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Can light weight and long range go together?
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<blockquote data-quote="ducky" data-source="post: 1160680" data-attributes="member: 94420"><p>First post here, I've visited several times over the years but finally decided to register and start learning. A few years back I built a .243 Win on a Stevens 200 with a 7 twist 26" heavy varmint barrel. I pushed the rifle to 600 yards but never had a chance to take it further. I really enjoyed shooting that rifle, but it was too heavy IMO to carry hunting as it weighed nearly 12 lbs. </p><p></p><p>My goal is no heavier than 8.5 lbs now for my next .243 Win or 6mm CM and that's all up without bipod. Right now I have a second hand B&C Mountain ADL stock and a M700 SA. I'm thinking a <a href="http://riflebarrels.com/wp-content/uploads/remmtn24.pdf" target="_blank">remmtn24</a> contour from Lilja chambered with minimal/no shank and 22" length in an 8 twist. So I'm kind of stuck here so how do I finish this rifle off and make my weight goals? </p><p></p><p>I'll be mainly shooting 105 grain Berger and Amax bullets possibly some 115 DTACS as I still have a few hundred of them. So one of my main questions is will I be happy with the factory magazine box or should I get the Wyatt's? I'm thinking if I go CM the magazine box won't matter as much. </p><p></p><p>The scope I'm wanting to use is the MIL/MIL Bushnell Elite LRHS 3-12X44 so that adds nearly 25 ounces without mounts. I'm not against changing up things to meet my weight goals. I have several rifles that I've built that met my weight goals but I've never used a scope that heavy nor built a longish range medium game rifle.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ducky, post: 1160680, member: 94420"] First post here, I've visited several times over the years but finally decided to register and start learning. A few years back I built a .243 Win on a Stevens 200 with a 7 twist 26" heavy varmint barrel. I pushed the rifle to 600 yards but never had a chance to take it further. I really enjoyed shooting that rifle, but it was too heavy IMO to carry hunting as it weighed nearly 12 lbs. My goal is no heavier than 8.5 lbs now for my next .243 Win or 6mm CM and that's all up without bipod. Right now I have a second hand B&C Mountain ADL stock and a M700 SA. I'm thinking a [URL="http://riflebarrels.com/wp-content/uploads/remmtn24.pdf"]remmtn24[/URL] contour from Lilja chambered with minimal/no shank and 22" length in an 8 twist. So I'm kind of stuck here so how do I finish this rifle off and make my weight goals? I'll be mainly shooting 105 grain Berger and Amax bullets possibly some 115 DTACS as I still have a few hundred of them. So one of my main questions is will I be happy with the factory magazine box or should I get the Wyatt's? I'm thinking if I go CM the magazine box won't matter as much. The scope I'm wanting to use is the MIL/MIL Bushnell Elite LRHS 3-12X44 so that adds nearly 25 ounces without mounts. I'm not against changing up things to meet my weight goals. I have several rifles that I've built that met my weight goals but I've never used a scope that heavy nor built a longish range medium game rifle. [/QUOTE]
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