Most accurate back country rifle ?

[Curly]

Just checked out Forbes' website.  Really doesn't look overly expensive for what you get - but good lord, I hope he can build a better rifle than he does a website and catalog.  I couldn't find barrel length anywhere.  Anybody know what it is for each caliber?

I'm not sure......sounds like 24".  Here is what I read in an article :
"Whereas NULA uses Douglas barrels—customer-selected for material, length, contour and twist rate, all of which significantly contribute to the rifles’ $3,100 starting price—no such options are available from Forbes Rifle LLC. The Model 24Bs will feature standardized 24-inch, sporter-contour Bulldog barrels, though the test gun, serial No. 11-00001, had a 23-inch version"

[Skillet]

Thanks Curly - I'm glad to see they're not shaving weight by going to a 20" tube

[Taco280AI]

The edge stocks can be from, IIRC, 21-24oz depending on action length, BLD/ADL style, barrel contour cutout, etc.

[coachcw]

just hornady superperformance sst's

[260Rem]

The only true light weight that I've shot is a .260 Nula.  Very accurate but does take a little getting used to shooting such a light rifle.  It is for sale.

[Fl0und3rz]

Remington model 700 Mountain Rifle

Nice rifle but probably not "the most accurate" until a guy puts some work and more money into it.

Not the most accurate, but plenty accurate at about 1" at 100 yards with factory .270 Win 150 grain NPs. At $700 used with decent glass and at about 7 lbs., a man would be hard pressed to complain.

[coachcw]

for the use I intend moa is fine . quality glass is important and the bdc with wind hold it  should be a good set up for droping one into the pump station . I really regret getting rid of my last .270 and ever since a kid reading Jack Oconnors big game hunts I've been a fan of them . I really concidered a .260 but all the lighter rifles I found in that caliber had 20 inch pipes .

[coachcw]

So here's the setup mark v ultra light .270 with a vx3  4.5x14 . I know the buget on the thread was $1300 , after trades and sales along with a bunch of cabellas points i'm in her under the budget with the scope , pretty good for a package that would be $2800.00 new . after dissasemblly and a bit of sanding on the stock along with a few drops of lock tight she's ready to play .

[coachcw]

oh yeah 6.7 lbs on the nose !

[Simcoe hunter]

Savage 116 in '06.  6.9 pounds undressed.  Not the lightest, but meets the criteria.  Was under $575.00 at Bi-mart a year ago.  Very accurate.  Almost 2 pounds lighter than my last girl was.

I agree that exploding meat is a result of shot misplacement, as much as anything usually.  Took a move in from a big deer state hunting several years ago.  He complained that we had such small deer when he only had 30 pounds of meat after butchering.  He forgot that  he put a 180 grain '06 through the the center of the front quarters, one through the breadbasket and one dead center of the hind quarters.  All three were through and throughs.

[jody]

Congrats. She's a beauty.

[Wacenturion]

Remington model 700 Mountain Rifle

Definitely agree on the Remington 700 Mountain.  Have one in 30-06.  I would also add a Sako L579  Mannlicher in .308 that I've used for years (thanks to John Wootters, may he rest in peace).  That Sako is an absolute joy to pack all day.  Both make lightweight companions.

[coachcw]

my buddy has a 116 in 300 wm . accurized it and put a break on it . shoots like a dream with 180sst's .

[birdwacker]

So here's the setup mark v ultra light .270 with a vx3  4.5x14 . I know the buget on the thread was $1300 , after trades and sales along with a bunch of cabellas points i'm in her under the budget with the scope , pretty good for a package that would be $2800.00 new . after dissasemblly and a bit of sanding on the stock along with a few drops of lock tight she's ready to play .

Just wondering why you sanded the stock   I read somewhere that weatherby found they shot better without free floating the barrel.

[coachcw]

It had contact on the right side at the tip of the stock wasn't even contact. the rest of the barel floated . thats all could have been a slight warpage in the stock . Every rifle i've had has been floated with good results . on a quick two or three shot sequence i'm sure it wasn't enough to cause an issue . I wasn't looking to modify it just found the erratic contact while cleaning and loc tighting the screws and checking for any saftey issues . i'm sure wheatherby didn't intend the contact I was seeing on the stock . Overall very pleased with the craftsmanship of the rifle. I couldn't blieve how light the stock is on this rifle . gonna be carefull not to store it with wieht on the fore end.