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Savage 16/116 lightweight hunter
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<blockquote data-quote="toasty" data-source="post: 1361963" data-attributes="member: 16826"><p>I have a model 16 lightweight in 6.5 creedmoore. My rifle weighs 5.6lbs bare. With talley lightweight rings and a leupold ultralight scope, I have a rifle that weighs 6.35lbs. I carried it this year on the deer hunt and at 1.5lbs lighter than my browning, I really enjoyed it and it made a difference on those long steep hikes. </p><p></p><p>Finding a load was a challenge, and I struggled to find a consistent load for 140gr bullets, but dropped down to 123 amax and found a very good .5moa load with varget. The rifle is so light, the recoil was unpleasant with the 140gr bullet and much more manageable with the 123gr bullet. I ended up loading about 1.5gr below max which gave a little better accuracy and caused less flinch for my kids. On a bench the light weight isn't a problem, however, out in the field, it was tough to get stable and shoot off of sticks. A prone rest wouldn't be a problem, but the only shot I had was on sticks and I missed a moving buck at 275. He stopped at 325 and I took some time to get stable and hit him.</p><p></p><p>After 1st year, I like the gun and plan to keep and continue to hunt with it. Looking forward to trying it out on elk and antelope next year.</p><p></p><p>Here is a pic of the deer I took. I did you a favor by removing my face.</p><p></p><p><img src="https://www.dropbox.com/s/7ug87l5hcorbtvi/My%20Buck%20Edited.jpg?raw=1" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="toasty, post: 1361963, member: 16826"] I have a model 16 lightweight in 6.5 creedmoore. My rifle weighs 5.6lbs bare. With talley lightweight rings and a leupold ultralight scope, I have a rifle that weighs 6.35lbs. I carried it this year on the deer hunt and at 1.5lbs lighter than my browning, I really enjoyed it and it made a difference on those long steep hikes. Finding a load was a challenge, and I struggled to find a consistent load for 140gr bullets, but dropped down to 123 amax and found a very good .5moa load with varget. The rifle is so light, the recoil was unpleasant with the 140gr bullet and much more manageable with the 123gr bullet. I ended up loading about 1.5gr below max which gave a little better accuracy and caused less flinch for my kids. On a bench the light weight isn't a problem, however, out in the field, it was tough to get stable and shoot off of sticks. A prone rest wouldn't be a problem, but the only shot I had was on sticks and I missed a moving buck at 275. He stopped at 325 and I took some time to get stable and hit him. After 1st year, I like the gun and plan to keep and continue to hunt with it. Looking forward to trying it out on elk and antelope next year. Here is a pic of the deer I took. I did you a favor by removing my face. [IMG]https://www.dropbox.com/s/7ug87l5hcorbtvi/My%20Buck%20Edited.jpg?raw=1[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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