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<blockquote data-quote="el matador" data-source="post: 1131115" data-attributes="member: 12193"><p>You've got the right idea. For 600 yards and under you may consider a .270, .280 or .280 AI. You could use a shorter barrel which means more weight savings. A 22" .280 would be hard to beat for a light weight deer gun out to 600. It would even do 800 no problem. The magnums are nice for reaching way out there but you need more barrel to take advantage of the larger case. More powder, more recoil, more barrel...none of these are good for a mountain gun. Take a look at the Rem 700 Mountain SS, it's configured pretty nicely. You could copy its setup with your semi-custom and end up right at 6.5 lbs. Put on a Leupold VX-3 and some Talley aluminum mounts and you'll be under 8 lbs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="el matador, post: 1131115, member: 12193"] You've got the right idea. For 600 yards and under you may consider a .270, .280 or .280 AI. You could use a shorter barrel which means more weight savings. A 22" .280 would be hard to beat for a light weight deer gun out to 600. It would even do 800 no problem. The magnums are nice for reaching way out there but you need more barrel to take advantage of the larger case. More powder, more recoil, more barrel...none of these are good for a mountain gun. Take a look at the Rem 700 Mountain SS, it's configured pretty nicely. You could copy its setup with your semi-custom and end up right at 6.5 lbs. Put on a Leupold VX-3 and some Talley aluminum mounts and you'll be under 8 lbs. [/QUOTE]
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