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I am looking to purchase a rifle that completely done up is 7 Lbs caliber not to specific. Would like to keep it a common caliber.
Scope rifle sling
Whitetail, Elk, Coyotes
Would the Tikka do it?
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There are several threads on light rifles that you should spend some time reading-lots of ideas in them. I don't think a Tikka will come in sub-7#, all up, but of course the weight of the scope is a huge variable.
For the range of uses you describe, it would be hard to beat the .270 Win.
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I am considering the 270, I am already having 2 built on 700 action but I don't think a stock action will come in at the 7 lb mark even with an edge stock
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Go short action, 308,or 7mm-08.
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I am considering the 270, I am already having 2 built on 700 action but I don't think a stock action will come in at the 7 lb mark even with an edge stock Had mine built in the mid 80's. M700 custom syn stock 30-06 no metal work other than matte blueing. With Leupold 2-7 Compact and sling 7lb 2oz. Of course today you don't have to go custom and can buy lots of them off the rack.
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Go short action, 308,or 7mm-08. ^^^This^^^ Hard to beat a light 7mm-08!
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I just picked up a Savage model 16 Lightweight hunter in 6.5CM. With a 3-9x33 UL Leupold and talley lightweights it weighs 6.5 lbs. Is it a Kimber? Definately not, but it was sub $600 instead of $1100....
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Really depends on what you mean all up ready to hunt. My sub 5 pound .308 is almost 7 pounds by the time you have rings, scope, scope covers, sling, and 12 rounds of ammo. Well 6 pounds 9 oz I guess.
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look no further,Sako 85 Finnlight 308 Win,VX3 2.5-8X38,Conetrol bases and rings.
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Marlin Guide Gun right at 7 lbs
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The Tikka is the simplest, cheapest way to a 7 lb rifle. Stick with a lighter weight scope and mounts and 7 lbs isn't hard.
There are other routes, but this is the easiest.
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I am looking to purchase a rifle that completely done up is 7 Lbs caliber not to specific. Would like to keep it a common caliber.
Scope rifle sling
Whitetail, Elk, Coyotes
Would the Tikka do it? Yes, Tikka T3 SL. I have one in 7 mag.
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I am considering the 270, I am already having 2 built on 700 action but I don't think a stock action will come in at the 7 lb mark even with an edge stock It will with a mountain rifle barrel contour & an Edge Compact Classic with a 1/2" pad.............it will weigh less than 22 oz. Or simply find an original version Rem 700 Ti; done deal with a 2.5x8 or a 2x7 Leupold or even a straight 6x or 4x. MM
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I am considering the 270, I am already having 2 built on 700 action but I don't think a stock action will come in at the 7 lb mark even with an edge stock It will with a mountain rifle barrel contour & an Edge Compact Classic with a 1/2" pad.............it will weigh less than 22 oz. Or simply find an original version Rem 700 Ti; done deal with a 2.5x8 or a 2x7 Leupold or even a straight 6x or 4x. MM What Montana Man said. I have a Remington 700 KS Mountain Rifle in 300 Win Mag. it has a thicker barrel contour than a standard mountain rifle or a standard BDL. The Barreled action with the magazine follower weighs in at 5.32 pounds. As Montana Man said, the Hunters Edge will weigh 22-24 oz. The Brown Precision Kevlar stock on my KS weighs in at 18.05 oz. :-)
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I have a Remington Model Seven AWR 7mm-08 with a Leupold VX2 3x9x33 and Tally lows that tips the scales at 6lbs 11oz complete
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My Kimber Ascent in .270 Win clocks in just under 6 lbs with a Leupold 6x36 scope and Talley LW rings. 6lbs, 8oz "ready to hunt" with an Uncle Mikes adjustable sling and 5 cartridges. OTOH, have never bothered with a sling since it carried in the hand quite nicely the two times I fielded it here in KY.
Have never owned a Kimber Montana. However, should weigh only a few ounces more, and will leave more green in your wallet than the Ascent. Most folks on the 'Fire seem to speak very favorably of the Kimber Montana's.
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jmo1754,
Since I didn't read through your thread I don't know if I will dupicate others' opinion.
A Savage 16 I bought weighs 5.6 ounces. The 1" wide sling* that came from the fabric store is attached to plastic Outdoor Connection's Brutes sling swivels. The whole thing comes in at 1 ounce! The Talley rings come in at 2.5 ounces. So we have a rifle that weighs 5.81 pounds without a scope. This give you about 1.2 pounds for your scope to come in at 7 pounds. Hastings has Micro-cell recoil pads that are lighter than anything else on the market. 1/2" at 1.9 ounces and a 1.26" at 2.9 ounces. Others on the market are about 6 ounces to 8 ounces for a 1" pad.
*The sling is designed to hold the rifle across my back when I am dragging the deer. My wife sewed the swivels on the sling material. A fun side to the plastic swivels is they do not squeak.
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I just weighed my Kimber Hunter in 6.5 Creedmore WITH Leupold
mount and rings and 2.5x8 scope, rubberized sling, scope covers, webbed paint job + clear coat and four rounds of
Federal 140 gr Fusion - in other words, hunt ready....and it
goes 7 pounds 2 oz.
It's about as practical a hunting rifle as can be made.
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Tikka Superlite Kimber Hunter Kimber Montana
Those would be where I'd be looking in new rifles.
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Weatherby MK V Ultra Lightweight 5 3/4 lbs bare for my 30-06 Talley light weights Leupold 6x42,6x36 or 2.5-8x36 about 11 oz
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