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7 lbs 10oz scoped? Where's the "super-light" part? As Stick says, "There ain't nothin lite about a Teeker Superlite". But, that didn't stop me from buying two of them!😁 I think 7 1/2 to 8 pounds ready to hunt is close to ideal for everything but walk all day mountain hunting.
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I hunt in Idaho's Selway Bitteroot and Frank Church wildernesses yearly for elk and deer and travel many many miles in some of the roughest terrain in the lower 48.
7.5-8 pounds is just fine for me....The 8 pound Tikka 7 rem mag in the last pic has killed a lot of critters in that country. I never hesitate to take that rifle on those hunts.
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I hunt in Idaho's Selway Bitteroot and Frank Church wildernesses yearly for elk and deer and travel many many miles in some of the roughest terrain in the lower 48.
7.5-8 pounds is just fine for me....The 8 pound Tikka 7 rem mag in the last pic has killed a lot of critters in that country. I never hesitate to take that rifle on those hunts. You like those 150 Scenars? Thinking of dropping from the 180s to 150s in my 2 Kimbers.
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I hunt in Idaho's Selway Bitteroot and Frank Church wildernesses yearly for elk and deer and travel many many miles in some of the roughest terrain in the lower 48.
7.5-8 pounds is just fine for me....The 8 pound Tikka 7 rem mag in the last pic has killed a lot of critters in that country. I never hesitate to take that rifle on those hunts. 8 pounds is about perfect for a magnum rifle. 7 pounds for a creedmoor is light enough for my needs. YMMV
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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Sweet set up. Boring accurate. I bought the same set up for my boy. It was little too big for him at the time so I kept it for my self and my oldest daughter and he got the kimber hunter in 6.5. The tikka has 3-12 Nikon M in Talley’s. While the kimber is lighter. It’s little too finicky for me and the action is no where as smooth and easy as the tikka. The mag is also short where I can’t use the same tikka loads. Have to seat the bullets in pretty deep. Unless you’re super extreme all day hiker, I don’t think you really need 6 lb rifle. 7 lb scoped tikka is best bang for the buck ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/AhB16jA.jpg)
Last edited by Dre; 05/07/23.
All of them do something better than the 30-06, but none of them do everything as well.
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Sweet set up. Boring accurate. I bought the same set up for my boy. It was little too big for him at the time so I kept it for my self and my oldest daughter and he got the kimber hunter in 6.5. The tikka has 3-12 Nikon M in Talley’s. While the kimber is lighter. It’s little too finicky for me and the action is no where as smooth and easy as the tikka. The mag is also short where I can’t use the same tikka loads. Have to seat the bullets in pretty deep. Unless you’re super extreme all day hiker, I don’t think you really need 6 lb rifle. 7 lb scoped tikka is best bang for the buck Dre, some guys say they are ugly, but I see true beauty in a rifle like that^^^^ It doesn't get much sexier..
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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I really like my 8 twist 22-250 ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/KYH1Jv0h/IMG-9293.jpg)
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Sweet set up. Boring accurate. I bought the same set up for my boy. It was little too big for him at the time so I kept it for my self and my oldest daughter and he got the kimber hunter in 6.5. The tikka has 3-12 Nikon M in Talley’s. While the kimber is lighter. It’s little too finicky for me and the action is no where as smooth and easy as the tikka. The mag is also short where I can’t use the same tikka loads. Have to seat the bullets in pretty deep. Unless you’re super extreme all day hiker, I don’t think you really need 6 lb rifle. 7 lb scoped tikka is best bang for the buck Dre, some guys say they are ugly, but I see true beauty in a rifle like that^^^^ It doesn't get much sexier.. Thanks. She is pretty and does everything I could ask for. She’s Lite, durable, practical, affordable, butter smooth action, tack driver, ton of after market…. What more else can you ask from a hunting rifle?!?
All of them do something better than the 30-06, but none of them do everything as well.
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