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Why can't a guy buy a 6.5 off the shelf that weighs less than/equal to 6.5 lbs and has a 24" barrel?
I'm getting older. I'm planning to migrate from elk hunting do deer. I don't really want a 9/10lb rifle for that. In the next year or so, I'd like to pick up a lightweight 6.5 that has some physical appeal (Rules out Tikka) and is capable of delivering at 600yrds. I've been trolling around on the production market, and I don't see it.
I assume all of the "light" rifles prefer to go with a short barrel because they're easier to make in a slim contour and still achieve some accuracy?
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6.5's are popular right now for their LR shooting uses. Thus heavy rifles and 24" barrels are the norm.
In other news, Kimber is chambering the Montanas in 6.5 Creedmoor this year, so that should meet your needs.
I probably hit more elk with a pickup than you have with a rifle. I have yet to see anyone claim Leupold has never had to fix an optic. I know I have sent a few back. 2 MK 6s, a VX-6, and 3 VX-111s.
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And the fact that most moderate 6.5mm rifles are only burning 40-45gr of powder and don't necessitate a 24" barrel.
There was a run of 24" SPS 700 rifles in 260 not long ago. I bought one. A guy could put one in an Edge stock and wind up around 6.5lbs before optics. The factory stock actually didn't weigh much either.
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As bellydeep reports Kimber is an option. And you could rebarrel a Montana in 260 Rem.
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Howa Alpine has a 20" barrel.
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Faux Ti 260, 22", LW's, 6x42, 6#12oz.
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And the fact that most moderate 6.5mm rifles are only burning 40-45gr of powder and don't necessitate a 24" barrel.
There was a run of 24" SPS 700 rifles in 260 not long ago. I bought one. A guy could put one in an Edge stock and wind up around 6.5lbs before optics. The factory stock actually didn't weigh much either. Got one. 8 twist even. ![[Linked Image]](http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r295/BeNBadRacing/DSCN0544_zps2eldjyma.jpg) A little tweaking, some Cerekote and a McSwirly later, it looks like this now: ![[Linked Image]](http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r295/BeNBadRacing/20151212_085433%202_zps58e07st8.jpg) Shoots 130 NABs into .75 with boring regularity. May be my favorite deer rifle. The 'Euro-look' 260 Tikka after plastic surgery: ![[Linked Image]](http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r295/BeNBadRacing/112_zps175e06bf.jpg) Shoots 125 Partitions wonderfully ![[Linked Image]](http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r295/BeNBadRacing/2605_zps969367a4.png) Looks like this after a hydro-dip job ![[Linked Image]](http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r295/BeNBadRacing/DSCN0535_zpsxejpo9ws.jpg)
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My Weatherby Mark V with six lugs weighs six pounds thirteen ounces ready to go. The scope is nineteen ounces of 5-20X44. You might cut that weight by half a pound.
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What is a faux ti? A M700 with mods to make it lighter? That's possibly where I'll end up. Still a semi-custom.
I don't think many of the suggestions above have a 24" tube, save for the Faux and the Weatherby?
It's odd to me this doesn't seem to exist. It seems like the perfect combination for a 260 rem/6.5 Creedmore. Maybe most folks don't mind losing 100-200fps?
I would probably buy a Sako Finnlight, but I don't think I would ever be happy with the 20" barrel. The Swede has a 22.5 though.
Kimber Montana is going to have a 22 incher. I can probably live with that. I'd rather have a .260 than a Creed, and from what I can determine the accuracy of most Montanas is not great.
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You missed a 6.5x55 Tikka in the classifieds that just sold.Sold cheap, too. 6.5x55's get a premium in a T3 often.
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Kimber Montana is going to have a 22 incher. I can probably live with that. I'd rather have a .260 than a Creed, and from what I can determine the accuracy of most Montanas is not great.
Some take a little bit of tinkering, but will shoot. The last couple I purchased shoot very well. ![[Linked Image]](http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r295/BeNBadRacing/DSCN0329_zpsxdssjpbc.jpg)
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You can always cut down a longer barrel...
I have a Sako 85 260, and I'm spoilt so I'm putting a Krieger on it....
24" is all good
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Why can't a guy buy a 6.5 off the shelf that weighs less than/equal to 6.5 lbs and has a 24" barrel?
4 oz over your target weight, but otherwise ticks the boxes.
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Browning X-Bolt Hunter 6.5 Creedmoor Limited Run 24 inch barrel. Weighs 7.1 with the leupold dual dovetail base and rings. It soon will have a new VX-3i 2.5-8x36 with German #4 reticle. ![[Linked Image]](http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q111/cchilb/IMG_0373_zps5pzn5bua.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q111/cchilb/IMG_0367_zpshebowm5t.jpg)
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What is a faux ti? A M700 with mods to make it lighter? That's possibly where I'll end up. Still a semi-custom.
Mountain contour LSS in a R700 Ti take off stock. This one is available for a gillion dollars, shipped of course. Bad Mo Faux ![[Linked Image]](http://i756.photobucket.com/albums/xx210/16bore/42ed2c93-ab4a-41d5-9c2e-1a09cec029f3_zpsf69f00de.jpg)
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In other news, Kimber is chambering the Montanas in 6.5 Creedmoor this year, so that should meet your needs.
The web site states it will be a 12 twist. Hope that was a typo.
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My Creedomoor has an 18" barrel and I have no want for anything longer.
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I bought a Tikka Hunter SF in 260 that has a 22.4 inch barrel and weighs 6.1 lbs. With the Leupold 2.5-8 and the Talley lightweight's it's under 7 lbs. Not bad for factory.
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What is a faux ti? A M700 with mods to make it lighter? That's possibly where I'll end up. Still a semi-custom.
I don't think many of the suggestions above have a 24" tube, save for the Faux and the Weatherby?
It's odd to me this doesn't seem to exist. It seems like the perfect combination for a 260 rem/6.5 Creedmore. Maybe most folks don't mind losing 100-200fps?
A faux-Ti is just a stainless Mountain Rifle 700 barreled action in a Ti-style Bell & Carlson 2950-series stock. It looks much like the original 700Ti rifles, except for the fluted bolt. I put one together and it was a dandy .260 rifle. And I highly doubt an extra 2" of barrel on a 260 or 6.5 Creed will add 100-200fps to the velocities realized by a 22" barrel. 100fps would be pushing it, as these are fairly efficient chamberings.
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^^^That's what I was thinking. The walnut stocks are way nicer than the polymer. https://shop.whittakerguns.com/product/199
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