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Kifaru Arms Rambling Rifle



I would probably get a Kimber 84M before I spend an extra $4K to to shave that last 1 lb though.

Is pricing out yet? 4K for a lb? $250 an ounce.....I usually think anything over $10 an ounce to cut weight is getting pricey.

That is mighty light though.

A thread on the Kifaru forums is saying about $6800 - eeeeeek!

Looks like an awesome rifle to me, but I can't afford it. A NULA is about as spendy as I could ever envision buying. I'm not so sure that a rifle nearly a pound lighter than a NULA is a step in the right direction anyway.

It is a fascinating concept and one that could really be mega-useful in a wilderness living scenario, where all of your supplies, etc, must come to you by heli-supply and you are thus faced with weight issues to a greater than average degree.

Some years ago, I asked Patrick Smith, the owner of Kifaru, if he would/could consider building one on a short, stainless Classic Mod. 70 action to give me the CRF I tend to prefer. He stated that this was possible, but, then there developed some production issues,as I understand it, with Kifaru's building these and they were discontinued.

Recently, having aged, etc, I obtained a custom Classic Mod. 70 sts..308Win, built in the Martini Gunworks shop and with all the features, except irons, I like in my bush rifles. It weighs 6.5 lbs, scoped and ready to rock, that is "perfect" for ME and it has a 22" bbl.

Then, last Christmas, seeking an even lighter "mountain rifle" I bought a custom Remmy Mod. 7 in 7-08, also all sts. This was built by one of the "outworkers" for Ralf Martini and is of VERY high quality, it weighs 6lbs with Talley Lights. It was a $3700.00 project and I paid much less than that, so, am pretty well equipped for ultra/light rifles and happy with what I have as these are maybe the best option for we old "geezer" mountain hunters.

But, if my wife and I were still working and with our former income, I have to admit, I would be quite tempted by one of these and I am, again, VERY impressed with the thought and care that went into them and the practical aspects of so light a rifle in remote wilderness uses. YMMV, of course.

I am too much of a traditionalist to accept something like that. Besides, its not full length bedded!

Damn Kimber Montana's are still the best bang for your buck.

Mine sure as hell wasn't. They don't call it kimber roulette for nothing.

Wow.. $6800. That'll really attact those "mountain men"! haha

C'mon Cal, sell a couple of Ti's and you won't even miss the money.

What's with the two bolts and one barrel thing?

Likely two different bolt faces for .308 or wsm bolt faces with only one barrel around to photo? A set up with a .223 BF and .308 BF with barrels in .223, 6.5 creedmoore, and .358 win would be perfect. More useless thinking for me though since I can't afford the thing.

It's just crazy what hunting is evolving into. If a guy got geared up with the latest and greatest gear, I'm curious what it would cost him.

Hmm including that rifle for a sheep hunter around 17 grand

Makes me feel really good about my $1400 under-six-pound HS PHL in magnum trim...

That's, um...expensive. And my last rifle purchase was a GAP!

That is an extreme amount of money! Heck, wonder if they give you the rest of the stock just to make you feel better?

Calvin,

I agree with you about how costs have gone up, if you bought a top of the line Backpack Hunt outfit that with something like the Rambling Rifle Gen II, the best in optics, packs, shelters etc, you would likely have 20k invested. But if you compare even that extreme to something like a water skiing boat it doesn't seem quite as excessive Heck even a downhill ski outfit can set you back 2k and then you have to pay $70+ per day for lift tickets.

Some of us are pretty luck where we live, in that hunting is still affordable.

'Top of the line' prices for guns and optics seem to keep climbing, and quickly. However some mid level stuff is getting pretty good...

Yup, that's mostly what I what I have.