Dave 7mm
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<br>Most of my carry guns are in the 15# to 16 1/2 # class.
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<br>I have one favorite that hits the scale at 11 #.
<br>It has a Remington 721 Mag Action with sako extractor, a 29 1/2" Shilen stainless barrel tapored to .750" at the muzzle, has a forearm extension added to a Remington stock because of the additional barrel length, has a 6 1/2 to 20X Leupold scope with Target knobs both windage and elevation, has a Harris bypod and is chambered in the 7mm/300 Weatherby. The 7mm/300 Weatherby is simply the 300 Weatherby case necked down to 7mm. It will propel the 168 Gr Sierra matchking at 3200 to 3250 FPS (because of the longer barrel) and has killed deer in Pennsylvania out to 1100 yards and elk in Colorado out to 1000 yards.
<br>Those two ranges are the limit I would push this lighter rifle. I use Matchkings almost exclusivly in my Longrange rifles but, also have some custom 7mm bullets (not being made any longer) that weigh 176 Gr and 186Gr with very high BCs and heavier jackets that I have shot in this 7mm/300 Weatherby. The kills mentioned above were with 168 Gr Matchkings.
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<br>Darryl Cassel
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