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custom howa mini 6.5 Grendel (slabbed/fluted action -3.0 oz, barrel chop to 18.5", stocky's carbon, Jefferson bottom ends, hinged or cz detach mag, hinged is 3.5 oz lighter than cz)
single slot weaver base for night light on fore end tip 1/2 oz and butt stock shell holder another 1/2 oz or so
burris xt steel 2-piece bases
weaver detach top mount low rings 2.5 oz
leupold fx2 2.5x ultralight 6.5 oz
did run it a season with a single front xt base and holosun 507c red dot hinged bottom kit at 4 lb 14.5 oz no ammo, kids smacked a couple deer no prob, now it's with the 2.5x scope and detach mag for a try

this tikka t3x lite stainless 308
barrel cut to 20" (-3.5 oz)
with high desert bottom metal (+1.0 oz)
5 round mag (+0.5 oz)
Tikka pistol grip swap (+0.5 oz)
SAP 2-rnd shell holder (+0.5 oz)
single slot weaver rail for night light (+0.5 oz)
area 419 rail skimmed to 0 moa 3.0 oz
weaver detach top mount 1" low rings 2.5 oz
trijicon accupoint 3-9x40 13.5 oz

grand total is 7 lb 4 oz no ammo

with 30mm 3.5mm henneberger rings (3.0 oz) and Leupold vx5hd 1-5 (15 oz) it’s 7 lb 6.5 oz all up, will ammo test with the 3-9 then likely get back to an lpvo, it weighs 7 lb 1 oz with a vx3hd 1.5-5 in weavers

exact same as my sako 90 peak set up, sako gets far more robust scope/rings set up, both carry 7 rounds plus 1 up pipe and can take a night light, both 40" long, both detach 5 round mags, both made in Finland, one you spend money up front to eliminate a lot of fack around find out and slap together, dial in and kill with immediately, the other you spend indirect time and money with trips to smith, gobs of parts research and ordering/waiting etc. price difference between them not nearly what is suggested by the msrp of the rifles

there's do it mostly right first time and then the demand perfection do it right first time options lol, one is an aftermarket project toy, the other you just leave as is and giver, flavours for all

On my Forbes, I use a 6x Leupold with LR dots, on my Rem 700 in 250 AI with 21" barrel I use a 3-9 Burris Fullfield II with Ballistic plex. Both have worked well for me out to 500 yards which is usually much farther than I shoot at animals.

don't worry, it's much further than the most of the prs hero's shoot animals too

Some nice set ups.

I've been using a RAR .243 Win compact with an 18" barrel and a Leopold 2x7x33 scope . It is very easy to carry and good in a tree stand. I am looking at another real compact gun in .223 Rem. and thinking of Tikka t3x light or something.. I can get a Tikka for $760 and think that is a good price . A RAR Ranch is about $550 already so for an extra $225 I will likely buy the Tikka, and put on my 36 yr. old Leopold 4x12x 40 .

I'm mostly a Leupold guy so,,,,,,,,

Kimber Hunters: 22 CM - 4-12x40, 243 - 3.5-10x40, 6.5 CM - 2.5-8x36, 308 - 2-7x33

CLRs: 270 - 3-9x40 Zeiss Conquest, 30-06 - 3-9x40 B&L ScopeChief

Faux 700 LVSFs: 223 - 4-12x40, 22-250 - 4-16x42 Japanese Weaver V16

Faux 700 TIs: 243 - 4-12x40, 260 - 3-9x40, 308 - 2-7x33

Nice, I have close to your exact same set up. Where did you get your 30mm henneberger rings?

Almost Ever Thing I Own Runs a Swarovski AV Or Z-3 In 3-10 With 4-A..Do Have Several Z-5"S And PH. But Always Find Myself With a Go To With a 3-10 On It..

Kimber Montana 84m 308w. Alter between Zeiss 2.5-10x42, Leica Amplus 1-6x24 and Aimpoint Micro H2. QD rings/mount on all optics.

Not an ultralight by most standards.

Weatherby Vanguard Ibex .308
24” fluted barrel
Stockys Seconds CF stock
Cabela’s / Meopta 3-9x40

7 lb 5 oz empty.

Balances and fits very well for me!

How does it shoot with Stockys stock

I suspect it shoots with a chambered round, safety disengaged and the trigger being pulled rearward with the proper force. Probably works that way in any stock, or even without a stock.

Shoots a little better than the factory plastic stock. That stock didn’t flex terribly bad and had the speed bumps. Currently, unbedded, it will place the first 2 shots touching and a 3rd around an inch away. The barrel is pretty thin. Hoping bedding it will help a little bit. That is using HSM 165 Gr Tipped GKs. I’ll start reloading for it soon.

Stick, What scope is on the Montana? Thanks.

at the gittin store

kidding, some optic place that pops up when you search for them, forget the name of it but you can't miss it when you search for these rings to buy

Looks like a Craplon.

Tikka lite in 223 has tract 2-10
tikka lite 06. Has vx3 3.5-10 CDS
Tikka SL in 6.5 has Nikon tactical 3-12 x42
Boys kimber Hunter has vx3 Hd 3.5-10 CDS
Talley’s for all

I'm thinking it's an Athlon BTR Gen2 2-12x Mil/Mil FFP LitBitch. Hint.











They are fairly fabulous and reliably do,what Reupold can't,like track,repeat and hold zero. Hint..................