Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
Articles
Latest reviews
Author list
Classifieds
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles and first posts only
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Hunting
Long Range Hunting & Shooting
Time to cut some weight.
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Ranger Rick" data-source="post: 2032316" data-attributes="member: 111184"><p>4xfun, First, it is good to hear that you made it over the Covid hurdle. I hope your ongoing recovery goes well. Next, looking at your questions and comments.</p><p>Skeletonizing an action saves ~ 5 to 7 ounces (IMO,not a good return on your $$). I have three light stocks, and my favorite is my AG Composite Visigoth Long Action at 28 ounces. Carbon fiber stocks are amazing.</p><p>What about your shoulders killing you? I've been there and still am. For me, hunting with a lighter rifle still gave me a lot of shoulder pain. So I looked into sling options, and I now have Kifaru and a Safari slings. Trying them on in a store doesn't cut it, so I bought both a Kifaru and a Safari sling. I really prefer the Safari slings primarily because they do help.In addition the Kifaru sling requires that one must wear a pack with shoulder straps.</p><p>For deer out to 700 yards, my preference would be either a 7mm-08 or a 6.5 Creedmoor. I favor my 7mm-08 for Idaho elk. I have a good recoil pad so I don't use a muzzle brake or suppressor with either my 7mm-08 or my 6.5 Creedmoor rifle.</p><p>I've built two hunting rifles - a 6.5 PRC and a 300 PRC. If you build a new lightweight mountain rifle, consider an AG Composite CF stock, a Proof CF barrel ( I'm a Proof believer) or a straight fluted #3 or #4 contour over a non-fluted #1 pencil contour, a 700 Rem action or a custom action (with CNC machining, IMO the custom actions are pretty equivalent, and a titanium action will cut only 5 ounces {cf Terminus ss SA Apollo to its titanium SA Apollo Lite}). I am happy with a Leupold 6x fixed power scope on two of my three lightweight rifles: my 6.5 PRC and my 22" Browning ss Stalker in 7mm-08. My other light rifle is a 22" Tikka T3 Lite Stainless in .270. </p><p>Shoulder pain is a real bummer when hunting, and I believe a Safari sling will give you Pain Relief <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="😊" title="Smiling face with smiling eyes :blush:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f60a.png" data-shortname=":blush:" /> </p><p>Your OP has led to another great LRH discussion. Please keep us posted on your choice.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ranger Rick, post: 2032316, member: 111184"] 4xfun, First, it is good to hear that you made it over the Covid hurdle. I hope your ongoing recovery goes well. Next, looking at your questions and comments. Skeletonizing an action saves ~ 5 to 7 ounces (IMO,not a good return on your $$). I have three light stocks, and my favorite is my AG Composite Visigoth Long Action at 28 ounces. Carbon fiber stocks are amazing. What about your shoulders killing you? I’ve been there and still am. For me, hunting with a lighter rifle still gave me a lot of shoulder pain. So I looked into sling options, and I now have Kifaru and a Safari slings. Trying them on in a store doesn’t cut it, so I bought both a Kifaru and a Safari sling. I really prefer the Safari slings primarily because they do help.In addition the Kifaru sling requires that one must wear a pack with shoulder straps. For deer out to 700 yards, my preference would be either a 7mm-08 or a 6.5 Creedmoor. I favor my 7mm-08 for Idaho elk. I have a good recoil pad so I don’t use a muzzle brake or suppressor with either my 7mm-08 or my 6.5 Creedmoor rifle. I’ve built two hunting rifles - a 6.5 PRC and a 300 PRC. If you build a new lightweight mountain rifle, consider an AG Composite CF stock, a Proof CF barrel ( I’m a Proof believer) or a straight fluted #3 or #4 contour over a non-fluted #1 pencil contour, a 700 Rem action or a custom action (with CNC machining, IMO the custom actions are pretty equivalent, and a titanium action will cut only 5 ounces {cf Terminus ss SA Apollo to its titanium SA Apollo Lite}). I am happy with a Leupold 6x fixed power scope on two of my three lightweight rifles: my 6.5 PRC and my 22” Browning ss Stalker in 7mm-08. My other light rifle is a 22” Tikka T3 Lite Stainless in .270. Shoulder pain is a real bummer when hunting, and I believe a Safari sling will give you Pain Relief 😊 Your OP has led to another great LRH discussion. Please keep us posted on your choice. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Hunting
Long Range Hunting & Shooting
Time to cut some weight.
Top