel7
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Zastava 6.5 Grendel 3.4 kg
Rem 700 6x45 3.5 kg
Hey nice. Some walnut! Here's some more. Nothing new under the sun, I dont think the forum was going in 1923 when the Mauser was made but I bet the owner then was showing off to all his mates "Haha my new Mauser is 3.1 kgs scoped" As is the CZ 527 in 6.8, with Leupy scope and suppressor, the biggest problem here us deciding which one to take!
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Give ballengers h&f chch a call. They got in a few kimber hunter pros in .308 I bought one and I think there's still one left. They may have got in a 280ai also.Quote:
Originally Posted by Remmodel7
Does anyone run one of the Savage Lightweight Storms or Ultralights? Was looking at them recently, and thought I might see one on this thread!
Not under 3 , tad over 3.3 with the suppressor on though
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In addition to the Mk5 Wby 284 mentioned in earlier post & pic below
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A couple of light 22in barrel set ups
284 Tikka weighing in at 3.2kg with VX6
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And Model7 SAUM with Bartlein bbl & VX6 at 3.3kg
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Go see Brad at hamils, I got him to order in my kimber 280ai and he has a 308 on the shelfQuote:
Originally Posted by Remmodel7
Nice 7mm selection @chainsaw
Chainsaw, the stock on your tikka was made by whom?
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Looks like NZ Hunter carbon. Can't get them anymoreQuote:
Originally Posted by Dicko
Kiwi Composites from memoryQuote:
Originally Posted by Dicko
Cheers for the heads up. Ideally looking for 6.5 or 7mm08Quote:
Originally Posted by TimC
Yup 100%, real light weigh rifles are great to carry but yes there is a technique to shooting them & they will never be as accurate as their heavier brothers. Most LW's I've had have been short action bush guns so long range accuracy was not an issue.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ground Control
TIM my Weatherby in 30-06 Terminator Improved was just over 3kg & was close to a 300WM in power, he could be a handful to shoot but luckily his T1 break helped out, but after fucking my collar bone / shooting shoulder I'd probably find him a little jumpy nowadays.
Here's a few of my favs
Tim
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13" 7-08 Kimber & a beauty 44mag Ruger ( fuk me I hope this piece of art never went in that stupid crusher )
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Another 44mag, 12" barrel, this was such a great little scrub gun, another I should of never sold
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That ruger is something else!Quote:
Originally Posted by Philipo
Well fu$k me that’s a nice stock! How long to make it?😂Quote:
Originally Posted by Joe_90
Not mine but dads spare that I use a lot when down south.
BSA Majestic 270 weaver classic scope. Not sure on weight but very light and boots like hell, only notice when zeroingAttachment 242769
A couple of weeks with mucking around with it in the evenings. Along with the appropriate number of shed beers.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ginga
It's rough as guts! The "buffer tube" for adjustable length of pull, started life as a tripod extender from aliexpress...
As an experiment for overall shape and the functions I wanted it's great. If bits ever fall off it the MkII version will be made with a bit more care :thumbsup:
Some real nice rifles posted, few of them a fair bit lighter than mine. Was interested to see how light some have managed to get them.
Heres mine. Sako A7 in 7-08, 14.5 inch barrel, Atec front supressor & wears a Vixen 2-8x32. Weighs a fly shit over 3kg with the supressor + 3 rounds, ready to hunt. Shoots 90gr HH at 3120fps.
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Interesting. My 308 A7, 16inch DPT and VX3HD 2.5-8×36 comes in at 3.4kg. Would love a carbon stock for it but no easy options there.Quote:
Originally Posted by 6.5 CRD
My brother also shoots a Sako A7 in 7-08, its 15" with a DPT and we were trying to work out why his was a couple hundred grams heavier than mine. Pulled them both apart and turns out theres at least 2 different synthetic stocks that the A7 came with. Mine being the lighter (weighs only 520grams) and his being considerably heavier (730 grams).Quote:
Originally Posted by Bobba
Must have changed the density or added fillers to the polymer when making the stocks. 520grams is light as and in line with the lightest cf stocksQuote:
Originally Posted by 6.5 CRD
