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I'd love to know the details of your builds or how you've customized a factory rifle to suit your needs.
Share a story of your favorite hunts with it

I'll start it off with one of mine, a 6.5mm Sherman.
It began life as a stainless Howa 1500, but received a Bartlein 3b barrel and B&C Medalist stock to dress it up. It shoots 1/4 MOA out to 600 yards with Matrix 150gr VLD at 3180'. Topped with Vortex HSLR 4-16x44 and Talley LW rings.

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I've got a number, but I think this is my all-around best. It's a Kimber 84L 270 Win, with barrel cut to 22.5." Leupold 2.5-8x36 CDS on top in Low Talley's. With sling and rounds it weigh's 6lbs 11oz's. It puts three 150 Partitions consistently sub moa at 100 yards. Hard to beat.

Little different setup but it's worked well so far. Stainless 700 7 Rem Mag bedded into a Gamescout Edge, SWFA 10x42 on top. I shoot mostly 168 VLDs. Not a super light rifle but light enough for me and settles down well over a pack.

For some reason I can't get into my photobucket account, so I can't post any pics of rifles. But my two favorites are a Kimber Montana in .280 AI that's only been improved by bedding, and a NULA. The NULA's my favorite. It's chambered in .260 Remington, and very accurate. NULA model 20s have 3" magazines, so I can seat any bullet I want at the lands, and it's twisted fast. I spec'ed a 23" barrel with a #2 contour so it's a little heavier than lots of NULAs but it handles very well and I like it. Depending on the use, I put different scopes on it. Right now an S&B PM II fixed 10X. I've used that combo to kill pd's at over 600 yards.

Can't post pics but here's a story of a hunt (page 29) with a few pics.

http://www.backcountryhunters.org/b...ital_edition_brought_to_you_by_weatherby

Don't have any pics, but a #2 contour Hart with a Rem 700 in a Mcmillan edge stock has worked fine. Not a 1/4 moa rifle but has numerous kills past 500 yards. 6.5-06 lobbing out exploding 140 berger vld bullets. Has a 3-9 swfa on it.

Don't really get hung up on weight anymore as I just hang em off my Kifaru gunbearer. This years backcountry hunts will be using a much heavier rifle as a result of that.

Did you get the 147s to work in that rifle yet?

I'm not a backpack hunter but when I do cary a pack I do so with one of these Remington 700's

1st Gen Ti stocks
Steel trigger gaurds
VX3's in DD

One for 150 grn Accubonds
One for 180 grn Accubonds

Both chambered in 30-06



I have a 280AI in a Kimber Montana with a CDS V3 that can go too

kimber 260

They were shooting pretty good Phil, but the 140 vlds were as good and I have a pretty good inventory of them. I've had good luck with the bergers on game and kind of hate to switch.

For me its just a basic Kimber Montana in 308 with a vx3i 2.5-8.

Mine is a pre 64 M70 in an edge stock with a Jewell trigger and steel bottom metal. Currently wearing a # 2 Rock barrel in 6.5-06 and topped with a Mk4 10x, but I also use a 2.5x8 CDS. Had some memorable hunts with it in Arizona's back country.

Wilkup:

My current "go to" backpacking rifle is a T/C Venture in 25-06. It wears a Leupold VX-3 4.5x14x40 CDS scope and they are guaranteed by the Mfg to be MOA accurate right out of the box. Mine produces groups a little smaller. Rifle, Scope & sling, with an empty magazine, weigh 7.3#. I know that's not ultralight, but it's less than the T/C Icon Weathershield 30-06 that I use to carry. It weighs 9.1#. No pics but here's a link to the manufacturer's web page.

T/C Venture

KC

Sure are some nice rifles being posted.

The backpack rifle that has been taken is a Remington 700 TI by Rifles Inc in 280AI. It is both very accurate and very light. All up, including a Zeiss 3-9x42 w/elevation turret, it goes 6.16. The 24" barrel has a .610 OD and levels out for me while under the effects of being a sea-level dweller at high altitude getting a dose of adrenaline.

Have had it quite a while and being a cheap SOB, doubt that I would spring for it today at current prices. Too, am currently thinking the 280AI, for me, is a better choice as an elk round. It is more than enough for deer...but I didn't have dependable elevation turrets in my vocabulary when it was built, and wanted flat w/o getting the scope ocular shoved thru the back of my head...:)

My "go to".....GAP X Hunter.

Awesome photo!

Agreed--that is a beautiful pic as is Brad's...was that some of the goat hunt pics?

here is the RI getting some use with a Leup...

http://s124.photobucket.com/user/tomk-album/media/KS08-3.jpg.html

These are my two favourites for strapping to my pack. They both wear a SS 3-9x42 and Burris XTR Sig rings on Warne 2-pc steel bases now.

They shoot well in mine too but it was hard to resist trying the 147's. Just loaded some up with R-26 and H-1000, I'm thinking one of those two should work well, I'd like to get 2950 with those.

Both mine are based on pre 64 M70 actions, mcm stocks and swaro Z3 scopes and weigh just shy of 8 lbs. as shown..

280 AI


300 H&H