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Thoughts on rifle weight and hunting
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<blockquote data-quote="Weatherby Fan" data-source="post: 1942424" data-attributes="member: 29953"><p>A tikka is a great option in a lightweight factory rifle that wont break the bank.</p><p></p><p>I have had dozens of lightweight and ultra light weight rifles built, a rifle doesn't have to be 10lbs to 20lbs scoped to be accurate, one of my most consistently accurate rifles is a Kimber Mountain Ascent 84L 270 winchester using factory Barnes 130gr TTSX ammo, weighs 6 lbs 6oz scoped, I won the rifle at WSS of BC convention and I had it bedded, the trigger lightened to 2.5lbs and the mag box freed up, and yes it shoots that good every time I take it to the range but being braked really helps with recoil management and not everyone wants a brake on their hunting rifle.</p><p></p><p>If you want a lightweight hunting rifle for back pack hunting or if you just walk a lot a scoped rifle 7 to 7.5lb range is ideal as its heavy enough you won't need a brake and the recoil at the bench won't give you a concussion (depending on caliber of course) and still light enough you won't have blisters on your shoulder from the strap !</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]203807[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]203806[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p></p><p>My latest lightweight build is a Kimber Montana 8400 6.5 PRC, weighs 7lbs 4oz scoped with a Zeiss V4 4-16x44 (22oz) its a pleasure to shoot and carry all day long and I haven't given anything up in the optics department.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]203813[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Weatherby Fan, post: 1942424, member: 29953"] A tikka is a great option in a lightweight factory rifle that wont break the bank. I have had dozens of lightweight and ultra light weight rifles built, a rifle doesn't have to be 10lbs to 20lbs scoped to be accurate, one of my most consistently accurate rifles is a Kimber Mountain Ascent 84L 270 winchester using factory Barnes 130gr TTSX ammo, weighs 6 lbs 6oz scoped, I won the rifle at WSS of BC convention and I had it bedded, the trigger lightened to 2.5lbs and the mag box freed up, and yes it shoots that good every time I take it to the range but being braked really helps with recoil management and not everyone wants a brake on their hunting rifle. If you want a lightweight hunting rifle for back pack hunting or if you just walk a lot a scoped rifle 7 to 7.5lb range is ideal as its heavy enough you won't need a brake and the recoil at the bench won't give you a concussion (depending on caliber of course) and still light enough you won't have blisters on your shoulder from the strap ! [ATTACH type="full" alt="1594906015784.png"]203807[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" alt="1594905842906.png"]203806[/ATTACH] My latest lightweight build is a Kimber Montana 8400 6.5 PRC, weighs 7lbs 4oz scoped with a Zeiss V4 4-16x44 (22oz) its a pleasure to shoot and carry all day long and I haven't given anything up in the optics department. [ATTACH type="full" alt="1594908011880.png"]203813[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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