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[quote=Billy_Goat]I'm a big fan of the Savage LWH's. they were pretty cheap, shot great and very easy to tote around.

but like most here, I carry a lot of confirmation bias. my son and I hunt with a pair of Savage LWH's in .308. I think I bought them for <$600/ea.

the Tikka Superlight is a great config (only available at Sportsmans or Cabelas).

if you are left handed, consider the Browning 81 BLR. My blr wont shoot as well as the LWH's do, but looks cooler in all the pictures. [/quote

browning also makes a left hand bolt action which falls in the op price range and is a lot more accurate then the bar

yeah you will there are several that are lighter

The weatherby Back country is very nice but it is over 2k! twice as much as what i can fit into my budget. But if I had the money I would have one.

Has anyone had any issues with the kimber Hunter rifles. Other then the barrel heating up and not grouping more then 3 shots in a group. I did notice that the Factory stock trigger guard is molded plastic. Not metal. Talley makes rings for that rifle so That is a go for me. Any accuracy issues?

Yep, if you can find one of these on the used market they make a fine elk rifle. Mine is a 338-06 that I have killed one elk with and my son has a 30-06 he plans to take on his next elk hunt and leave the heavy 300wm home.

Like all lightweight rifles they can be hard to shoot without proper form, and both that we have needed some action bedding and both group best with a pressure point on the barrel. In both cases we replaced the factory pressure point which put uneven pressure on the barrel with a new one.

With a price range of up to 1k$, I am limited at that price point, but there a few options for in sub 7lbs range and under 1K$ In 3006. Mainly Kimber Hunter and Tikka Xlite