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im wanting to build a jight weight short barrel bolt action for mainly hunting thickets but still be able to shoot to 3-4 hundred yards if need be action and caliber recommendation please
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Rem 700 in .260 AI (fast twist bbl of course)
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What Tom said, or 257a Bob. Maybe 7mm08?
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I dunno...the best action I ever got was in....oops...this is a rifle forum...my bad... 
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I dunno...the best action I ever got was in....oops...this is a rifle forum...my bad... I know....with Bette Middler.  
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I'm very pleased with the one Redneck built for me. Having to wait til after season to tweek a load. Check my other posts..can't seem to load you a pic rite now.
Model 70 Short action in .257 Roberts with a PacNor SS Match barrel, 21"
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If it were me (assuming youre shooting deer) Id go with a 700 in a 7-08
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Light weight actions are remington M700 and M7, and sako. These are only a little over the 2lb mark. Obviously the kimber is a light weight action - but i think they have taken too much weight from where it matters in that action (and barrel). In a short barrelled rifle you are better going with a short action cartridge. The best option is probably a sako 85 in .308. I would point out a .308 in a 22" barrel is approximately equal in weight and performance to a 30-06 in a 20" barrel. Two inches of barrel will be equal to 3 to four ounces, which is approximately the weight difference between a long and short action, and also equate to a loss of about 50 to 75 fps, which is again the difference between a 30-06 and a .308. But the 30-06 will generate greater recoil and muzzle blast.
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A pre 64 M70 FW chambered for 270 or 30/06.
The 280 Remington is overbore.
The 7 Rem Mag is over bore.
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Im seriously thinking on rolling with just one. 270 and picking up a short handy 257 Bob ... Ingwe, Bette Midlerr? Really?
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Maybe this will help..Weighs 6 lbs, 14 ounces as you see it... ![[Linked Image]](http://i884.photobucket.com/albums/ac48/riflemandeg/P1000781.jpg)
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I dunno...the best action I ever got was in....oops...this is a rifle forum...my bad... I know....with Bette Middler. You sound kinda jealous... 
This is a shooting forum, there is no place here for logic.
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That would explain Tom264's being a Bette Middler impersonator .... : whistle:
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I dunno...the best action I ever got was in....oops...this is a rifle forum...my bad... I know....with Bette Middler. You sound kinda jealous... No no.......not me. I was just pointing out one of Ingwe's downfalls. 
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don't know about weight when stripped to the action? but the most complete and smoooothest action i have is sako 75
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The short action sako is only a smidge over 2lb. That is the real virtue of the sako action - it is one of the lightest and smoothest actions. Most really smooth actions are heavier - like the weatherby mark V, because they use a fatter bolt and lugs of the same diameter to make the action smoother. The sako manages to rival these for smoothness, but with a skinnier bolt and much lighter action. Takes a bit of extra machining though, to create those nicely shaped bolt raceways.
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If it were me (assuming youre shooting deer) Id go with a 700 in a 7-08 Yup....no brainer
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Maybe this will help..Weighs 6 lbs, 14 ounces as you see it... Hot damn, it's done. My question though: Can you load for it or are you running into problems again....
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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Might as well go with the best and proven even though it's grown rather bland, Rem 700 in 308. Slimmed and trimmed to fit
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Or you could just buy a Tikka T3 light in the caliber of your choice, save a whole bunch of money get MOA out of the box and go hunting.
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