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Without a doubt the 6.5 swede FC is amazing and I am really enjoying it. But I have owned a Montana in 7/08 and now own a FC in 7/08 and I would trade in my Montana every time for a FC, not that there was anything inherently wrong with the Kimber. I just really prefer the way the FC handles and fits me, the barrel diameter isn’t going to kill any more or less game this year, and the difference in weight between the LA and the SA FC is minuscule in my hands. The throat geometry of the SA FC is tight and it is only 2.810 OAL for a 168 gr VLD to kiss, and I have all this mag box left to work with. But in my Montana I couldn’t even reach the lands with that and I had already begin to run out of mag box length. Like i said no complaints but the FC has been a more consistently accurate rifle for me.
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308 Win - 5.1 lbs (2.31 kg)
30-06 Sprg - 5.5 lbs (2.49 kg)
Weights from Barrett's website. There appears to be .4 lb difference between the 21" 0 contour .308 and the 24" #2 contour 30-06. ~.25lb (4oz) should be action weight, so the barrel difference is ~.15 lb or about 2.5 ozs.
Something's not quite right there. The barrel length difference alone will be around 2.5 ounces, let alone the difference in contour. Would be nice to weigh a long action and short action Fieldcraft of the same caliber to see the difference. It seemed odd to me but I'm just playing with numbers. I am making an assumption about the 4 oz difference in action weight between the short and long action based on Mr. Forbes 4 oz difference between his Model 20 and Model 24. There may be a bit less of a difference with the Fieldcraft....but it shouldn't be tremendously different.
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Not me. Based on a few shots from my son's Kimber Hunter 6.5, I'm turning into a recoil p*ssy in my old age. A 6-pound '06 sounds like more fun than I want to have these days. You go ahead though.
I've got a nice light deer load for you if you get one. Oddly enough, the only rifle/round combo that I've shot in the last several years that made me say "I wasn't expecting that!" was 20 rounds of Winchester factory 140 gr 6.5 CM ammo in a Fieldcraft rifle...only factory loads I've put through that one. Maybe I was just extra hung over that day but I've put hundreds of 143 gr reloads (right at book max) through the same rifle and nothing has seemed as harsh as those first 20 factory rounds. Thinking on it, the 150 gr factory ammo I've put through an -06 Fieldcraft have seemed very mild. Same stock design with the 06 being a little heavier, with more powder pushing a slightly heavier bullet but recoil seemed softer than the CM.....there was something about that factory CM ammo that got my attention. Worst recoil I ever felt was a Remington BDL 3006 placed in an ADL stock. Why that would make a difference I have no idea, but it was brutal. My friend quickly put the BDL stock back on.
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[/quote] 308 Win - 5.1 lbs (2.31 kg)
30-06 Sprg - 5.5 lbs (2.49 kg)
Weights from Barrett's website. There appears to be .4 lb difference between the 21" 0 contour .308 and the 24" #2 contour 30-06. ~.25lb (4oz) should be action weight, so the barrel difference is ~.15 lb or about 2.5 ozs.
Something's not quite right there. The barrel length difference alone will be around 2.5 ounces, let alone the difference in contour. Would be nice to weigh a long action and short action Fieldcraft of the same caliber to see the difference. It seemed odd to me but I'm just playing with numbers. I am making an assumption about the 4 oz difference in action weight between the short and long action based on Mr. Forbes 4 oz difference between his Model 20 and Model 24. There may be a bit less of a difference with the Fieldcraft....but it shouldn't be tremendously different. My math designation tells me that the 5.1 and 5.5 lbs represent fractions and not lbs./ounces. Eg.- 5.5 lbs should mean 5 # 8 ounces. If 5.5 means 5# 5 oz., that is misleading. I sent "tech support" an email.
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The weight difference is less than most would expect. I posted this before but the differential between a 6.5 creed and 6.5 sweed was 5.5 ounces on my scale. 5 pounds 3.5 ounces on creed; 5 pounds 9 ounces on sweed.
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Ok, tech support at Barrett answered my email. They explained that 5.1 pounds is 5 pounds and 1/10 of a pound - which is 1.6 ounces. So...5.5 pounds is 5 and a half pounds or 5 pounds 8 ounces. So each .1 is 1.6 ounces. Personally, I do think it is confusing to use decimals as a measure of ounces.
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I'm looking to buy a dedicated hunting rifle that I can use for bigger game. All my current rifles are either varmint caliber or range guns. I'm strongly considering a Fieldcraft in 30-06 to fill this role. So many options out there..
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I'm looking to buy a dedicated hunting rifle that I can use for bigger game. All my current rifles are either varmint caliber or range guns. I'm strongly considering a Fieldcraft in 30-06 to fill this role. So many options out there.. The 270 would work too.LOL
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I'm looking to buy a dedicated hunting rifle that I can use for bigger game. All my current rifles are either varmint caliber or range guns. I'm strongly considering a Fieldcraft in 30-06 to fill this role. So many options out there.. The 270 would work too.LOL I was thinking the same thing.
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A 30-05 in a sub 6# rifle is rather perky. My .02 is that a .270 Win. would be a better choice. 150gr NP's is where I would start and stop.
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I have a fc in 30-06 and my hunting buddy has one in 270. Shooting 130 gr at 3300 and 150 gr at 3k hasn’t been punishing with the ‘06. I don’t have a need for heavier bullets (150 gr Barnes will do it all), but I like the option if I want to shoot 180 gr at elk. That said, the 270 is a little more pleasing to shoot.
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