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Re: Love Me Some Ultralights PaulBarnard #11529522 10/25/16
Joined: Feb 2013 Posts: 6,454 Mountains of Central PA Terryk Campfire Tracker
Terryk Campfire Tracker Joined: Feb 2013 Posts: 6,454 Mountains of Central PA	Found a M85 Sako Finnlight in the safe today. 308 with a VX2 CDS with alumina caps, and it was 6 pounds 11.7 ounces. Sling and ammo would still be a light 7 pound hammer. I have a spare VX6 1-6X firedot that may replace the VX2. My 260 is 7.0 pound even in that configuration.

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Re: Love Me Some Ultralights PaulBarnard #11529678 10/25/16
Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 477 Dallas, TX S Sevens Campfire Member
Sevens Campfire Member S Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 477 Dallas, TX	Forget the exact weights off the top of my head, but the one on top is about 7.25 and the one on bottom is 6.75 pounds-ish. 270 WCF and 300 Wby respectively. If you died tomorrow, what would you have done today ...

Re: Love Me Some Ultralights PaulBarnard #11531284 10/26/16
Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 26,490 Metairie, LA PaulBarnard OP Campfire Ranger
OP PaulBarnard Campfire Ranger Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 26,490 Metairie, LA	I am really enjoying this thread. The drool factor is indeed high.

Re: Love Me Some Ultralights kingston #11720364 01/08/17
Joined: Dec 2016 Posts: 1,549 Mjduct Campfire Regular
Mjduct Campfire Regular Joined: Dec 2016 Posts: 1,549	Originally Posted by kingston Originally Posted by PaulBarnard Originally Posted by kingston 6.078lbs. What am I looking at there? Kimber 84M Mountain Ascent, 308 Win., Talley Lightweights, and a Zeiss Duralyt 2.5-8x42mm of German manufacture. The scope is a bit on the heavy side at 16oz., but I had it and love the glass in the Appalachian timber stands I hunt. That is a great scope, it usually clashes with sythetic rifles but looks great on wood, but it goes well with the camo on that kimber!

Re: Love Me Some Ultralights PaulBarnard #11720482 01/08/17
Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 22,907 Kiowa/Deer Trail, Colorado huntsman22 Campfire Ranger
huntsman22 Campfire Ranger Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 22,907 Kiowa/Deer Trail, Colorado	he's a regular fashionista.....

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Re: Love Me Some Ultralights PaulBarnard #11720835 01/08/17
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 20,808 outside the burgh B battue Campfire Ranger
battue Campfire Ranger B Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 20,808 outside the burgh	Nula .22-250 laissez les bons temps rouler

Re: Love Me Some Ultralights PaulBarnard #11720851 01/08/17
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 20,808 outside the burgh B battue Campfire Ranger
battue Campfire Ranger B Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 20,808 outside the burgh	Heavyweight turned into a midweight: Stays around an inch give or take a little. Last edited by battue; 01/08/17. laissez les bons temps rouler

Re: Love Me Some Ultralights PaulBarnard #11720969 01/08/17
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 3,032 N n8dawg6 Campfire Tracker
n8dawg6 Campfire Tracker N Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 3,032	Originally Posted by PaulBarnard Bottom to top. Savage 116 .223 with Leupold VX-2 3-9x40. It's new and unfired, but I expect good things from it. Ruger M77 .257 Roberts with Leupold VX-1 3-9x40. It's been my main hunting rifle for about 12 years now. It'll throw its favorite loads into 1.5 inches at 100 yards. With 115 grain Partitions delivered into the vitals and a shoulder it's 100% DRT. Ruger Hawkeye 30-06. I have only tried 3 loads through it. The best has grouped about 1.75 inches. I'll improve on that. I still haven't hunted with it. Show me what you have. those salvage LW hunters will shoot. action is clunky, like every salvage. but the complete package somehow manages to come out sexy and functional. Uber Demanding Rifle Aficionado

