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Pursuit of a Light Weight Hunting Rifle
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<blockquote data-quote="Reelamin" data-source="post: 2473896" data-attributes="member: 42157"><p>Yes I understand all of that and I have a custom arriving shortly. Not a LW....just a normal 338 looking like it will be 9lbs for close to 5K for rifle and scope ready to hunt. Only reason I did it was because my son wanted to build custom matching guns as no way in HELLO would I spend that much on a rifle. </p><p>Like the OP said be careful. I fully believe with some reloading skill or luck with factory ammo a true 1000-1500yd LW hunting rifle is attainable for around 2K with scope. Even well under $1500 if you wanted to. I just went the LW way after getting tired of lugging around a 11lb rifle set up to hunt with brake, bipod, sling, scope. I went with the Savage UL in 28N with brake, bipod, 3-18x50 scope, ready to hunt at 9lb. The bipod alone weighs 1lb and the scope is not a LW. I could shave it down to sub 8lb if I really wanted to. It shoots a 160 into sub .5" all day long at 3000-3050fps depending on load. I have $2200 into it out the door. Less than half the price for a factory rifle. Not a 3K semi custom "factory" rifle.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Reelamin, post: 2473896, member: 42157"] Yes I understand all of that and I have a custom arriving shortly. Not a LW....just a normal 338 looking like it will be 9lbs for close to 5K for rifle and scope ready to hunt. Only reason I did it was because my son wanted to build custom matching guns as no way in HELLO would I spend that much on a rifle. Like the OP said be careful. I fully believe with some reloading skill or luck with factory ammo a true 1000-1500yd LW hunting rifle is attainable for around 2K with scope. Even well under $1500 if you wanted to. I just went the LW way after getting tired of lugging around a 11lb rifle set up to hunt with brake, bipod, sling, scope. I went with the Savage UL in 28N with brake, bipod, 3-18x50 scope, ready to hunt at 9lb. The bipod alone weighs 1lb and the scope is not a LW. I could shave it down to sub 8lb if I really wanted to. It shoots a 160 into sub .5" all day long at 3000-3050fps depending on load. I have $2200 into it out the door. Less than half the price for a factory rifle. Not a 3K semi custom "factory" rifle. [/QUOTE]
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