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Forbes 20B , currently in Melvin's hands getting changed to 284 Win.

Ruger Mod 77 RSI, .308, full length stock. 20" barrel? I forget. My oldest son has it now. Great little light gun.

Let us know how that goes. Bought a 7-08 because I couldn't find a 280- then a 280 came along. Now I have both, what to do???

I just sold both my Rem Mountain Guides because the Forbes stock shoulders so well and they shoot so nice.

1. ULA/NULA have a rimfire, muzzleloader, a 22ppc lightweight and a 22-250 bench gun. His stock design just fits me.
2. Any Kimber Montana. All of mine have needed tweaking but once again handy dandy
3. Original 700Ti in 7-08 and a 30-06. Just as handy dandy.
4. Sako Vixen.
5. The original Weatherby varmintmaster.
6. Colt Light Rifle comes in 6 only because they are still in milk jugs. That will be remedied.
7. A vanguard ultra light that I put in a McMillan edge stock. 300 win mag. That's the gun you give to your most annoying "friend".

Ti 30/06 bedded into a Brown, aluminum trigger guard, fluted steel firing pin j-lock removed, Talley LW's and a VX2 2-7. right around 6lbs

great pic of a beautiful buck and rifle!

My out-of-the-box favorite is a Tikka T-3 Lite I bought a 30.06 and was so impressed with it I bought a .270 also. they both hold zero very well and have very smooth operating bolt. Looks like there are a lot of nice weapons out there. I like the pics of the Kimber's. I don't know what price range they are in, but I only paid $650 bucks for each of my Tikka's.

I don't care for superlight rifles as I am on blood thinners and old. My favorite light rifle is my 1991 vintage Remington Model Seven in 7mm-08 with 18-1/2" barrel. It has been somewhat customized with the addition of a laminate stock (from Remington on a closeout sale), Rifle Basix trigger, sight holes filled and the works satin blued. It weighs 7 lbs. on the button with a Leupold Compact 4x scope and will shoot well under 1 MOA with its favorite load or Remington factory ammo. It is light, handy, and accurate. Recoil is not bad thanks to a soft recoil pad which came on the laminate stock. I can shoot it offhand and hit an 8" steel plate at 100 yards consistently. If there is a better eastern woods rifle, I can't imagine what it would be.

After trying MTs and other lightweights that went 5.75-6.5lbs scoped, I realized I did not shoot them as well... or at least not enough practice time to master them. So 7lbs flat is my new minimum... where this one sits:



SS Fwt 270, Brown Prec. (ADL), 6x36

Curious, which scope ?

Know what you mean about the stock, rifle just feels right and holds so well for a 6lb all up gun. I did get the stock shortened early on because LOP was a tee bit long.

You shoot it yet?

I think I regret selling you that rifle!

Not yet. It's bedded and ready to rock, so hopefully this week!

This thread reminds me of the one time that I got to handle and shoot a ULA rifle. It was chambered in .338 G&A and it's the only time I saw stars (during the day) when shooting a rifle. It went to Africa with the owner who described it a laser beam that caused plains game to "wobble and shiver" before they dropped dead.

I have four centerfire Kimber rifles but only the 84M Montana is truly lightweight. I gave that rifle to my girlfriend to replace the 12lb+ 6.5x47mm Lapua rifle she was hunting with and she loves it so I suppose I'm down to three Kimber rifles now ... all 8400 models. The Montana is chambered in .308 Win and has a Zeiss Conquest 3-9x40mm scope with the RZ600 reticle. It has an Adirondack bolt handle and MA extractor. I worked up a 165gr TTSX load for it (see target below) that my gf used to take a whitetail in November of last year. It's a great shooting, easy carrying rifle that I only get to look at these days!

For me, lightweight depends upon the round said rifle is chambered. My three favorites all empty and slingless:

A hair over 6# Kimber 270 Win.



A sub-7 1/4# M700 338-06.



A 7 3/4# M70 375 H&H.

VXII 2-7x33mm LRD w/ flip-up aluminas.

Another real light weight I'm loving is my High Tech Spec-stocked mini Mauser 223:



Haven't weighed it, but it's significantly lighter than my Kimber.

Similar scope too... Leupold Rifleman 2-7x33mm plex.

Remington SS Mountain Guide 7mm-08 - For Sale

https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/11844946/Re:_***Remington_SS_Mountain_G#Post11844946

My current favorite:

Early Gen. 700 Ti in .308 Win. Great for toting around and handy when using climbing stands. It loves 150 grain Barnes TSX, 130's not so much.

I told you if you keep flashing that around it was going to have a cousin. Sending one of my Forbes stocks off today to be coated. So there!!