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Think my Tikka SL is a bit lighter but this one gets the most use of my "lighter" rifles these days

I only have four that could be considered lightweight.

The lightest would be my Montana in 257R coming in at 6lb 0.5oz with a Leupy 3.5-10. It was 5lb 12oz with a 6x36.

Second is another Montana in 223 with Talleys and a 3x9 VX II at 6lb 2.8oz.

Third is a Tikka T3 SL with Talleys and another 3x9VX II at 7lb 0.4oz. It might go under 7 if I switched out the Mt. Tactical mag for a plastic stock one and peeled off the GFY sticker.

This one I wouldn't want any lighter. It's a Brown Precision 30-06 built on a FN commercial Mauser with Conetrols and a Swarovski 3-9x36 and it weighs 7lb 8.9oz.

I’ve got a Seekins Element in 6.5 PRC inbound.

Supposed to weigh 5.5lbs naked.

All up, depending on my scope choice. I’m looking at 7-7.5lbs.

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I prefer my rifles to be around 7-8 pounds as they just balance better for me. My lightest is a Tikka T3X SL 308 that comes in just a tad under 7 pounds scoped with Talley's and a 3-9 Burris FF2.

S&W Model B (Husqvarna 1900) in 30.06 with a with a Weaver K4.

7lbs - 0.8 oz

And yes, you know it when the trigger trips.....

My lightest centerfire rifle for big game is this Bergara Mountain 2.0, in 6.5 PRC. Weight with Leupold VX3-HD 4.5-14 scope and Talley LW mounts is 7 lb. 5 oz. I wouldn't want it any lighter.

Kimber Montana 257 Roberts with a Leupold 3-9 Compact in Warne LW mounts.

BTW...

Good luck in the draw. I might get an antelope tag; have 5 points, and I hope to draw a sheep this year; have 18 Nelson and 17 CA variety points.

nice rifle

7lbs : Tikka T3 Forest in 9,3x62 with 4x Kahles scope

Not sure why I haven't fired it yet........

.250 Savage for the small stuff.





.30-06 for the rest.

Kimber Montana 7-08 w/6x42 M-1 elevation turret in Talleys, no ammo/sling/lens caps. 6.08#

Kimber Montana 1:8 factory duped (re-countoured by IT&D Brux or Bartlett can't recall) 22-250Rem w/2.5-10x42 NXS and 4 rounds in the belly 6.9#

Kimber Montana 1:8 270Win Lilja factory dupe w/2.5-10x42 NXS, a sling, no ammo, 6.8#.

I like the 06!
What stock is that?

I like that 250. Is that a mini mauser?

Yes, it is a Charles Daly Mini, Pac-Nor barrel, and High Tec stock built by Kevin Weaver (Weaver Rifles). It is a petite little thing, I bought it when he had it for sale, for my daughter when she was little. It has limitations like it only holds two rounds in the magazine and feeds reliably, and the mag is too short to use bullets over 100 grains that aren't round nose. I would also like a little more substantial feeling bolt handle, but it would probably look out of place.

We have never killed anything with it, my daughter laid claim to a .300 Savage M700 Classic that I traded for. She wanted desperately to hunt an elk, and she thought it would be better. I usually just use the 06, but I may have to blood that Mini in OK this fall.

I'd have to re-weigh everything, but I think it is the 725, original stock, 700 stainless TI .260 barrel, sling, 2-7 scope coming in at about 7 1/2 lbs. The restocked (wood) factory original 700 in .243 comes in a close second to the 725. The aperture 94 is a tad lighter than either, but I haven't killed anything with it since 1966.

Poor thing..... But it gets carried on walk-about more than anything else.

But are you man enough to hunt with a '98 bull barrel in 30-06, with 3.5-10-50 scope, sling, that comes in just over. 11#?

OK- I cheat a bit- this gets carried mostly (not always - but not over a few miles on foot) on the ATV, snowmachine, or boat. Recoil is mild, and it will put 3 into an inch at 300 yards with a good rest. It's a 1,000 yard gun in the hands of an almost competent 500 yard shooter.

Sort of a pity, no?

Thanks. I'll need luck. For antelope I too have 5 pts but I don't think that's enough to get back to the Sheldon. In 2016 it took me 9 pts to get there only to have F&G pooch my hunt right at crunch time with their fricking aerial surveys during the season. That cost me a 92 incher and I chew on the fish cops about that every time I see one.

Although I have yet to take it afield as I just acquired it, mine would be a Remington Model Seven stainless in 6mm with a Burris FullField II. Compared to my other rifles, this thing is a featherweight!

243 Adirondack