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Sub MOA my Rem. 700 - .300 Win. Mag. -- 5lb Rifle????
jackelope:
I guess I never understood the need to spend an extra $1500-2000 to save yourself a half pound. Leave something else out of your pack like a GPS or something like that.
:dunno: makes a lot more sense to me...unless you have a lot of $$ to burn.
jackelope:
I'm not a gun guru by any stretch but what I've heard about those Christensen rifles is not too impressive to me.
MichaelJ:
Shoot.... I'd be happy with a 7.5 lb rifle that shoots sub MOA groups with a good scope to reach out to 600-800 yards for hunting... Agreed 110% with Jackelope, why spend the extra $$$ to save a lb? Go check out SniperHide.com and do a search for the 300 WM hunting rifle and you'll see what a lot of guys are using...
If I were you, I'd pick up a good sporter stock with full aluminum bedding block, Rock Creek barrel, pretty sure they make a Carbon fiber wrapped barrel or they can get you a fluted barrel, call them direct and tell them your goals and they'll recommend a twist rate and length, if you're gonna be shooting the heavier bullets you're probably gonna be in the 1 in 9" twist rate range I'm guessing, and they should thread it for your muzzle brake as well, have a smith true up your action, buy a fluted bolt or have you're stock one fluted, and call it good... Anything past this and you're getting into some SERIOUS money for not a whole lot of gains.... Just my .02
If you're gonna be shooting at any distance, you're probably gonna have a bi-pod as well which is gonna add some weight, throw in a few ounces for a good picatinny 10 or 20 MOA base from Seekins Precision in Lewiston ID as well as their 6 screw rings and top it with your scope of choice and you're good to go... Still gonna be very manageable weight wise for carry... if you bitch about a 7 lb gun for hunting that can reach out to near or at 1000 yards then you need to grow a set... just my :twocents: :chuckle:
Michael
257 Wby Mag:
I'd skip the entire build and buy a NULA model 28 for $3400
5 3/4lbs before scope./ Quote
Or a Weatherby Ultra Lightweight 300 win for $1200.00 that will shoot sub/moa. Or better yet, a 300 Roy @6 3/4lbs...
high country:
may your ulw webby treat you better then mine. oh, and there is a big difference in the handling dept between a stock rem ti and the ulw......winner ti in my hands. I was going to try to stock mine in an edge to get it down to where the ti was, but the groups never did much better then an inch, so I was not about to drop a bunch of $ to lighten it up
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