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Light weight midrange rifle ??'s
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<blockquote data-quote="davkrat" data-source="post: 937368" data-attributes="member: 6452"><p>I'm planing on trimming my Rem 700 .308 barrel down to 20" and replacing my 4-16X50mm Nikon with a 2.5-10X42mm. Should have my 7mm Rem Mag with 26" barrel all together soon and it will get the larger scope. I've packed in the .308 as is a few times and the weight and length tend to get to you. At 8000' the .308 and certainly a .30-06 should easily get to your 500 yard range. </p><p></p><p>At those ranges and for backpacking a short light contour barrel and "normal" sized scope I think just about any factory rifle would be acceptable particularly with a lighter composite stock.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="davkrat, post: 937368, member: 6452"] I'm planing on trimming my Rem 700 .308 barrel down to 20" and replacing my 4-16X50mm Nikon with a 2.5-10X42mm. Should have my 7mm Rem Mag with 26" barrel all together soon and it will get the larger scope. I've packed in the .308 as is a few times and the weight and length tend to get to you. At 8000' the .308 and certainly a .30-06 should easily get to your 500 yard range. At those ranges and for backpacking a short light contour barrel and "normal" sized scope I think just about any factory rifle would be acceptable particularly with a lighter composite stock. [/QUOTE]
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