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Maestro,
Both Kimbers perform exceptionally well. The 7-08 is particularly fun to shoot. The 300WSM....well lets just say you better be "focused" at the range. Don't get me wrong, I have shot and handloaded some great combos. But sometimes I trick myself with a dummy round just to check my shooting form.
CCH - I sent the Kifaru sling back and they were gracious about the refund. Those darn Alaska mountains are too steep to have a gun hanging out in front of you. I am glad I didn't have it for all the alder busting we did last fall too.

Miller, what action and what does it weigh? The 6.5x55. Sounds like what I want.

My backpack rifle is a Tikka T3 Lam SS topped with a Swaro AV 3-10x40 Plex. A bit heavy, but weather proof, accurate and cool looking.

Mine's a Tikka T3 SS synthetic in 7mm-08 with a Nikon Monarch 2-7x.

Ed T, My rifle is a stainless Remington 700 long action, with the scope and loaded it goes approx. 7.5 lbs. That isn't exactly light, but it is very balanced. My only second thought I have ever had about this rifle is the 23" bbl. I think it's a bit long. However, my wife had the whole thing put together as an X-mas gift by Lex Webernick and it is a .50 inch gun if I do my part. It loves 140 grain Nosler Partitions!

Funny how one man's junk is another man's treasure!


I hunt the mountains of Alaska and the alder tangles and I wouldn't be without my Kifaru gunbearer, it's a good piece of gear for me. I can't imagine doing the alders with a piece strapped to your back, now you've got an extra high head and a tail to catch on alders that take a while before they figure out they're supposed to grow towards the freaking sky! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" />

Ain't it great that there's so much good gear to choose from and we can all find what best fits our individual preferences?

Remington Stainless M7 in .308, #2 Pacnor stainless barrel, Wildcat composite stock, thin kick-eze recoil pad, Talley Aluminum rings holding a Leupold 6x42. I shot the 150TSX at 3000fps and it will do anything I need to do out to 400 yards on anything under 600 pounds. Total weight was 6lb 10oz but I have switched from a Burris 3x9 to the leupold and I dont know if it is heavier or lighter.

Should be lighter

I've got a M70 Featherweight in a Banser stock, Teflon coated with a Leupy VariX-III 2.5-8. About 7.25 pounds. I've used it for elk .
JohnDog

My 3.5 pound backpacking rifle is a T/C Contender in 358 Alpo, 18 inch barrell, muzzle brake, and a 4X Burris scope. It rides in my Kifaru Gunbearer. It is big enough for anything that walks.

I have a 20 inch 3o8 Bellm barrel being made from a 30/30 barrel by Mike Belllm right now. I have not decided upon a scope for it yet.

Contenders are the place to start for light weight rifles. Instead of triming weight off,you just don't add weight on.

My backpack rifle is is a 270 win, built on a rem ti action, lilja tube, bansner stock, talley light weights, vx-III. 7 pounds all done up. Shoots like a dream!!!

THAT is my idea of a really practical backpacking rifle, I would not hesitate to hunt anywhere in Canada with that loaded with 150 NPs. I have two P-64 Mod. 70 FWTs in .270 and the one with a Brown Precision Kevlar stock shows a lot of mountain wear.

I notice some excellent packs and what looks like a Bibler tent there, all gear I own and consider first rate. Who put this little gem together, it is VERY nice work!

The gun was built by Rich Riley at HT Customs in Colorado Springs. I can't say enough about his work.

The tent is my hunting pards and it is actually a two man Kelty. Nice little tent. I am very familiar with bibler, this kelty is almost an exact replica of the Bibler Eldorado that I think you are referring to. I must confess I am a Moss nut. I have a little dipper that I use for winter and fall backpacking and a climb high gortex bivy I use for going light and fast.

The pack was a new purchase this year by lone wolf. Nice pack, not nuts about it but it is a nice (5000 ci) hunting pack. But, it doesn't hold a candle to my Dana Astraplane. That is an awsome pack, the problem is it is huge (8000 ci) and as you know, if you have the space you use it. For packing out critters though, the Dana is awsome because it has a super comfy straps, great internal frame and it is big.

Those p 64's sound really nice. I also have a p64 m70. It is in 338-06 imp., weighs 7.25 pounds scoped. Is a great packing gun as well. See below.

Poot,

Any idea of how much your finished Banser weighs compared to the factory Ti stock?

TIA

I don't know for sure. I am guessing the bansner it is in the 20 to 24 oz range give or take. Mine is possibly a bit heavier becuse it is cut to 14 1/4 lop, so it is 3/4" longer than normal. I don't know what the Ti factory stock weighs. Sorry, I didn't really answer your question.

700 MTN 280, Ti stock, Talley Lt wts, Leuppie 3-9 compact.. 6.75 lbs

Poot Man, What brand of bbl is that?? did it come fluted?? 721

That 280 sounds like a nice piece of iron!!!

I am a Lilja slut. Dan builds a great barrel so I put one on my 338-06.imp as well. The gun was built by Charlie sisk and it came with a 24 inch tube on it. He tried to talk me out of it, but I didn't listen. Well, the dang thing was too heavy and I didn't like the way it balanced. So I decided to lop 2" off the end and get it fluted. I was going to have Charlie do it, but he doesn't like messing with a gun that as been dialed in and he really didn't want to flute it. So, I had Rich Riley (who built my 270) do it and it turned out great. So the gun is a Sisk/HT customs bastard, but it is perfect now. Light weight and the pre 64 action feeds those rounds like greased sausages. Pretty cool combo.

That is a sweeeet rig!! Mine will be on a blued 700, left hand- right bolt Rimrock bdl stock, and a 22in SS fluted BBl....What did it cost to have it chopped and fluted... you dont have to post an answer to that if you dont want to.... 721

also had it bead blasted and Tefloned, I think it was about $200 in total