Re: Love Me Some Ultralights n8dawg6 #11721128 01/08/17
Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 26,490 Metairie, LA PaulBarnard OP Campfire Ranger
OP PaulBarnard Campfire Ranger Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 26,490 Metairie, LA	Originally Posted by n8dawg6 Originally Posted by PaulBarnard Bottom to top. Savage 116 .223 with Leupold VX-2 3-9x40. It's new and unfired, but I expect good things from it. Ruger M77 .257 Roberts with Leupold VX-1 3-9x40. It's been my main hunting rifle for about 12 years now. It'll throw its favorite loads into 1.5 inches at 100 yards. With 115 grain Partitions delivered into the vitals and a shoulder it's 100% DRT. Ruger Hawkeye 30-06. I have only tried 3 loads through it. The best has grouped about 1.75 inches. I'll improve on that. I still haven't hunted with it. Show me what you have. those salvage LW hunters will shoot. action is clunky, like every salvage. but the complete package somehow manages to come out sexy and functional. That's a spot on assessment. I have only had it to the range that one time and it impressed me plenty with its accuracy.

Re: Love Me Some Ultralights PaulBarnard #11723837 01/09/17
Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 6,349 Virginia, Scott County. N Nessmuk Campfire Tracker
Nessmuk Campfire Tracker N Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 6,349 Virginia, Scott County.	I am surprised. No Browning Micro Hunters at 6.5 lbs. I am the NorthEast WoodsBeast! "System version 1.3, divorced"

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Re: Love Me Some Ultralights PaulBarnard #11723907 01/09/17
Joined: Dec 2015 Posts: 628 Alberta RBO Campfire Regular
RBO Campfire Regular Joined: Dec 2015 Posts: 628 Alberta	I've got a couple M70 featherweights but at over 8lbs I don't consider them lightweights. I guess I don't need an 18oz Zeiss on my Kimber, but even still it's just over 7lbs which is sort of lightweight. My Forbes 24b weighs in around 6lb-10oz add an ounce for the shell holder on the stock, my Nula 24 is 6oz lighter but it's bore is .027 bigger so that would account for some of the savings. They're topped with a couple Swaro Z3's that weigh just over 12oz. Last edited by RBO; 01/09/17.

Re: Love Me Some Ultralights PaulBarnard #11724133 01/09/17
Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 1,273 Virginia S smokinggun Campfire Regular
smokinggun Campfire Regular S Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 1,273 Virginia	Kimber Adirondack re-barreled w/HART 1-8" chambered in 6x47LAPUA finished at 20" loaded with HPBT 105's, topped with a SS1-4MQ. Top pic taken from Tree-Lounge as snowstorm started coming in. Crappy cell phone camera shows some of the snow crystals as blue-green.

Re: Love Me Some Ultralights PaulBarnard #11724339 01/09/17
Joined: Jul 2012 Posts: 920 Colorado starsky Campfire Regular
starsky Campfire Regular Joined: Jul 2012 Posts: 920 Colorado	How do you like that 1-4 on there? Have you shot it at longer range?

Re: Love Me Some Ultralights PaulBarnard #11724767 01/09/17
Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 1,273 Virginia S smokinggun Campfire Regular
smokinggun Campfire Regular S Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 1,273 Virginia	I like it a lot. I haven't had the chance to shoot it past 100 yards and even then I can't tell if it's me or the rifle that is shooting 2" groups. Here in VA hunting Whitetails most shots are less than 100 yards, but I do plan to shoot it at longer range and fine tune the groups now that hunting season is over. I'll most likely put a more powerful scope on the rifle just to make sure it's shooting tight while fine tuning and then switch back to the 1-4 for hunting.

Re: Love Me Some Ultralights PaulBarnard #11724972 01/09/17
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starsky Campfire Regular Joined: Jul 2012 Posts: 920 Colorado	Roger that, thanks...

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